Cleared Tracking Engineer - Global Situational Awareness

GA-CCRi maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities, including THRESHER and DRAGONSPELL, that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. Our rapidly growing suite of federal software solutions are used by thousands of intelligence analysts and military personnel around the globe to counter new and emerging threats to national security 

GA-CCRi is looking for Tracking Engineers with a Software Engineering background to join our team and support the development of next-generation tracking software. In this role, you'll build a strong skill set in analyzing data from air, maritime, and ground sources, while contributing to data fusion and tracking systems. Prior software engineering experience and the ability to effectively apply mathematical concepts will be essential for developing cutting-edge tracking solutions. Join our growing team and shape the future of tracking and intelligence integration.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and support deployment of tracking systems that meet software compliance standards.
• Implement software to represent and update tracking movement though state estimation techniques (e.g. Kalman/IMM filters).
• Implement visualization features of tracking data.
• Develop test scripts and frameworks to validate functionality. 
• Expand test suite against real tracking data to ensure test suite covers relevant and historical use cases.
• Collaborate with domain experts, users, development teams, and management to develop against prioritized features.

Requirements

• Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.
• Typically requires a degree in computer science or a related discipline. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Experienced with software version control systems, in particular, git. 
• Experience with a variety of programming languages, such as Java, Scala, Python, and Golang.
• Supporting experience to execute against database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
• Supporting experience to execute against cloud technologies such as Hadoop, Kafka, HBase, Accumulo.
• Experienced with full software lifecycle development.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications 

• CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Gitlab CI/CD, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Jenkins).
• Experience with sensor technologies and data acquisition systems used in tracking applications, such as radar, lidar, GPS, or cameras.
• Deployment technologies such as: Docker, Kubernetes, Knative, Helm, Rancher. 
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms and services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.
• Interested in maintaining and adapting existing codebases. 
• Experience with data fusion and data engineering tools. 
• Ability to leverage filtering algorithms, such as Kalman filters and Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) filters.
• Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning techniques for enhancing tracking capabilities, such as object detection and classification.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community and DoD mission sets 
• CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified 

Travel Percentage Required

0-10%

Relocation Assistance Provided

Yes

US Citizenship Required?

Yes

Clearance Required?

Yes

Clearance Level

Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a CI poly is required.

Pay Range

$120,000-$140,000

Benefits

• Casual Work Environment
• Intellectually Challenging Work
• Health Insurance including FSA, HSA and Tricare Supplement options
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Defined Retirement Benefit, including both a 401K match and pension plan.
• Very Flexible Vacation Policy
• The job description above is not intended to be comprehensive list. Responsibilities, activities, duties, and/or tasks may change or be assigned at any time.
• CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.