Software Engineer III
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Summary
Software Engineer implementing access controls and permission mechanisms for a government agency's High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems — building RBAC/ABAC, identity federation/SSO with Keycloak, and secrets management with HashiCorp Vault in Linux. Uses Python, Bash, Ansible, containers, and GitLab CI. Requires active TS/SCI with FS polygraph.
Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Software Engineer III to join our team!
The Software Engineer will implement access controls and permission mechanisms that secure critical High-Performance Computing (HPC) system resources, building RBAC/ABAC, identity federation and SSO, and secrets-management integrations with tools such as Keycloak and HashiCorp Vault in a Linux environment, while ensuring compliance with the Agency's security policies and industry standards.
Qualifications:
The Software Engineer will implement access controls and permission mechanisms that secure critical High-Performance Computing (HPC) system resources, building RBAC/ABAC, identity federation and SSO, and secrets-management integrations with tools such as Keycloak and HashiCorp Vault in a Linux environment, while ensuring compliance with the Agency's security policies and industry standards.
Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI + FS Polygraph
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity OR
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity OR
- Nine (9) years of experience as a Software Engineer, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- Experience using the Linux CLI
- Proficiency in scripting (Bash) to automate tasks and processes
- Experience developing software solutions using the Python programming language
- Experience implementing RBAC/ABAC for HPC systems
- Experience with advanced Linux security administration including PAM, SELinux, file permissions, ACLs, and audit logging.
- Experience developing IAM solutions using Keycloak
- Experience implementing identity federation and SSO (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2)
- Experience developing and maintaining secret management integrations using HashiCorp Vault
- Experience developing Ansible playbooks to orchestrate the automation of provisioning HPC hardware and software components
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
- Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI
- Experience with Git Source Control System
Desired Skills + Experience
- Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
- Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies