Software Engineer

Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Software Engineer. The Client applies technical resources to accelerate the timely, reliable, and secure delivery of open source data, information, and insights. The Client requires application development support to maintain and enhance an existing social media data exploitation platform. You will work within an existing team environment. Work will include developing enhancements to an existing service-based web application.

 

In return, Acuity Inc offers a great company culture with wonderful work/life balance and a robust compensation package which includes Health/Dental/Vision, up to $6K training & professional development benefit annually, 401K matching, corporate events/team-building and more!

 

Acuity was awarded "Best Places to Work" by the Washington Business Journal for over 8 years (2010 - 2014, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023, 2024) and "Top Workplaces" by Washington Post (2022, 2023, 2024). www.myacuity.com

Acuity is a digital strategy and technology consulting firm that serves federal agencies with critical missions. Our experts support projects in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to help protect our national interests and keep people safe. If you have technical experience and a passion for making a difference, we might be the right fit for you.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Shall work closely with the Client’s product owner and program manager to deliver user stories necessary to realize product vision.
• Shall coordinate with multiple entities, including mission partners, to ensure tools meet defined requirements.
• Shall apply DevOps principles and philosophies to continuously deliver high value enhancements to software in a service-based architecture.
• Shall ensure all application security vulnerabilities are addressed as appropriate by severity to maintain security accreditation.
• Shall maintain all source code in Client-wide, remote Git repository.
• Shall design, develop or maintain SQL-based databases.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience leveraging a background in programming, software tools and packages, operating systems, and networking to solve collection needs in multi-cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing software applications in a multi-cloud environment (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience with Python.
• Demonstrated experience with the ability to listen and transcribe from mission need to technical requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with assessing project requirements and making informed technical recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and documenting scripts on Linux platforms.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and maintaining SQL-based databases, including PostgreSQLand MySQL.
• Demonstrated experience developing PL/SQL database scripts, including procedures, functions, exception handlers, and triggers.
• Demonstrated experience writing and tuning complex queries against structured and unstructured data sets.
• Demonstrated experience developing, documenting, and maintaining secure and scalable REST APIs.
• Demonstrated experience integrating services using messaging technologies, including service buses, publish and subscribe, and MQ.
• Demonstrated experience working with geo-locational data at both the backend and the application tier.
• Demonstrated experience developing software in a DevOps environment.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining Jenkins Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines with automated testing and deployment.
• Demonstrated experience using Git as a source code repository.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working with big data processing and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, ElasticSearch, MapReduce, and HBase.
• Demonstrated experience with Apache NiFi.
• Demonstrated experience with the Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing and mitigating IT security vulnerabilities using Plans of Actions and Milestones (POAMs).
• Demonstrated experience applying FISMA security controls.
• Demonstrated experience documenting and communicating technical and non-technical mission requirements for all audiences.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other technical teams across multiple organizational boundaries.

Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI w/Poly

 

About Acuity:

Acuity, Inc. is a leading management and technology consulting firm that specializes in serving the federal government. Our innovative, collaborative and rewarding work environment has earned repeat honors from the Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work and SmartCEO Corporate Culture awards.

 

Why Choose Acuity?

• Innovative Excellence: Recognized by The Washington Post's "Top Workplaces" and a nine-time recipient of the Washington Business Journal's "Best Places to Work," Acuity fosters an environment where innovation thrives and employees flourish.
• Competitive Compensation: We value our employees and show it through highly competitive compensation and benefits packages.
• Personal Growth: Your potential isn't just recognized at Acuity, it's actively cultivated. With tailored training, mentorship, and cutting-edge resources, we empower you to thrive personally and professionally.
• Recognition and Visibility: Stand out in a competitive industry with Acuity's exceptional customer feedback and robust opportunity channels.
• Collaborative Culture: At Acuity, teamwork isn't just a buzzword – it's the cornerstone of our success. Encouragement and support fuel our collaborative culture, where every voice matters.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Diversity isn't just a checkbox – it's who we are. At Acuity, we pride ourselves on recruiting and maintaining a workforce that celebrates diversity and treats every employee with dignity and respect.

 

Join Acuity, where your talents are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is amplified. Together, let's shape the future of digital strategy and technology consulting.

 

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.