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Full- Stack Developer (Engineer Software 3)- 3165

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Alion Science and Technology

Full- Stack Developer (Engineer Software 3)- 3165

Springfield, VA

Job Description
Job Description

HII-TSD is currently seeking a Software Engineer with experience as a Full Stack Developer for a position in Springfield, VA. The Software Engineer would be a member of a team of "big data" specialists who build capabilities that directly support intelligence personnel who sole purpose is support to operations.

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to work with a premier team of intelligence and technology professionals.
  • To establish a true legacy by building applications that will usher in a new era of analytics capabilities.
  • The ability to work within an organization where the fruits of your labor will directly support operations whose efficacy has actual national security implications.
  • Access to peerless platform and a trove of data that is diverse, massive, and relevant.
  • The ability to see firsthand the difference between being truly part of something great rather than simply having a job.

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Essential Job Responsibilities
  • Work with Systems Engineers to ensure that data is effectively received, processed, and postured.
  • Work with Data Scientists to ensure that data quality and confidence meet standards sufficient for effective data utilization.
  • Work with intelligence professionals to build and deliver a premier suite of analytics capabilities


The ideal teammate brings:
  • A passion for the design, development, documentation, testing, and fielding of applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
  • The ability to collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems.
  • A genuine desire to support intelligence professionals in identifying and developing against user needs of the highest priority.
  • Creativity, curiosity, and an appreciation for data science.


Minimum Qualifications
  • 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
  • Proficiency in two or more of the following programming languages: C#, Java, .NET, Python, Perl, Ruby, or similar
  • Familiarity with operating systems including: UNIX, Linux, Windows, etc.
  • Machine learning, data mining, and knowledge discovery
  • Analytic algorithm design and implementation
  • ETL processes; including document parsing techniques
  • Using or designing RESTful APls, SOAP, XML
  • Developing large cloud software projects, preferably in Java, Python, or C++
  • Java/J2EE, multithreaded and concurrency systems
  • Multi-threaded, big data, distributive cloud architectures and frameworks including Hadoop, MapReduce, Cloudera, Hive, Spark, Elasticsearch, etc. for the purposes of conducting analytic algorithm design and implementation
  • NoSQL database such as Neo4J, Titan, Mongo, Cassandra, and hBase
  • AWS Services (EC2, Network, ELB, S3/EBS, etc.)
  • Experience with or desire to be part of a team involved with processing and managing large data sets (multi-TB scale strongly desired, multi-PB scale is a huge bonus)
  • Web services environment and technologies such as JSON, XML, KML, and SOAP
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting in very complex distributed environments including following stack traces back to code and identifying a root cause
  • Data transfer systems such NiFi
  • Current Agile methods
  • Management/tracking utilities such as GitLab/GitHub, Jira, Redmine, or similar
  • Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI
  • A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.


Preferred Requirements
  • Certification(s)
    • COMPTIA Security+ certification or CISSP
    • Distributed computing
    • Agile and/or Scrum


  • Running internet facing or Service Level Agreement (SLA'd) auto-deployed environments
  • Real-time media protocols (Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP))
  • Text processing: NPL, NER, entity retrieval (e.g. Solr/Lucene), topic extraction, summarization, clustering, etc.
  • Having previously provided direct support to:
  • Special Operations Forces or comparable operational element.
  • Intelligence professionals.


Physical Requirements
Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements Software Engineer family.

Building on a legacy of more than a century of naval shipbuilding, Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries provides mission-critical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide. Comprising nearly 6,000 professionals in 45 states and 16 countries, our unique national security services portfolio includes unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. For more information, visit tsd.huntingtoningalls.com.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII's Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII's Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, nuclear and environmental services, and defense and federal solutions. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit: www.huntingtoningalls.com .

A new Federal Executive Order requires that employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. Accordingly, as a condition of employment with Technical Solutions, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, employees will be required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption prior to starting employment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Client-provided location(s): Springfield, VA, USA
Job ID: Alion-zhjw4amFLk37
Employment Type: Other