Cloud Software Engineer (Research) - Clearance Required
Laurel, MD

Job Description

What you will be doing...

* Working with Docker to include Docker Image creation, maintaining a remote Docker repository, troubleshooting Docker engine
* Configuring, troubleshooting and managing large Hadoop clusters at a scale from 200-2400 nodes
* Identifying and running software tools to manage and monitor large compute clusters in an efficient manner
* Writing software scripts using at least one (1) of the following scripting languages: Perl, Python, and/or Ruby for software automation
* Implementing and providing technical support for multi-platform, multi-system networks, including those composed of CISCO and UNIX or LINUX-based hardware platforms, to include the diagnosis and resolution of issues
* Implementing network solutions for complex, high performance systems composed of UNIX or LINUX-based hardware platforms

What will you need to be successful...

Required Skills:

* Within the last five (5) years, a minimum of three (3) years experience programming with a combination of any or all of the following: Java, C, or C++
* Within the last three (3) years, a minimum of one (1) year experience designing and developing applications in a Windows or UNIX/Linux operating environment
* Demonstrated experience with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
* Demonstrated experience with Apache Spark
* Demonstrated experience with OpenSource (NoSQL) products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Apache Accumulo, and/or Big Table
* Demonstrated experience with Map/Reduce
* Demonstrated experience with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
* Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and design for one (1) or more object-oriented systems
* A bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline; an associate's degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years programming experience or five (5) years programming experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

Desired Skills:

* Demonstrated experience wth Gluster file system
* Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes
* Demonstrated experience with Rancher for Kubernetes
* Experience with Mesosphere and/or Marathon
* Experience with SALT
* Experience with ElasticSearch

Other Desired skills:

* Demonstrated experience designing and developing web applications with JavaScript
* Demonstrated experience designing and developing automated analytic software, techniques, and algorithms
* Demonstrated experience with compute cluster monitoring tools (e.g. Nagios, Ganglia)
* Demonstrated experience with Apache Accumulo internals, to include configuring, tuning, and testing the same in many configurations (>200 node clusters)
* Demonstrated experience developing Restful services
* Demonstrated experience with Ruby-on-Rails framework
* Demonstrated experience with Big-Data Cloud Scalability (e.g. Amazon, Google, and/or Facebook)

Who are we?

Praxis Engineering was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA, Aberdeen MD and Linthicum MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

Why Praxis?

We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don't do things because "that's the way we've always done things"; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer's mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

And then there is the...

Benefits

* Competitive salary
* Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
* Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
* Comprehensive health insurance plan
* 401(k) retirement plan with company paid contribution (amount equivalent to 7% of your salary)
* Annual bonus plan
* Four weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility
* Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
* Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
* Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
* Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT , AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
* We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering 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.