ECS is seeking a Senior Developer to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Job Description:

ECS is looking for a Developer to support the development of an integrated solution to visualize cyber security related data. The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Dashboard is comprised of multiple Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and open source products, software configuration packages and custom code which work together to operate as a single dashboard solution, tailored to meet Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirements. ECS is responsible for designing the complete Dashboard solution, and for developing and delivering custom components that work with the prescribed, pre-installed COTS and open source components. This position will work as part of an agile development team to conduct systems design, analysis and development of the solution.

We are seeking a problem solver who enjoys the challenge of tackling technical tasks and problems with little oversight, and connecting dots to think at the broader, solution level. A strong desire and aptitude for learning is a must - our solution is rapidly evolving, along with new requirements, technologies and the threat landscape. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience writing well structured code and applications using coding best practices to deliver enterprise applications.

Candidates should have a solid understanding of application architecture and interfaces as well as experience with data modeling, hands on configuration, performance tuning and monitoring/optimizing of distributed data storage stacks (e.g. Elasticsearch).

Required Skills:

• US Citizenship is required per contract.
• Must be able to acquire DHS Suitability.
• 5 years experience developing enterprise-level applications and supporting end-to-end systems development and delivery in an Agile environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in and deep knowledge of:
  • Windows and Linux systems administration.
  • Cloud infrastructure and architecture best practices in AWS or Azure.
  • Git, CI/CD and other development tools.
  • Strong scripting skills in at least one language (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

• Experience working within code repositories, esp. Git/GitHub.
• Experience querying data to include aggregations, calculations, and producing metrics from data.
• Experience designing and implementing data visualizations. Experience with Kibana, Splunk, or Grafana preferred.
• Experience with one or more message queuing systems. RabbitMQ or Kafka preferred.
• Experience working on an Agile development team.
• Contributor to open source projects.
• Experience with tools in both Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience creating data pipelines to include ETL and streaming data such as log data or tool/sensor data to indices.
• Experience with Splunk forwarders, Kafka, Logstash, Beats, or ES/Splunk python libraries preferred.
• Cloud workload experience (Amazon Web Services, Azure).
• Application orchestration with Docker.
• Contribute to operational documentation.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800 employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.