Software Engineer and Operations Support

IMPORTANT: current US citizenship AND current US TS/SCI Poly clearance required

Highlights:

• Ideal Innovations Inc. (I³) is a Service-disabled Veteran-Owned small business (SDVOSB) that specializes in providing biometric and forensic services. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, I³ specializes in designing, developing, delivering, and sustaining the very latest, cutting-edge biometric technology. I³ is comprised of biometric software & system engineers, software developers, program managers and experts with global biometric system development experience who provide solutions of the highest overall quality, security, and value to the United States (U.S.) Government. I³ is interested in hiring the very best and brightest managers, engineers, logisticians, subject matter experts. We offer competitive salaries, 401k, and continuing education funds. We pay close attention to our workforce and strive to provide opportunities and longevity that endures beyond our opportunities. At I³, we want to provide our future teammates with opportunities for professional development & growth and the ability to deliver disruptive biometric solutions and support to the battlefield today and into the future.
• You will be working as the developer of an enterprise-level facial recognition system which performs file processing, matching, examiner review and reporting capabilities. The team provides operational support for the system in Bethesda, MD. You will be working remotely to perform software development and backup the operational support personnel. The team shares a military mindset with a devotion to both professional behavior and dedication to mission success.
• Working closely with our Government customers and fellow contractors provides a unique opportunity to achieve both job satisfaction and self-fulfillment supporting our nation's heroes. Our DevSecOps processes ensures a collaborative environment that allows our technical workforce to get firsthand user input and allows for your contributions to be integral to the overall success of the team and the program.
• This is an opportunity to support the FABIS system. As a key member of the FABIS engineering team, you will work in a DevSecOps environment to ensure availability of the biometric system and data to end users. The successful candidate will oversee the integration, maintenance, and monitoring of software to ensure constant availability of all technical resources, and provide technical direction to IT support staff.
• With a strong IT baseline, the candidate will gain detailed knowledge on biometric software and hardware and deploying DevSecOps solutions.

Typical Day:

The typical workday will include working on software engineering tasks to make enhancements to the existing system and operational support to diagnose and/or correct any system abnormalities. It is beneficial to visit the operational system at least once a week to be familiar with the operational system, elicit requirements from the users, keep up to date with required training and maintain account access.

Tasks:

• Maintain and enhance the current system
• Evaluate updates to current face recognition SDK and periodically upgrade system to new release.
• Provide general software development support as directed by the needs of the customer.

• Update project documentation for each release.
• Provide tasking and time estimates for each Program Increment

Required Qualifications:

• DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE) - if no certification, must be able to attain certification within 90 days of offer acceptance (exam fee and training materials will be paid for, or provided by I³).

• 3-5 years of software development experience in C#
• 3-5 years of experience with WPF, .NET website development and REST API
• 3-5 years of experience working with relational databases
• US Citizenship

Desired Qualifications:

• Education: CS or IT-related Bachelor's Degree
• Familiarity with RabbitMQ Messaging Bus.
• Familiarity with biometric systems and biometric SDKs.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools, particularly Git.
• Familiarity with Caliburn.Micro XAML framework.
• Proficiency in scripting languages.
• Understanding of application-level security.
• Knowledge of logging and log analysis systems
• Proficiency in C# programming, with the ability to understand, maintain, and contribute to applications built on these languages and their respective frameworks.
• Experience with creating and managing microservices.
• Understanding or Experience with ANSI/NIST ITL and DoD Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) v1.2 and 4.1.

Clearance: Top Secret with SCI Poly

Citizenship: US citizenship required.

Physical Requirements/Work Schedule:

• Computer work at home with partial time at operational site located in the Bethesda, MD area.
• Work will be performed during weekday business hours.
• New releases (every 3 months) may be required during early evening hours and support for emergency maintenance if required.

Location: hybrid schedule (see details above) at Bethesda, MD

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.