Software Engineer I - Platform

SALARY RANGE $124,000 - $181,000/year

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Software Engineer I – Platform role, you will support the Platform Team, which owns the AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and security posture that every AI capability in the organization runs on. In this role, you'll help build and maintain the foundation for customer AI capabilities while supporting a broader ecosystem of AI-enabled applications. Your focus will be deploying and maintaining reliable, secure infrastructure that our other AI services depend on.

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Required Skills

SKILLS

Deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting the organization's AI capabilities (AWS, Kubernetes)

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for repeatable, reliable deployments

Configure and use observability tooling to monitor the health and performance of production services

Support certificate management and follow established security best practices for AI systems and data

Collaborate with other teams in the organization to provision and configure the infrastructure their services depend on

Diagnose and help resolve production infrastructure issues

Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features

Debug existing software and correct defects

Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments

Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories

Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process

standards

Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional

standards

Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components

Write or review software and system documentation

Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or

system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem

areas

Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on

any particular project

Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its

performance

Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical

models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design

Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries

QUALIFICATIONS Three (3) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additional Requirements:
Proficiency with Python or another modern programming language

Familiarity with AWS or other cloud service providers

Understanding of containerization concepts and tooling such as Docker

Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Strong communication skills and a willingness to ask questions

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Desired Skills

NICE-TO-HAVES

Experience with AWS services such as EKS, Terraform, and IAM

Experience with Kubernetes and Helm/Kustomize

Experience with Argo CD and/or other CI/CD frameworks

Experience with the Elastic Stack (Kibana), Grafana/Prometheus, or other observability tools and practices

Experience with certificate management

Experience supporting cloud-native architecture or maintaining production software and infrastructure

Familiarity with LLMs and AI hosting concepts

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About Black Eagle Defense

Black Eagle Defense is a Maryland-based small business that provides Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and related Consulting Services to the private and public sectors. Our team is composed of highly trained professionals with a commitment to continued learning, versatility, and adaptability within the ever-evolving technological landscape.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.