Software Engineer - Aquila Technology

Software Engineer

Clearance: Secret

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The Software Engineer focuses on driving analytics to take advantage of vast and rapidly expanding biological datasets to address national security needs. 

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

Full lifecycle application development. Designing, coding and debugging applications in various software languages. Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis. Object-oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD). Software modeling and simulation. Front end graphical user interface design. Software testing and quality assurance. Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation. Supports, maintains and documents software functionality. Integrates software with existing systems. Evaluates and identifies new technologies for implementation. Maintains standards compliance. Implements localization or globalization of software

What You'll Bring:

• Full-stack Software/Algorithm Development experience, development from database through to and including user interface
• Software Documentation 
• Backend Programming (SQL) 
• GIT/GITHUB/GITLAB 
• JavaScript development 
• Python development, including boto3, flask restx, fastapi, sqlalchemy 
• REACT development 
• Developing for AWS, including s3, IAM, RDS, EC2, system manager, cloudwatch, cloudformation, ECR, transfer family 
• MVC frameworks (Struts, Spring MVC, Play) 
• Software Architecture 
• Object Oriented Software Design and Development 

Must Have

• Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)
• 10 Years Developing for AWS (s3, IAM, RDS, EC2, system manager, cloudwatch, cloudformation, ECR, TF)
• 20 years Software Architecture
• 20 years Software Documentation
• 20 years Backend Programming (SQL)
• 10 years JavaScript Development
• 20 years MVC frameworks (Struts, Spring MVC, Play)
• 20 years Object Oriented Software Design and Development
• 10 years Python Development (boto3, flask restx, fastapi, sqlalchemy)
• 20 years Full-stack Software/Algorithm Development (database through to/and including UI)
• 10 years GIT/GITHUB/GITLAB
• Experienced full-stack developer with expertise in Python, Javascript and database is crucial to the success of RAPIDS platform and related programs.

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

1. You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
2. You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
3. You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Location: Hybrid

Travel: NONE

Clearance: Secret

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.