Professional Services Software Engineer (Top Secret Security Clearance Required)
VA - Alexandria
Professional Services Software Engineer (Top Secret Security Clearance Required) – Washington, DC Area
Who We Are
We are problem-solvers, analysts and engineers – all powered by changing the way the world interacts with data. Our roots are in data mapping and advanced analytics to help people, and our passion is bringing together new ideas and technology all in the name of helping our customers go further, faster.
Where You Come In
Talented, smart, passionate people with outstanding ideas. That’s what we’ve got, and we’re looking for more. You will be a part of a team focused on delivering our most innovative product offering ever – one that will propel our customers and our company to groundbreaking levels of success.
We’re seeking individuals who with at least twelve years of experience who can design and articulate, guide, and mentor big ideas.
The position of Professional Services Software Engineer is a client-focused, direct support position with Semantic AI. You will base your activities out of the Semantic AI Washington DC-area Headquarters in Alexandria, VA, but will be called upon to work at various customer sites as needed in the capacity described below. The primary focus of your work effort will be software project support in direct response to customer needs as assigned by the Director of Engineering Operations. These efforts will span both the Desktop and the Server products. Also, you will serve as an expert Semantica and Cortex user - in particular, developing ways to adapt our software to meet the customers’ information requirements. You will be responsible for becoming “embedded” with our customers’ analytical teams, sharing their missions and goals, and improving our software products. You will provide services remotely working from Alexandria Headquarters or on-site with a customer.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science or similar study or equivalent experience
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience
- Must have engineering prowess in implementing tactical approaches to real-world data problems, intuitive user interfaces, and powerful data ingest solutions
- Must be able to fully understand a user story and to tell that story in a compelling way through software demonstrations
- Must be able to build and test quality code in a collaborative agile team environment
- Experience problem-solving and diagnosing issues in the field and customizing software solutions while working directly in the user’s environment
- Experience in developing new software capabilities based on direct customer feedback and team innovations to improve the real difference our products make in a huge variety of knowledge discovery uses in settings ranging from the Intelligence Community to global commercial businesses engaged in everything from tech to consulting
- Experience with a relevant UI technology (either Java Swing or Javascript/Angular
- Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
Software Requirements
- Java Swing as well as Java running on UNIX and Windows
- SQL / JPA / PostgreSQL / ETL
- Elasticsearch / SOLR / Lucene
- RESTful web services
- Angular.js / Javascript
- HTML5 / CSS3 / Sass
- Semantic Web / RDF
- Cloud Computing / Distributed Computing / Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Polished interpersonal and communications skills (written & verbal) in customer-facing situations and team collaboration settings
- Must be able to provide attention to detail
Professional Services Software Engineer (Top Secret Security Clearance Required) – Washington, DC Area
Who We Are
We are problem-solvers, analysts and engineers – all powered by changing the way the world interacts with data. Our roots are in data mapping and advanced analytics to help people, and our passion is bringing together new ideas and technology all in the name of helping our customers go further, faster.
Where You Come In
Talented, smart, passionate people with outstanding ideas. That’s what we’ve got, and we’re looking for more. You will be a part of a team focused on delivering our most innovative product offering ever – one that will propel our customers and our company to groundbreaking levels of success.
We’re seeking individuals who with at least twelve years of experience who can design and articulate, guide, and mentor big ideas.
The position of Professional Services Software Engineer is a client-focused, direct support position with Semantic AI. You will base your activities out of the Semantic AI Washington DC-area Headquarters in Alexandria, VA, but will be called upon to work at various customer sites as needed in the capacity described below. The primary focus of your work effort will be software project support in direct response to customer needs as assigned by the Director of Engineering Operations. These efforts will span both the Desktop and the Server products. Also, you will serve as an expert Semantica and Cortex user - in particular, developing ways to adapt our software to meet the customers’ information requirements. You will be responsible for becoming “embedded” with our customers’ analytical teams, sharing their missions and goals, and improving our software products. You will provide services remotely working from Alexandria Headquarters or on-site with a customer.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science or similar study or equivalent experience
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience
- Must have engineering prowess in implementing tactical approaches to real-world data problems, intuitive user interfaces, and powerful data ingest solutions
- Must be able to fully understand a user story and to tell that story in a compelling way through software demonstrations
- Must be able to build and test quality code in a collaborative agile team environment
- Experience problem-solving and diagnosing issues in the field and customizing software solutions while working directly in the user’s environment
- Experience in developing new software capabilities based on direct customer feedback and team innovations to improve the real difference our products make in a huge variety of knowledge discovery uses in settings ranging from the Intelligence Community to global commercial businesses engaged in everything from tech to consulting
- Experience with a relevant UI technology (either Java Swing or Javascript/Angular
- Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
Software Requirements
- Java Swing as well as Java running on UNIX and Windows
- SQL / JPA / PostgreSQL / ETL
- Elasticsearch / SOLR / Lucene
- RESTful web services
- Angular.js / Javascript
- HTML5 / CSS3 / Sass
- Semantic Web / RDF
- Cloud Computing / Distributed Computing / Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Polished interpersonal and communications skills (written & verbal) in customer-facing situations and team collaboration settings
- Must be able to provide attention to detail
