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Sofar Ocean · 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer, U.S. Government Programs (Active Clearance)

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $210K/yr

8+ years exp

Sofar is the leading ocean intelligence platform, focused on making the ocean more predictable and sustainable. They are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build and scale classified and unclassified cloud software applications for U.S. Government applications, emphasizing strategic planning, project leadership, and technology selection.

Big DataInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySensor

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Help define and execute the roadmap for transitioning commercial technologies to U.S. Government environments, ensuring we are building the right solutions at the right time

You will both own the architectural vision and secure system design and also help to build it in collaboration with the rest of the engineering team

Lead the integration of our core applications onto secure cloud platforms, ensuring they are both scalable and compliant with government security standards

Identify the right tools and technologies, while also evaluating existing codebase and platforms to maximize efficiency and scalability

Qualification

Cloud engineeringClassified cloud environmentsU.S. Government complianceData management pipelinesTechnical leadershipComputer Science backgroundCommunicationCollaboration skills

Required

U.S. Citizen with active SECRET Clearance and eligibility to obtain TS/SCI

8+ years in cloud engineering with at least 3 years specifically working in classified cloud environments, such as AWS Secret Cloud, and familiarity with other U.S. Government cloud solutions (Azure, Google GCP, etc)

Demonstrated experience bringing commercial software applications to high-side environments or using commercial Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) while maintaining development flexibility and speed

Familiarity with U.S. Government security and compliance requirements. The terms FedRAMP, IL5, IL6, ATO and RMF should be very familiar

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Computer Science or similar background, with a track record of technical leadership in ambitious software teams