Software Engineer

Acara Solutions seeks a Software Engineer for our client in Scottsdale, AZ.

• As a Software Engineer for the SDA GMI program, you will be an integral part of a cross-functional team developing and deploying state-of-the-art ground operational systems.
• Your work will directly contribute to the success and innovation of the program.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software for ground-based space systems.
• Build and manage APIs and backend services using modern development practices.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Support cloud-based and containerized application deployments.

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering or Science or Engineering or Technology or Mathematics with 5 years of experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with prompt engineering and AI tools to accelerate workloads.

• Master's Degree with 3 years of experience.
• Agile experience.
• Proficiency in Python and Java.
• Strong understanding of API design, testing, development, and management.
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile methodology and best practices.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect preferred), Azure.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of security best practices, risk, compliance, vulnerability management, encryption, PKI, incident response, auditing, and monitoring.
• Strong ability to work effectively with development, operations, and security teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient in generating documentation and sharing knowledge.
• GitLab, Nexus Managed Artifacts, Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD.
• VS Code, Maven.
• AWS: EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Kubernetes, Docker.
• ACAS/Grype vulnerability scanning, SIEM (Splunk), Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Git, Jira, Confluence.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret DoD security clearance.