Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
Overview:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in a Scrum-based development environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Go and SQL, possess excellent problem-solving skills, and demonstrate a willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges. This role requires outstanding communication abilities and a solid foundation in software engineering principles. Candidates must hold a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and be eligible for a Top Secret security clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional Scrum teams to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Go, SQL, and Java.
- Maintain and deploy data platform components and databases in a Kubernetes environment.
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Integrate and adapt open-source software for on-premise environments.
- Analyze user requirements and implement features aligned with business goals.
- Troubleshoot and resolve software defects promptly.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices.
- Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
- Ensure compliance with security standards and protocols, especially those required for Top Secret clearance eligibility.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Proven experience with Go, SQL, Java, and YAML.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based microservices architecture.
- Proficiency in deploying services using Helm.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, pgSQL, and related extensions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving project needs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Eligibility for Top Secret security clearance.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Rust and C#.
- Experience with the Kubernetes Operator framework.
- Knowledge of distributed data systems (e.g., data lakes, lakehouses).
- Contributions to open-source software.
- Understanding of data table formats like Iceberg and Parquet as well as their Catalogs.
- Experience with non-conventional PostgreSQL variants, especially Neon.
- Familiarity with storage infrastructure (e.g., Ceph) and their interfaces such as Kubernetes storage drivers and S3 interfaces.
- Experience with health monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
- Agile development experience with automated unit and integration testing.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes platform security best practices.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, GitHub Actions, and version control systems like Git.
- Familiarity with OLAP and OLTP systems.
Personal attributes:
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks
- Loves to be a part of a team.
- Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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