Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Systems Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA.  Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community.  We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013.  We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT
The Sponsor requires support to directly assist the Sponsor program manager with operational support, database support, collaboration with other operational teams, briefing customers, and development and execution of strategy for complex technical solutions that are widely used and relied upon.  The work will be performed within a team environment.  The Sponsor needs polished skills in concept development and execution while managing a moderate, fast-paced workload. The Systems Engineer will work with customers to translate operational needs into technical requirements. They will track program progress, risks, issues, and dependencies. They will serve as a geospatial technology and mobile SME. The Systems Engineer will support technical meetings with vendors to communicate program and mission requirements and provide technical advice and direction based on practical knowledge of mobile phone hardware, mobile operating systems (Android/iOS), software (commercial, FOSS, and GOTS), and security mechanisms. They will interact with the Sponsor’s Enterprise teams to integrate Sponsor’s geospatial mission data within a common, enterprise web application, to include system administration, database administration, file, and access management functions using Amazon EC2, S3, and related services. They will develop mobile applications and be proficient with both Android and iOS app development.

THE ROLE

• Looking for an experienced applications developer who can hit the ground running with minimal spin up time. Mobile app development with Android is a must have.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with strong knowledge of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) applications and services.
• Demonstrated ability to develop Android/iOS mobile applications using React including proficiency with Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Xcode, Nodejs, and Javascript.
• Demonstrated experience developing Windows and Linux application releases using the Electron framework.
• Demonstrated experience working with small teams to manage software development activities.
• Demonstrated experience working with customers to define functional requirements, concept of operations, and UI/UX design.
• Demonstrated experience managing iterative software development releases.
• Demonstrated experience tracking development sprints using JIRA.
• Demonstrated experience managing source code in Github and Gitlab.  
• Demonstrated experience developing test plans.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical support and training to a broad client base.
• Demonstrated experience understanding emerging technical trends.  
• Demonstrated experience in software engineering and development  
• Demonstrated experience supporting technical operations. 

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Demonstrated experience documenting process and procedures. 
• Demonstrated experience with tool idea conceptualization and requirements design.
• Demonstrated experience working with Windows, UNIX, and Linux platforms.
• Advanced degree in Software Engineering or similar.

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. 

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution; 
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.