Junior Cloud/Software Engineer

• Support the development and enhancement of Catalog Collection services such as the Catalog Service, Object Store, Metadata/Tagging services, Source Citation Manager, and Enterprise Search.
• Assist with maintenance, sustainment, bug fixes, and minor enhancements to existing catalog capabilities running within the NASIC Unified Cloud (NUC) and DAF CLOUDworks environments.
• Help implement and test cloudnative components using containerization and CI/CD processes required for deployment across multiple security enclaves.
• Contribute to developing and updating API documentation, OpenAPI specifications, user guides, and onboarding material for internal and external catalog service users.
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies, contribute to team discussions, review work items, and collaborate with Government SMEs and other developers.
• Support integration testing and verification of catalog services as they interact with ICAM Services, Foundational Services, EPAS, and mission applications.
• Assist with documenting design updates, architecture changes, endpoints, dependencies, and versioning for catalog services as required by CDRLs.

• Are excited to learn how enterprise cataloging, metadata management, and search systems support critical intelligence workflows.
• Enjoy working with APIs, data models, and cloudnative software development.
• Thrive in collaborative, Agile environments and want mentorship from senior engineers and architects.
• Are curious about eventdriven architectures, metadata tagging, and how catalog services power enterprisewide data discovery.
• Are motivated to grow into a role that includes designing scalable catalog services and contributing to R&D efforts over time.

• Assist with implementing catalog features such as metadata tagging, lookup and resolution logic, labeling workflows, object registration, and citation tracking.
• Help maintain and integrate Catalog Collection capabilities into cloud environments (NUC and CLOUDworks), adapting to evolving infrastructure and ensuring stable deployments.
• Support the development of onboarding and enablement materials for new catalog service users, including API references, training content, and example workflows.
• Contribute to testing, refactoring, and validating catalog services to ensure reliability, interoperability, and compliance with NASIC's approved technology stack.
• Participate in documenting architecture diagrams, endpoint descriptions, environment dependencies, and versioning history as part of technical deliverables.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate catalog capabilities with ICAM, Foundational Services, Collaboration Services, and mission applications.
• Provide support for minor enhancements, UI updates, and bug resolution in catalog tools under the guidance of senior developers.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Foundational programming experience (academic or professional) in Python, Java, or similar languages used to build backend services.
• Basic understanding of cloudnative development concepts (containers, microservices, CI/CD) as referenced in the Catalog Collection requirement for cloudnative patterns.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and JSONbased service communication; ability to read and update OpenAPI/API documentation.
• Ability to work within Agile/Scrum teams, participate in ceremonies, and contribute to teambased software development.
• Ability to support maintenance, sustainment, and minor enhancements of operational software.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearances as required for work performed at NASIC

• Experience developing or supporting cataloging, metadata, tagging, or search services (aligned with Catalog Collection capabilities such as Catalog Service, Object Store, Metadata/Tagging, Source Citation Manager, Enterprise Search).
• Exposure to Kubernetes or cloud container orchestration (noted in PWS 6.7 as highly desired).
• Familiarity with eventdriven architecture patterns.
• Basic understanding of data modeling, metadata structures, or content indexing used in search/catalog systems.
• Experience writing user documentation, API references, or onboarding materials.
• Handson experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, or secure deployment workflows across multiple environments/enclaves.
• Exposure to enterprise or government environments, especially involving crossdomain or multisecuritylevel workflows.
• Any relevant certifications, such as Scrum Developer or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).

• United States citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a secret security clearance

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

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