Software Engineer
The Swift Group9 months ago
Annapolis Junction, MD, USAEntry Level / Mid Level / Senior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Analyze user requirements and derive software design and performance requirements.
- Design, implement, enhance, debug, and maintain software systems.
- Develop and execute software test procedures and resolve defects.
- Integrate software into operating environments and coordinate software installation.
- Monitor system performance against operational specifications.
- Document system architecture, design decisions, and test results.
- Develop automation, data-processing pipelines, workflow orchestration, web applications, APIs, containerized services, or Apache NiFi data flows according to the assigned focus area.
Requirements
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph are required.
- Strong experience with the Linux command line and Linux tools is required.
- Software development experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, or JavaScript is required.
- Experience with Git source control, Docker/container technologies, Kubernetes deployments, and Bash scripting is required.
- Qualification paths range from 4 years of relevant experience for SWE 1 to 14 years for SWE 4, with degree-and-experience alternatives.
- Desired experience includes GitLab CI, Jenkins, Ansible, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, Apache NiFi, React, FastAPI, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Jira, Confluence, Slurm, AWS, and OIDC/OpenID authentication protocols.
Tech Stack
AnsibleApache AirflowApache KafkaApache SparkAWSBashCSSDockerFastAPIGitGitLab CI/CDGrafanaHelmHTMLJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMongoDBPostgreSQLPrometheusPythonRabbitMQReactSplunkSwift
About The Swift Group
The Swift Group is a privately held IT services and solutions firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, founded in 2019. It delivers software development, systems engineering, data science, cyber enablement, logistics, and training to U.S. civilian, defense, and intelligence community clients, largely via federal contracts. Engagements often involve global operations and secure environments, and many positions require U.S. citizenship and high-level clearances (e.g., TS/SCI with polygraph).