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Software Engineer II (TS/SCI w/ Polygraph)

COMSO
Fort Meade, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Feb 2025

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Description

About us:

COMSO, Inc. is a powerhouse when it comes to empowering federal government stakeholders to fulfill their mission with confidence and efficiency. Our staff brings knowledgeable IT systems expertise, software development proficiency, innovative learning solutions for workforce development, and exceptional operations and production support. We were founded in 1988, and remain a recognized woman owned small business, operating in several states including Maryland, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, and Alaska. We are honored to be recognized as a Top Workplace for seven years running by the Baltimore Sun Media Group.


Currently, we are seeking an Software Engineer II to join our Team!


** Must have active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph before consideration **


Description:

 

Respond to requests for information about missing or improperly processed session data

  • Research using the database query capabilities to identify processing issues in systems and attempt to modify processing or configuration so that the problems are resolved.
  • Resolve processing issues as identified by a mission entity.  Coordinate support teams when a problem is identified and communicate the processing issues to get them resolved in future code releases for corporate systems.
  • Work with providers, network team, and comms teams to fix network issues or provider data formatting issue so that data is properly processed.

Support systems at sites for FISA TITLE I and FAA 702 from a hardware, software and metrics monitoring perspective.

  • Perform software upgrades on two major Applications for ingest, acquisition and session bundling processing software.
  • Monitor and resolve processing issues on Application systems
  • Monitor circuit and packet processing systems and resolve issues
  • Establish new survey tasking and perform analyst surveys
  • Established new sustained tasking and perform de-tasking requirements
  • Write and maintain software/scripts to receive incoming collection, process and format outgoing sessions
  • Perform deep packet analysis and file sorting for incoming data on current applications
  • Write specialized fingerprints in support of mission and data processing functionality
  • Write application micro plugins as needed (C code)
  • Write python and bash shell scripts as needed
  • Write and maintain software/scripts to receive signature tasking files and generate transformed files used for selector tasking, session filtering, selection and forwarding
  • Receive FISA Title I tasking information file and generate signature variables, fingerprints and category
  • Receive VoIP selector tasking file and prep for use on application to task voice
  • Receive VoIP selector phone number filtering file and prep for use on application to filter voice cuts


Requirements:

  • Machine Code assembly/machine code language (1s and 0s)
  • C/C++
  • Packet processing background (Wireshark)
  • Linux/UNIX Background
  • A Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.  

Nice to have:

  • Perl
  • Python
  • Front-end collection

Clearance Requirements

  • TS/SCI w/ POLYGRAPH REQUIRED BEFORE CONSIDERATION

Benefits:

  • 100% company-paid Medical deductible w/ low premiums, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Short-term & Long-term Disability
  • 401K: 6% dollar-for-dollar match (vested immediately)
  • Paternal Leave (same amount of time for mother & father)
  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 Federal Holidays
  • Birthday Holiday
  • 2-week fully paid Sabbatical every 5 years
  • Emergency Facility Closure Days


COMSO, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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