Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer

Herndon, VA

TS/SCI + FS Poly

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What You'll Be Owning

GRVTY is seeking a Software Development Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Herndon, VA. As a Software Development Engineer in this role, you will focus on designing and implementing robust event-driven architectures that enhance observability and enable comprehensive tracking of events across diverse data pipelines. Your work will involve developing modular systems that support seamless integration with new data formats and domains, ensuring scalability and adaptability as business needs evolve. You will be responsible for building solutions that prioritize access control, fault tolerance, and real-time alerting, all while maintaining high standards for record keeping in a digital environment. Leveraging your expertise, you will help create frameworks that allow for granular monitoring and rapid response to system events, supporting the organization's commitment to operational excellence. To excel in this position, you should be comfortable working with technologies such as Python for asynchronous and concurrent programming, Kafka for distributed messaging, and JSON for data interchange. Familiarity with observability tools like Grafana and the ELK stack will be essential for building dashboards and monitoring system health. Experience with distributed systems, event-driven design patterns, and implementing fault-tolerant architectures will be highly beneficial. Exposure to best practices in modular software design, access management, and scalable pipeline development will further support your success as you contribute to expanding the organization's data infrastructure.

What You Must Have

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
• Python
• Kafka
• Distributed Systems
• Event-Driven Design
• Asynchronous Coding
• Concurrency
• JSON
• Fault Tolerance
• Observability
• Grafana
• ELK

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Experience with access control in event-driven architectures
• Expertise in modular system design for data pipelines
• Familiarity with alerting and record-keeping solutions
• Knowledge of expanding architectures to support multiple data domains and formats

Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors-such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We're proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

Virginia Pay Range

$150,000-$250,000