Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Developer - Purple Team Exercises

North Charleston, SC

TS w / SCI Eligibility Required to Start

Position Requirements and Duties :

The Lead Software Developer is a member of the Event Engineering Team (EET) and supports the Event Designer and Event Lead.  The Lead Software Developer is responsible for leading the software development efforts for event environment design.

Qualifications :

US Citizen

TS with SCI eligibility clearance

Bachelor’s degree with a focus in computer science, or a focus in computer and information sciences, information technology, management information systems, or a related discipline with corresponding experience and demonstrated mastery of relevant computer science and software engineering topics.

2+ years of experience with cyber testing or training to include experience with defensive and offensive cyber tools and TTPs.

2+ years of systems administration experience.

3+ years of experience with software development and software engineering

Desired Qualifications :

• Expert knowledge of : software development to include agile software development practices; programming languages; operating systems; networks; enterprise and consumer IT concepts, architectures, and systems (compute, network, storage).
• Expert knowledge of PowerShell, bash scripting, python scripting, and C / C++ development.
• Experience developing web applications using web development frameworks such as Django, Ruby on Rails, Flask, Angular, Bottle, jQuery, Meteor.
• Knowledge of one or more continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Knowledge of infrastructure configuration automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, etc.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following MySQL, MariaDB, mongoDB, Postgres SQL, or no SQL.
• Knowledge of Networking protocols such as TCP / IP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, DNS, FTP.
• Extensive and varied experience designing realistic terrain, including global gray and target environments.
• Experience developing user simulators, which generate network and application traffic to simulate realistic users.
• Advanced knowledge of virtualization and containerization technologies such as VMWare, Docker, HyperV, Xen, Kubernetes, etc.
• Expertise in building out complex enterprise infrastructures using various operating systems and services (e.g., AD, Exchange, DNS, DHCP, VPN, email, databases, IIS, Apache, etc.)

Preferred Certifications :

• Possess DoDD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification OR;
• Possess DoDD 8570 IAT Level II certification or greater

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation’s most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers’ business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.
• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses.
• Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO / vacation / sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.
• Employee Assistance Program : Counseling / legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Adapt Forward is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, religion, age, gender, sexuality, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Adapt Forward promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.