Software Engineer

Clearance: NONE 

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The Software Engineer will be responsible for setting up a software testbed for wireless network emulation. This testbed consists of containers, custom programs, and graphical elements. To excel, one should have a strong understanding of both software-defined networking concepts and container applications.

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

The Software Engineer will help with application development. Designing, coding and debugging applications in various software languages. Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis. Object-oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD). Software modeling and simulation. Front end graphical user interface design. Software testing and quality assurance. Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation. Supports, maintains and documents software functionality. Integrates software with existing systems. Evaluates and identifies new technologies for implementation. Maintains standards compliance. Implements localization or globalization of software

What You'll Bring:

• Software-defined networking or traditional networking experience, especially open-source versions 
• Significant experience with Mininet in a workplace setting on a project
• Networking protocols (TCP/IP, OSPF, etc.)
• Software containers (docker, podman, etc.) 
• Programming languages: Python, Bash, Java 
• Software visualization development (dashboards, webpages, etc.) 
• Experience working in a network testbed environment previously

Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5years Networking Applications and Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, DHCP, SSH, FTP and HTTP/S.
• 5 years Significant experience with Mininet
• 5 years Software-defined networking or traditional networking experience, including open-source versions
• 5 years Object Oriented Software Design and Development
• 5 years Python and Bash scripting
• 5 years Python Programming/Scripting
• 5 years Software Design/Development
• 5 years Software visualization development (dashboards, webpages, etc.)
• 5 years Containerization (Docker, podman, etc.)
• 5 years Hardware and Software Integration
• 5 years Experience with network test bed systems

Desired Certifications/Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with the Linux operating system is highly desirable

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

1. You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
2. You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
3. You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences

• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 100% the first 3%, then 50% on the next 2%. It ends up calculating to be total 4%, company matches when an employee at least contributes at 5%.

• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Location: Hybrid \- Candidate should expect to work onsite 4 days/wk with one day remote. There may be some program work that requires more onsite work.

Travel: NONE

Clearance: Interim clearance sufficient to start.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.