What are the responsibilities and job description for the TS/SCI Application Developer position at MKS2 Technologies?
MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our "Mission First" orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
The GEOINT Repository for Needs (GRFN) Program, currently entering its third year of a 5-year
contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), provides critical capabilities to help
enable efficient and timely GEOINT collection management across multiple collection providers. The
GEOINT Information Management Services (GIMS) system operates on multiple security levels and
combines FOSS/COTS software/hardware with a custom-built application to meet critical mission
objectives. The program is structured utilizing DevSecOps and Agile methodologies. These software
development methodologies emphasize communication, collaboration (information sharing and web
service usage), integration, automation, and measurement of cooperation between software
developers and other IT professionals. Operational stability is the program's number one priority. As a
member of the Development Team, the selected individual will be required to be part of an agile
scrum team and be knowledgeable in numerous development tools and technologies.
The selected individual will be assigned to a scrum team within the development organization
supporting numerous activities to include:
- Planning, conducting, and coordinating agile software development activities.
- Designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging software that contains logical and
mathematical solutions to critical mission issues. - Applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the
development life cycle. - Applying knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in
business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information
gathered from system users to develop software. - Correcting program errors, compiling documentation of program development, and analyzing
system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data
acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. - Ensuring software standards are defined and met.
Basic Qualifications
- Java development experience
- Ability to work with XML
- Ability to be flexible in supporting dynamic user needs
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Proven experience in COTS/FOSS integration and support
- Ability to troubleshoot and navigate multiple operating system environments including LINUX/Windows
- Ability to learn and implement new technologies
- Applicant selected must possess a current TS / SCI clearance (government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information).
Desired Qualifications:
- Large scale software development experience: develop/modify/troubleshoot JAVA code, COTS
Integration, - Agile development experience,
- familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) using
VersionOne, Angular, DOJO, Oracle Weblogic, Tomcat, Oracle DBMS, Postgres DBMS, SQL, PL/SQL,
UNIX/LINUX operating Systems, HTML, Selenium, JavaScript, EJB, Webservices, Microservices
leveraging Docker & Kubernetes, REST, XML, UML, Eclipse or Netbeans, - Deployment architectures including Continuous Integration Pipeline build concepts leveraging: Docker, Git / JIRA, Kubernetes,
Jenkins, Conductor, Kafka/Zookeeper, Consul, CMDB. - Big data technologies to include:
- Data Ingest (JSON, Kafka, Microservices, Elastic Search),
- Analytics (HIVE, SPARK, R, PIG, OOZIE workflows),
- Elasticsearch,
- Hadoop (HIVE data, OOZIE, Spark, PIG, IMPALA, HUE),
- COTS Integration (Knowi, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL RDS, Elastic, Logstash, Kibana,
Zookeeper, Consul, HADOOP/HDFS), Docker and Chef)
As a COVID 19 consideration, all MKS2 teammates are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and must provide documentation of complete vaccination status OR an approved exemption from our HR Department.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
