Backend Software Developer

Reston, VA

Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph required

@Orchard is retained by a top geospatial technology company in their search for a Backend Software Developer to join their team in direct client support in Reston, VA. Our client is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  They are a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

The Back-end Developer will work independently and as part of a cross-functional team comprised of technical experts supporting an established and growing Intelligence Community (IC) mission. You will need to quickly understand complex technical concepts, make assessments, and articulate your recommendations to the customer. Previous experience working on-site to support the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) is highly desirable. 

Your Role/Responsibilities:

As a Backend Software Developer you will:

• Enable the development of system architectures, software systems, or software applications.  Focus of work will primarily be back-end development. 

• Develop new software from algorithm definitions and prototypes. 

• Work with program teams to plan future operations. 

• Practice and improve on agile development methodologies and tools. 

• Work in a collaborative environment to support sensor system design and fielding, special communications, and C2. 

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to compile complex products to inform leadership on technical risks and chances for success of projects. 

• Brief customer project, program and senior leadership, as well as mission partners on modeling efforts, results, conclusions and recommendations. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph. 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technology field. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. 

• 6 years of relevant experience in software development, technology, engineering and/or science. 

• Strong programming skills in C++, Java, Lambda, Go, AWS, etc. 

• Experience creating task based native software 

• Experience with algorithms, RESTful APIs, RESTful Web Services, Orchestration and Containerization (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) 

• Ability to communicate highly technical analyses at a level comprehensible to non-technical audiences and senior-level government representatives. 

• Expert knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with High Performance Computing (HPC) and/or distributed computing systems 

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Matlab 

• Knowledge in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Electro-Optical (EO), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial Data. 

• Experience with ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, STK, SIMDIS, Global Mapper, ENVI, QT Modeler and/or SocetGXP. 

• Advanced education in Math, Physics. 

• Experience working on-site at a customer location. 

• Experience working in DOD / IC. 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a lead or within a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills. 

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing talent acquisition solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.