Software Engineer

Position: Software Engineer

Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany

Clearance: Secret

Job Description: Mission Essential is seeking a Software Engineer to join a cutting-edge initiative in support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in Germany. This role plays a vital part in delivering critical engineering and technical support services, with a strong emphasis on leveraging advanced data science and engineering solutions to drive mission success. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Debug and Troubleshoot:
• Identify bugs and recommend fixes to both front-end and back-end code.
• Implement version control:
• Use Git for version control and collaborate with team members via platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality.
• Use testing frameworks like Jest, Mocha, or Selenium.
• Document code, APIs, and system architecture for future reference and team collaboration.
• Collaborate closely with full-stack configuration personnel, data scientists, and analysts within the Group to align project goals.
• Analyze data sets for purposes ranging from descriptive to predictive across multiple platforms including but not limited to Palantir, TDP, Microsoft, Advana, and various Cloud Platforms
• Configure data pipelines within and across various data platforms leveraging both existing connections and establishing connections with APIs.
• Leverage existing low-code/no-code capabilities within the data platform to create decision support tools
• Configure python/SQL/R code to create decision support tools
• Enhance and expand the configuration of advanced analytical models using AI and ML
• Create and configure historical datasets of pertinent parameters across multiple data platforms
• Create and configure new and leverage existing mathematical models using historical datasets

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

Years of Experience combination of any of the following:

• Eighteen (18) years of recent specialized experience
• Major IT Certification AND fourteen (14) years of recent specialized experience
• Associate’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND fourteen (14) years of recent specialized experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND ten (10) years of recent specialized experience
• Master’s degree in computer science, information management, or related discipline AND seven (7) years of recent specialized experience