Software Engineer with ACTIVE Secret clearance (US Citizenship REQUIRED)

TITLE: Senior Advanced Software Engineer with ACTIVE Secret (US Citizenship REQUIRED)

RATE RANGE: $80/hr - $92/hr W2 (no health benefits/no paid PTO-an hour worked is an hour paid)

CLEARANCE: Active Secret, Top Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements

LOCATION: REMOTE/Scottsdale AZ, This position can be fully remote/telework, fully on-site, or Hybrid.

No C2C, we can NOT work with outside agencies/vendors, and we can NOT do 1099-US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Applicants selected must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required

GeoLogics is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ with remote options

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Skills:

Python / Java programming languages

Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code

Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice

Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring

Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.

Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus

Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management

Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams

Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions

Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge

Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload

Tools:

CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts,

AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail

Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD

Build/Development: VS Code, Maven

Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging

Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker,

Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Version control: Git

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation

Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

What Sets You Apart:

Proven ability to execute the software development process

Expertise in applying technical standards and methodologies creatively

Collaborative team player with a knack for technical leadership

Up-to-date with technology trends and enthusiastic about championing new ideas and process improvements

Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and your team

Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

If you would like to interview for this position, please send an updated resume to Dee Smith, d.smith@geologics.com