About the Role
You will be working on a team that is building a software-driven cloud solution. You will work with a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of engineers and security specialists to design and implement secure cloud-based software solutions. You will be part of our employee-owned international research and engineering company.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure cloud-based software solutions.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship (No exceptions; green card holders are not eligible).
- Current DoD Secret Clearance (or higher).
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a closely related field with 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
- Successfully acquire and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access.
- Successfully obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, etc.) within 60 days of hire.
- Good oral & written communication skills.
- Excel as a team player and strive to maximize team & department performance.
Skills
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure or other cloud platforms
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, Amazon ECS/EKS or OpenShift
- Understanding of software development and its best practices specifically when designing and building Cloud-native and Kube-native software applications
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab, ArgoCD
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack
Location
- Raleigh, NC
- San Antonio, TX
Work Type
- On-site
Experience Level
- 5-7 years of relevant work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a closely related field
Benefits
- Employee-owned
- Challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm
- Women’s Initiative Network (WIN)
About the Company
- Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company.
- We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979.
- ARA has over 2,200 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly.
- Our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.
- The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.
- Employee ownership ensures you have a voice in what happens in the company.
