Junior Software Engineer

Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking Junior Software Engineer with a background in engineering, and software development. The successful candidate will support a variety of engineering efforts for DHS S&T and DHS Components, using engineering and software development principles to support operations analysis within the homeland security domain. The successful candidate will support a variety of engineering efforts for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate and DHS Components, using development principles to support operations analysis within the homeland security enterprise. The successful candidate will have experience in software development, programming, and data manipulation, as well as a familiarity with automation technologies, containerization, and container orchestration. Further, the candidate must demonstrate their ability to apply programming principles to analytic challenges, supporting data science and modeling efforts within DHS. The right candidate must have an analytic mindset, with strong problem-solving abilities, an eagerness to learn new tools and techniques, and strong verbal and written communication skills. They will be expected to demonstrate strong task management skills, effectively managing their own responsibilities and due dates, and working collaboratively in a distributed team to accomplish larger efforts.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, software engineering, computer science, data science, computer engineering, or similar
• Must have 1-2 years of hands on experience with a degree
• Experience with programming/software development principles
• Experience in two or more memory-safe programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, Rust)
• Familiarity with additional languages and frameworks (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, JSON, YAML, Groovy)
• Experience with git processes and tools for source control management (e.g. commits, branches, merges, rebases, GitHub, Gitlab)
• Familiarity with Linux and command-line interfaces (e.g. bash)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DHS suitability and a security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with databases and data storage (e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo, S3/Blob Store)
• Familiarity with DevOps and automation processes/tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins)
• Familiarity with containerized software deployment/management/orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Familiarity with Scrum processes and tools (e.g. Agile, Kanban, Jira)

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Junior Software Engineer position.