Software Engineer Senior - Vienna, United States - GCI

    GCI
    GCI Vienna, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    GCI embodies excellence, integrity, and professionalism.

    The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leveraging the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations.

    We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.
    At GCI, we solve the hard problems.

    As a Software Engineer, a typical day will include the following duties:

    JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Software Engineer will design, develop, configure, support, and maintain Elasticsearch clusters and support the development teams around that ecosystem.

    The ideal candidate is a hands-on platform builder with significant experience in developing scalable data platforms, with experience in business intelligence, analytics, data science and data products.

    They must have strong, firsthand technical expertise in a variety of configuration management and big data technologies and the proven ability to fashion robust scalable solutions that can manage large data sets.

    This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

    QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experienceAt least five (5) years of related Elasticsearch experienceREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLSDemonstrated experience in the following:Hands-on experience working with large SQL or NOSQL database clusters such as Elasticsearch, Greenplum, etc.

    Experience with designing data models, architecting data systems, and standing up or supporting large data platformsExperience troubleshooting Elasticsearch cluster and query performance issues to include working on query optimization with developers and tracking down slow log.

    DevOps experience building and deploying cloud and on-premise infrastructures with technologies like ansible, chef, puppet, etc.

    Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologiesExcellent verbal and written communication skillsFamiliarity with ETL pipelines and how to interface with data stores, and API endpointsCapable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervisionDESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLSWe're looking for someone with three (3) to five (5) years of experience and is familiar with the following software/tools:Experience with Elasticsearch and related technologiesExperience with infrastructure automation technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

    Experience with build automation technologies like Maven, Jenkins, etc.
    Experience with modern programming languages like Java, Python, etc.


    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Support Elasticsearch and/or Elastic Cloud for Kubernetes (ECK) clustersAnalyze, design, and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologiesDesign and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologiesProvide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platformsCollaborate cross-functionally with developers, project managers and other engineersTroubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for software systems and application issuesProvide recommendations for continuous improvementWork alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization's capabilities#J-18808-Ljbffr