Software Engineer (Top Secret or CBP BI)

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Maxar is currently seeking a Software Engineer to join our Kestrel team. This role can be performed remotely within the continental United States.  

As a Maxar Kestrel team member, you will have the opportunity to closely support our mission partners, and your work will have a direct impact on maintaining air and maritime domain awareness to combat illicit activities in and around the United States.  In this role, you'll work closely with other software engineers along with data scientists leveraging open-source tools and libraries to create and maintain a high-throughput, low latency data science pipeline. 

About Us:   

We are a multi-faceted software development and data science team working to build and maintain a heuristic based analytical capability, along with other supporting software applications, in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology organization. 

Our diverse background of experience in mission support along with research and development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging intelligence problems in support of detection officers and their on-going activities. 

Prototyping and frequent, iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach, anchored by a need to ensure accuracy and timeliness in support of our customer’s mission. 

Culture matters!  The Kestrel team prides itself on its diversity, ability to communicate ideas without ego, and fostering each other’s growth through feedback and flexibility. 

What You’ll Be Doing:   

Contributing to the continued research and development of an existing analytics pipeline tasked with identifying suspicious activity in the air and maritime domains, creating and/or refining software applications in support of data scientists and mission partners, creation and/or refinement of analytical models, and maintenance and enhancement of existing custom applications specifically built to support our mission partners. 

Your Career: We’re very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Supporting our people in the pursuit of becoming true experts in their craft enables not only individual growth but also the collective team to have a high degree of mission impact. We strive to create an environment where team members can do their best work. We provide resources to support learning, set aside time for dedicated professional development and offer benefits that enrich our team members’ lives. 

We offer:   

• Conference attendance.  
• Corporate partner, industry training.  
• Peer groups.  
• Paid certifications.  
• Education reimbursement.  
• and much more...  

Minimum Requirements:   

• Must be a US citizen. 
• Current Top Secret security clearance and/or CBP suitability 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree. A Master's degree may count as an additional 2 years of experience.).  
• 5+ years demonstrated professional experience with programming, design, and/or development.  
• Basic knowledge in Python, Javascript, or similar programming language. 
• Working knowledge of Java and Rust programming languages. 
• Working knowledge of agile software development practices and tools, such as Jira, Confluence, and git.  
• Must be willing to work in a remote setting and comfortable communicating via video calls. 

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Full-stack development experience in Java and/or Rust. 
• Experience with front-end development using React, Angular, or some other JS framework. 
• API Rest Framework development/maintenance.  
• Exposure to building and supporting solutions in a cloud-like environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, etc…).  
• Experience with containerized deployments (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) 
• Experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g. Jenkins, ArgoCD, Harness) 
• Experience developing and maintaining low-latency, streaming data processing technologies and paradigms (specifically Apache Flink and/or Apache Kafka) 
• Experience with SQL database development and design (specifically PostgreSQL and Apache Iceberg) 
• You are a creative problem-solver who wants to apply breakthrough technologies for the good of humanity and to keep our country safe. 
• Strong verbal, written, documentation, and organizational skills.

● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $98,000.00 - $164,000.00 annually.

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $108,000.00 - $180,000.00 annually.

● The base pay for this position within California is: $113,000.00 - $189,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.