Cloud Software Engineer III

Company: Reflexive Concepts
Location: Annapolis Junction
Posted on: April 4, 2026

Job Description:

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Cloud Software Engineer to join our team! Specifically, we are looking for a Cloud Software Engineer with expertise in Big Data Cloud systems, the Hadoop Ecosystem, and Java application development for distributed computing environments. Qualifications: Twelve (12) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, four (4) years of which must be in programs utilizing Big-Data cloud technologies and/or Distributed Computing Four (4) years of cloud software engineering experience on projects with similar Big-Data systems may be substituted for a bachelors degree Master in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience Required Skills: The following Cloud-related experiences are required: Two (2) years of Cloud and/or Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR) One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Big Table One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System One (1) year of experience with implementing complex MapReduce analytics One (1) year of experience with implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks One (1) year of experience in architecting Cloud Computing solutions One (1) year of experience in debugging problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks One (1) year of experience in managing multi-node Cloud based installation Experience in Computer Network Operations: Utility Computing, Network Management, Virtualization (VMWare or VirtualBox), Cloud Computing Multi Node Management and Installation: Management and installation of Cloud and Distributed Computing on multiple nodes, Python, CFEngine, Bash, Ruby or related technologies. Experience in Information Assurance: Securing Cloud Based and Distributed applications through industry standard techniques such as Firewalls, PKI Certificate and Server Authentication with experience in Corporate authentication service(s) Experience in Information Technology: Object Oriented Design and Programming, Java, Eclipse or similar development environment, MAVEN, RESTful web services Cloud and Distributed Computing Technologies: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - YARN, J2EE, MapReduce, Zookeeper, HDFS, HBase, JMS, Concurrent Programming, Multi-Node implementation/installation and other applicable technologies Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval: at least one or a combination of several of the following areas - HDFS, HBASE, Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, MongoDB Ingesting, Parsing and Analysis of Disparate Data-sources and formats: XML, JSON, CSV, Binary Formats, Sequence or Map Files, Avro and related technologies Aspect Oriented Design and Development Debugging and Profiling Cloud and Distributed Installations: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory management, Profiling Java Applications UNIX/LINUX, CentOS Experience in SIGINT: Experience with at least one SIGINT collection discipline areas (FORNSAT, CABLE, Terrestrial/Microwave, Overhead, and ELINT) Geolocation, emitter identification, and signal applications Joint program collection platforms and dataflow architectures; signals characterization analysis Experience with Other: CentOS, Linux/RedHat Configuration management tools such as Subversion, ClearQuest, or Razor Desired Skills: Provide in-depth knowledge of Information Retrieval; assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Information Retrieval Implement complex workflows that manage Cloud MapReduce analytics Implement code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks Oversee one or more software development tasks and ensures the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards Serve as a subject matter expert for Cloud Computing and corresponding technologies including Hadoop assisting the software development team in designing, developing and testing Cloud Computing Systems Debug problems with Cloud based Distributed Computing Frameworks Manage multi-node Cloud based installation Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering Recommend new technologies and processes for complex cloud software projects Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software Architect solutions to complex Cloud Software Engineering Problems such as efficiently processing and retrieving large amounts of data Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

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