Senior Software Engineer
About the role
Requisition ID: 4644
Standard Title:
Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
Location: Bethesda, MD
Work Type: On-Site
Shift: First
Referral Eligibility: Eligible
U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
Position Summary
Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the design and implementation of a data-centric architecture leveraging cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cross-domain transfer systems. This role involves working in a mission-driven environment to develop and maintain advanced software solutions.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Work in a DevSecOps environment to ensure availability of biometric systems and data for end users.
Lead integration, maintenance, and monitoring of software systems to ensure constant availability of technical resources.
Design, implement, and enhance complex software systems including processing-intensive analytics, real-time systems, and business management information systems.
Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations teams to develop enterprise Automated Facial Extraction and Matching (AFEM) capabilities.
Participate in test, staging, and production deployments ensuring system reliability and performance.
Develop and maintain software applications using C#.
Implement API development, ETL processes, and enterprise search capabilities such as Elasticsearch.
Utilize DevOps tools like GitLab or Jenkins for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
Monitor automated system integration tests and resolve system abnormalities.
Foster collaboration within the team to deliver high-quality solutions to customers.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
Proficiency in C# programming and API development.
Knowledge of SQL Server, ETL processes, and application-level security.
Hands-on experience with microservices and logging systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with biometric systems and SDKs.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and DevOps tools.
Experience with AWS cloud-based architecture and services like Lambda.
Experience with GPU processing using CUDA, PyTorch, etc.
Knowledge of GraphQL, Python, Bash, Apache NiFi, and Kafka.
Active certifications such as Security+ or CE.
Proficiency with Linux server management and tools optimized for cross-platform environments.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience.
Master's Degree with 6+ years of experience.
Required Certifications
None specified.
Required Security Clearance
Active Top Secret/SCI
Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation
Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
Health
100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Income Protection
100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
Retirement
401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
Leave
Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
11 paid floating holidays.
Work-Life Balance
Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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Responsibilities
- Work in a DevSecOps environment to ensure availability of biometric systems and data for end users.
- Lead integration, maintenance, and monitoring of software systems.
- Design, implement, and enhance complex software systems.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations teams.
- Participate in test, staging, and production deployments.
- Develop and maintain software applications using C#.
- Implement API development, ETL processes, and enterprise search capabilities.
- Utilize DevOps tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency in C# programming and API development.
- Knowledge of SQL Server, ETL processes, and application-level security.
- Hands-on experience with microservices and logging systems.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution.
- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) and 11 paid floating holidays.
- Flexible work schedules.
Skills mentioned
About Base-2 Solutions
Base-2 Solutions is an SBA-certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded in Washington, DC, employing personnel to support our national security mission and the forward-deployed Warfighter.