Backend Developer (TS/SCI)

IBM - Herndon, VA

Part-time - Mid Level

Herndon, VA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The role of a backend developer/architect at IBM Consulting involves enhancing and innovating features for a classified ISR data and analytics service. This position focuses on improving algorithm performance, data quality, and integrating new datasets while maintaining a polyglot database environment and extending event-driven micro-services. The developer will collaborate with clients and stakeholders to ensure alignment and drive future innovations.

Responsibilities

• Improve algorithm performance and data quality.
• Incorporate new datasets and enable new analytics.
• Maintain a polyglot database environment.
• Extend event-driven micro-services.
• Interface with clients, stakeholders, military personnel, and data providers to ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Populate backlog for future innovation.

Requirements

• US Citizen with active TS//SCI clearance or immediate eligibility according to JPAS security database.
• 2+ years of Python programming experience.
• 2+ years of experience architecting, designing, or programming applications in hybrid cloud or on-prem environments.
• Experience with employing, customizing, optimizing, and/or managing NoSQL database technology.
• Experience with custom ETL development.
• Experience with designing algorithms to infer relationships between events or entities.
• Experience with designing validation and/or diagnostic approaches to ensure strong data quality.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience coding in operational military and/or intelligence networks or settings.
• Experience with MongoDB.
• Experience with Celery or analogous asynchronous task queue technologies.
• Experience with algorithmic development that merges, standardizes, and links related data sources.
• Skills with implementing and customizing ElasticSearch for text search use cases.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
• Experience with gathering operational and intelligence data from classified DoD systems.
• Experience with national or military intelligence capabilities and their use.
• Experience with transitioning on-prem capabilities to cloud.
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP) or other techniques to extract value out of unstructured data.
• Data visualization experience using JavaScript (such as Chart.js or D3).
• Experience with MVC frameworks (e.g., React.js), Node.js, and Web API design.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long-term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance-based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave, and other Paid Care Leave programs.
• Training and educational resources on a personalized, AI-driven learning platform for skill growth and certifications.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.