Description
Clarity Innovations connects human creativity with emerging technology to design, develop, and deploy software that enhances mission success. Our focus is redefining the Government’s relationship with technology by encouraging the use of DevSecOps and Agile methodologies, small-teams constructs, modern tech stacks, and automation. Our software improves the lives and work of our end users and enhances innovation. We fulfill our responsibility to our country by delivering mission-changing results that help shape a better and safer world.
Description:
Individuals MUST have senior knowledge and senior hands-on experience in developing, implementing and leading across multiple software teams. As a principal engineer, this labor competency is responsible for assessing, creating, and improving the quality and performance of existing software code, with duties to design and update software databases under contract and direction from the assigned Government Product Manager.
The individual MUST have an astute ability in writing test scripts in an agile software development environment with an emphasis on automated test procedures, and continuous integration and continuous delivery of software. The individual SHALL recommend improvements to existing software applications as necessary. Furthermore, individuals SHALL be capable/willing to perform the software tasks identified in the position's primary responsibilities while working on Government/Contractor software teams.
Primary Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
Designs, Develops, and tests software for Command and Control based products.
Develops front end and backend of software prototypes, components, and tooling that can be leveraged to speed prototyping process.
● KR engineers SHALL embrace and adhere to following development methodologies:
● Extreme Programming (XP) Practices
● Pair-Programming
● Test-Driven Development (TDD)
● Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) techniques
Helps to design and develop software requirements for multiple Command and Control based products including the software architectures, APIs, frameworks, and libraries.
Works with data scientists, UX designers, engineers, and product managers to help in composing cohesive and sound software designs that form the basis of scalable Command and Control software solutions.
Optimizes software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets and devises tooling and methodologies to profile execution and capture performance metrics.
● Principal engineers SHALL be highly proficient in discussing future limitations and a forward-thinking approach to resolving roadblocks presented by current strategy
Stays informed on latest software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.
Guides technical decisions in order to migrate legacy systems to the cloud E. Directly influences strategy formulation on how to achieve rapid prototyping of capabilities.
Analyzes and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components, classification system levels, etc.
Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.
Develops plans, road maps, and software design strategies.
Teaches others troubleshooting techniques, design patterns, and testing strategies in order to train and upskill less experienced engineers.
● Principal Devs SHALL be able and willing to provide guidance and constructive feedback to junior engineers within and across product teams
Maintains and guides the development of common best practices and tools used by multiple teams.
Implements and practices DevOps Developer Enablement and helps more junior/less experienced developers to do same
Shares best practices and technical knowledge among multiple teams/branches.
Technical Competencies:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
● In lieu of a BS, 4 years of directly related experience will be considered.
8 years of non-internship professional Full-Stack Software development experience (Java, Web services, Database, and/or web application development)
6 years of programming experience with JavaScript, Java, and preferably one more programming language (Python, etc)
4 years of experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix
3 years experience with front end frameworks like React or Vue
5 years of experience with Extreme Programming practices (Test-Driven Development, Pair Programming, CI/CD, etc) [See Section 2.2.1]
4 years of experience contributing to software architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of both new and existing systems
2 years of experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
3 years training, upskilling, and/or mentoring engineers
Desired:
MS in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
2 years of experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.
2 years of test authoring experience in Javascript, Java, or other languages. (Unit tests, Integration tests, and Journey tests)
● 1 year of experience with test mocks
● 1 year of experience with contract testing
CompTIA Sec+, CMU SEI - Software Assurance Professional Certificate, or CSSLP certification
Non-Technical Competencies:
Required: Strong communication/general soft skills
SHALL conduct themselves at all times in a professional and respectful manner in effort to uphold mutual respect across the organization
SHALL receive feedback in a respectful and professional manner
SHALL maintain a positive “can-do” attitude and constructive nature in their critiques in order to maintain positive culture within Kessel Run
SHALL be a “team player” and contribute to Kessel Run “can-do” culture
SHALL be comfortable effectively leading a team and setting priorities
Required: Strong Senior Mentorship/Leadership Capabilities
Principal Devs SHALL be able to provide technical guidance and constructive feedback to more junior engineers
Clearance:
Required: MUST be eligible to obtain a minimum of a Secret clearance.
Desired: Active Secret or TS/SCI Clearance
Clarity Innovations provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.
