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McClean, VA

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Wewe are seeking a software engineer to join our team in supporting an AWS-hosted software application in underlying databases. This support includes bug fixes of the current application and evolving/enhancing the application commensurate with user feedback, Contractor-provided recommendations, and the Sponsor's strategic growth. This support includes ensuring compliance with all IT / security / other applicable policies, advising the Sponsor on risk mitigation to ensure future policy compliance, and adherence to a Contractor-recommended and Sponsor-approved Configuration Management processes.

A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Required skills:

• Demonstrated experience in software design and development using the full suite of Enterprise SecDevOps tools to support Continuous Integration / Continuous Development services and microservices on a cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in full stack web application software development using Vue (Javascript), FastAPI (Python), and PostgreSQL (managed Amazon Web Service (AWS) Relational Database Service (RDS)).
• Demonstrated experience in cloud infrastructure-as-code networking and service administration, to include deploying, operating, and maintaining web services on a cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing cloud infrastructure resiliency and on-demand scaling practices.
• Demonstrated experience in user interface engineering, to include creating, promoting, and supporting standards for usability excellence.
• Demonstrated experience in architecting, designing, and developing large scale data solutions to provide efficient searching, analytical, and reporting capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in entity resolution on large and continuously growing data sets.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating Assessment and Authorization processing.
• Demonstrated experience managing data set permissions.
• Demonstrated experience in IT security compliance for systems, to include auditing and monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing configuration management plans and processes for software applications and underlying databases.
• Demonstrated experience working with operating systems including FidOS and CLSE.
• Demonstrated experience developing containerized (Podman) applications.

Desired skills:

• Certification in cloud architectures and services.
• Demonstrated experience in operating and maintaining systems on JWICS (Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System).
• Demonstrated experience in ingesting data records into software applications.
• Demonstrated experience in handling exceptional records, as defined by Sponsor regulations, and proper safeguarding of US person information.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing content on digital platforms such as Confluence that provide corporate messages, training, troubleshooting tips, and other content to the user base.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms at scale, and other deep learning systems.
• Demonstrated experience using Sigma and Analytic Workbench platforms to perform quality control and quality assurance checks on Sponsor application performance against raw data holdings.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying applications via Kubernetes or similar container cluster orchestration management systems such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Demonstrated experience developing applications using Sponsor developed CookieCutter templates.
• Demonstrated experience using Sponsor tools to facilitate Assessment and Authorization processing.
• Demonstrated experience using Sponsor tools to manage data set permissions.
• Demonstrated experience working with Sponsor developed development and production operating systems including FidOS and CLSE.

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience, is $150,000 - $265,000.

Wealth Benefits:

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits:

• Company subsidized Medical Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits:

• Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
• Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
• Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
• Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and Annual Swag
• Company Paid Professional Development and Training

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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