Appian Software Integrator/ Low Code Developer – TS/SCI

Appian Software Integrator/ Low Code Developer – TS/SCI

Xcelerate Solution is seeking you as our next TS/SCI cleared Appian Software Integrator / Low Code Developer supporting DIA-NMEC under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. You will work closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Manager on a broad scope of activities extending across the development of systems to include backend and frontend software engineering tasks.  Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.

Location:

Bethesda, MD

Security Clearance:

TS/SCI
 

Responsibilities:

• Work with a team of system integration engineers to successfully deploy release candidates to production environment.
• Participate in test, staging and production deployment.
• Assist in the maintenance of services and procedures for a big data pipeline which includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, and several in house written python/java micro services running on Kubernetes
• Integrate Docker containers using Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm and other DevOpsSec integration tools
• Monitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and components
• Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines
• Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customer

Minimum Requirements:

• Typically requires Bachelor’s Degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience
• Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain Poly
• Experience with Appian
• Experience with Appian Self-Assembling Interface Layer (SAIL)
• Experience with containerization, especially with Docker
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins
• Experience with Agile practices
• Development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with systems at scale
• Kafka or other message passing systems
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Cloud infrastructure experience
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
  • Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Graphana
  • GPU-based Kubernetes
  • SALT for deployment automation
  • Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash, specifically admin experience
  • Helm and Helmfile
  • Cloudera usage, including Kafka topic creation/management, Zookeeper, Solr, and Flume
  • Nexus

About Xcelerate Solutions:

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate’s culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal’s “50 Best Places to Work” list as well as being a “Great Place to Work” certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come