Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Entarian is a provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. The Senior Software Engineer will support the CNMOC Data Dissemination project by developing, modernizing, operating, and maintaining mission-critical systems and services. The role involves software lifecycle activities, data engineering, cloud and container technologies, Agile delivery, mentoring, and technical collaboration.

Responsibilities

• You will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle of a mission critical product including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing
• Support all aspects of software development (designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining products)
• Translate customer needs into user stories and deliver working capabilities at the conclusion of each sprint
• Mentor other software developers on product team to enhance their skills
• Participate and/or lead sprint demonstrations and facilitate implementation of agreed upon ideas identified at retrospectives
• Work with others on product teams to develop solutions to hard problems that are impeding progress
• Effectively communicate technical challenges, options considered, and the recommended solution to team leads

Skills

• * Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering/Data Science, or related) with 6+ years of relevant experience
• * Clearance: Active Secret
• Directive 8570.1/8140 – IAT II: CompTIA Security+ (or ability to obtain within onboarding window)
• * Programming & Data: Strong Python background with modern data processing libraries (Polars, Pandas, Pydantic); fluency with JSON/XML formats and supporting libraries
• * Pipelines & Operations: Proven experience designing/maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured datasets in operational environments; mastery of data engineering concepts (velocity, volume, variety, veracity)
• * Version Control & TDD: Structured programming with Git/Subversion; experience with test‑driven development and Agile lifecycle tools (Jira, Jenkins, JUnit, GitLab)
• * Databases & Modeling: Strong understanding of data modeling, data integration, and database design; hands-on with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQL Server, or Oracle
• * Cloud & Containers: Practical experience with AWS and container technologies; familiarity with DevSecOps frameworks
• * Geospatial & APIs: Experience integrating geospatial systems and enterprise data platforms/APIs (e.g., ESRI stack, ERDDAP)
• * Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to self-start and work independently with minimal supervision
• * Advanced Pipeline Ops: Experience designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale ingestion, transformation, and analytics workflows; strong background in data orchestration and automation tools
• * Data Governance: Applied knowledge of governance policies, metadata/lineage, cataloging (e.g., DataHub/Amundsen), and compliance reporting
• * Streaming & Event Data: Experience with streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis) and time-series data stores; optimization for multi-parameter time-based series
• * AI/ML Enablement: Experience applying AI to accelerate data processing and analytics workflows
• * Geospatial Tooling: Proficiency with ESRI tools and broader ESRI ecosystem
• * Security & Compliance: Hands-on with Cybersecurity best practices and DISA STIG checklists; familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines
• * Cloud & Containers (Advanced): Experience with container runtimes (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes, Podman); IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation); cost/performance optimization in AWS
• * Domain Tooling: Experience with IRODS; exposure to Spring MVC, Java/Java Servlet, C++, and front‑end (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript) for end‑to‑end data application integration
• * Test Automation: Familiarity with Selenium/Citrus for automated validation in data-adjacent services
• * Customer Engagement: Demonstrated history of direct customer support and structured escalation
• Preferably in Meteorology/Oceanography domains

Benefits

• Full Time W/Benefits Ret Match

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