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Photon

Python + Gen AI Developer - New York

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$55 - $76/hr

Python, FastAPI, and Asynchronous Programming. RAG & Data: PostgreSQL, Vector Databases, and ... This position is not available for independent contractors No applications will be considered if ...

Photon

Python + Gen AI Developer - New York

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$55 - $76/hr

Python, FastAPI, and Asynchronous Programming. RAG & Data: PostgreSQL, Vector Databases, and ... This position is not available for independent contractors No applications will be considered if ...

NSS

Full Stack Python Developer

Leesburg, VA · On-site

Government contractor is seeking a Full Stack Python Developer to build and scale user-facing and backend applications that power AI/ML capabilities for the DoD Search Portfolio. You will develop ...

Cymertek

Java, Scala, Python Developer

Aurora, CO · On-site

Java, Scala, Python Developer LOCATION Aurora, CO 80014 CLEARANCE TS/SCI Full Poly (Please note ... We are a growing small business and a trusted federal contractor offering full scope consulting ...

Cymertek

Java, Scala, Python Developer

Honolulu, HI · On-site

Java, Scala, Python Developer LOCATION Honolulu, HI 96815 CLEARANCE TS/SCI Full Poly (Please note ... We are a growing small business and a trusted federal contractor offering full scope consulting ...

Cymertek

Java, Scala, Python Developer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

Java, Scala, Python Developer LOCATION Chantilly, VA 20151 CLEARANCE TS/SCI Full Poly (Please note ... We are a growing small business and a trusted federal contractor offering full scope consulting ...

Cymertek

Java, Scala, Python Developer

San Antonio, TX · On-site

Java, Scala, Python Developer LOCATION San Antonio, TX 78208 CLEARANCE TS/SCI Full Poly (Please ... We are a growing small business and a trusted federal contractor offering full scope consulting ...

Cymertek

Java, Scala, Python Developer

Reston, VA · On-site

Java, Scala, Python Developer LOCATION Reston, VA 20190 CLEARANCE TS/SCI Full Poly (Please note ... We are a growing small business and a trusted federal contractor offering full scope consulting ...

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Python Developer (Mid-Senior)

JTEC Consulting

Chantilly, VA

$150K - $175K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

Python Developer (Mid-Senior)
Chantilly, VA 20151
JTEC Consulting LLC focuses on successfully delivering solutions to meet our clients’ most critical needs. Our founding members have decades of experience delivering a wide range of solutions to Air Force and DOD clients. We are a Veteran-Owned Small Business.

Security Clearance Requirement: Current TS/SCI with polygraph
Location Note: All work will be performed on-site
Relocation: Relo support for candidates outside the commuting area will be considered

Position Description:
JTEC Consulting is hiring Python Developers at the mid-senior career level to support a data science and software engineering team developing and deploying systems across multiple federal environments. Qualified candidates will have experience developing microservices in Python using FastAPI. Working knowledge of Linux OS in AWS cloud infrastructure is required. Current security clearance credentials are required for consideration.

Duties and responsibilities vary by role and may include:
  • Work as part of a blended team of government and contractor personnel including data scientists and technical team members supporting application and systems development projects for deployment across multiple environments
  • Support development for end-to-end system features from user experience to backend code and deployment
  • Provide expertise to the development team using Agile methodologies, modern languages, cloud technologies, and microservices
  • Promote adoption of industry best practices to meet customer requirements
  • Ensure solutions align with current and future architecture and operational environments
  • Support hands-on development in Python and shell scripting for internal and external APIs
  • Deploy code using Jenkins and GitHub
  • Support unit testing, code reviews, and related activities
  • Leverage Scrum methodology
  • Support cloud infrastructure deployment for mission critical and classified workloads using AWS Commercial Cloud Services (C2S)
  • Deploy applications using microservices and Kubernetes container orchestration
  • Collaborate with networking team members and ISSM to ensure that data access and routing meet customer's stated requirements
  • Support overall program deliverables, as assigned, including documentation and reports
  • Support full on-site schedule
Education and qualifications:
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Current TS/SCI with polygraph required for consideration
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, or technical discipline)
    • ​Equivalent years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • 10+ years of related experience with Python application development including:
    • Python coding
    • FastAPI
    • SQLAlchemy
    • API development
  • Experience working with AWS cloud and virtual infrastructure including:
    • AWS C2S
    • Amazon Virtual Private Cloud/AWS IDL VPC
  • Experience working with AWS tools including:
    • Managed OpenSearch
    • EMR
    • EC2
    • Lambdas
  • Experience deploying containerized microservices with Kubernetes
  • Experience building and running containerized applications using Helm and Docker
  • Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, and other CI/CD tools
  • Experience with version control systems including Git
  • Experience working with big data search tools such as OpenSearch, Elastic, Airflow, PySpark, and Trino
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills to work in a dynamic team environment
  • Availability to support a full on-site work schedule
Additional experience in one or more of these areas is preferred:
  • Experience with large-scale, massively parallel distributed data processing tools including Spark, Hadoop, Presto, NiFi
  • Programming experience using Python, Java, Perl, C, C++
  • Experience with ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
  • Experience maintaining and optimizing Elastic clusters
  • Experience working and developing capabilities in Linux and Windows
  • Experience with automating project builds using shell scripts, Jenkins, and using and writing Makefiles
  • Experience with Linux bash shell scripting
  • Experience with HTML, JavaScript, Regular Expressions, JSON
  • Experience building a Python web server and performing setup in Flask
  • Experience working with varied file types including text, image, video, audio, binary
  • Knowledge of machine learning is a plus
  • Experience using automated data frameworks
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JTEC Consulting LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This poli

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