AnaVation is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer to lead the design, development, testing, and management of application development projects supporting critical IT infrastructure. In this role, you will work on large-scale data processing, computationally intensive statistical modeling, and advanced analytics within a forensic and investigative ecosystem.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, and manage application development projects in support of IT infrastructure.
- Integrate third-party components and introduce new custom capabilities.
- Modify existing code and recommend process improvements.
- Automate operations and maintenance tasks.
- Develop and implement technical efforts for large-scale data processing and advanced analytics.
- Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle.
- Contribute to planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.
- Participate in technical project milestone reviews and code architecture sessions.
- Provide resource estimation and development best practices knowledge transfer.
- Participate in Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
- Support the multi-enclave environment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering.
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and the ability to obtain a CI Poly.
- Experience with Agile methodologies.
- Experience with Python.
- Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements.
- Proficiency with software architecture principles and patterns.
- Proficiency with object-oriented design and development.
- Proficiency with Relational Databases and SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL).
- Proficiency with REST API development and integration.
- Proficiency with Git and other source control management systems.
- Proficiency with Software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
- Proficiency with Unit testing and test-driven development.
Nice to Have
- Splunk or Cribl experience.
- Message brokers such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Redis.
- Data platforms like Elasticsearch and Splunk.
- Containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S).
- Object-oriented design and development.
- Data streaming and integration technologies such as Apache Nifi.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- GraphQL.
- Microservices architecture.
- Performance optimization and scalability design.
- Cloud Certification.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Python
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL
- APIs: REST API, GraphQL
- Tools: Git
- Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Terraform
- Data Platforms: Apache Nifi, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, Splunk, Cribl
Benefits & Compensation
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents.
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents.
- 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance.
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents.
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting.
- Competitive Pay.
- Generous paid leave and holiday package.
- Tuition and training reimbursement.
- Life and AD&D Insurance.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position located in Chantilly, VA.
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.




