Description ACARA Solutions and our client in Scottsdale, AZ have a long term contract or contract-to-direct hire position available. Senior Software/Systems Engineer (Space Force) This is an onsite position and it requires the contractor to be able to obtain a U.S. Citizen Secret clearance after start (a current active Secret clearance is a plus).  Skills: Python / Java programming languages Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON. Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload Tools: CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts, AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD Build/Development: VS Code, Maven Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) Version control: Git Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation Collaboration: Jira, Confluence Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics. Minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering that includes the majority of the following: Agile experience. Python / Java programming languages Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON. Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts, AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD Build/Development: VS Code, Maven Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) Version control: Git Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation Collaboration: Jira, Confluence Preferred Skills / Qualifications: Master's Degree