General Duties:
Join our team of talented engineers in the Aberdeen area supporting critical defense programs. Support the analysis, design, development, integration, verification, and validation of advanced mission systems. The primary responsibility will be the governance of software APIs across subject matter experts (SMEs), engineers, and program stakeholders. Secondary responsibilities include the implementation of API enhancements with a team of engineers using modern programming languages. Both responsibilities (API governance and implementation) will require familiarity data models and modern REST API design.
*** Top Secret SCI Clearance Required ***
Required Experience:
- 8+ years of experience with information systems, preferably on DoD programs
- This role will assist program leadership in defining and enforcing REST API specifications on vendor software deliveries
- Experience and familiarity with Army intelligence systems and the battlefield equipment that must be stored in related databases.
- Experience reading OpenAPI specifications and using HTTP tools (e.g., Postman, Curl) to interact with REST implementations.
- Excellent communication skills, with a high comfort level in reporting status to government customers and also enforcing government guidelines on vendors.
Desired Skills:
- Familiarity with industry standard commodity hardware for information systems (servers, storage, network devices)
- Familiarity with industry standard software products for information systems (e.g., operating systems and databases)
- Experience with Agile (Scrum) development processes and tools, including Confluence and Jira.
- Familiarity with basic AWS Services such as EC2, S3, IAM, RDS and CloudWatch
Education/Experience Level:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or engineering discipline
- Certifications Required: None, but AWS certifications are highly desirable
Benefits Offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - 100% Company Paid Premiums
STD, LTD, and Life Insurance - 100% Company paid
401K – Automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required
PTO - 4 weeks/year
Holidays - 11 paid/year
Birthdays off with pay
Referral Bonuses – Upfront AND Annually Recurring
Open Source Bonuses – Contribute to our Github projects
Professional Development – Paid training, Certifications, and Enrichment
ABOUT PHOENIX OPERATIONS GROUP:
Phoenix Operations Group is a high-end engineering services company dedicated to protecting and advancing our national cyber resources. As a small start-up operating out of the Baltimore/Washington DC area, we rely on innovation to continually advance our employees' skills and provide game-changing solutions to our customers.
Our technical competencies include Big Data analytics (batch and streaming), Cloud Computing infrastructure, multi-INT visualization, and enterprise architectures. We support operational missions (All-Source, Financial, CND) and serve as Product Owners for our open-source research initiatives.
Please visit us at http://www.phoenix-opsgroup.com for more information.Phoenix Operations Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Phoenix Operations Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
