Responsibilities:

The Naval Research Lab seeks a highly adaptable, quick learning, self-starter engineer to join the NRL TNM team.  

The software developer & INT engineer will design, analyze and integrate existing subsystems leveraging Python to orchestrate the latest network technology and tools within the TNM tool suite. 

The candidate will have experience in AGILE Software development for Linux environments pursuing Network modeling/simulation for wired and wireless network applications. 

Experience would include leveraging python to write glue code between subsystems. 

Familiarity with coding standards, configuration management, CDCI, VMs, Containerization, and Linux applications is required. 

This job entails daily coding of the networking tools to model unique networking architectures with a focus on analytics that provide metrics on network performance.  This is NOT a network administrator position.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, or Network Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in the software development field/industry
• Resourceful, quick learner who has flexibility with changing and dynamic requirements
• Coding: Python 3.9, VMs, Podman and Docker Container Creation, Dockerized subsystems, Docker/Podman Compose, Custom Interface creation, gRPC, REST.
• Familiar with AGILE environment including bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and JENKINS workflows. Familiar with build manifests and automated testing with Pytest.
• Data model creation, large data processing, task & queue automation, sub-classing, robust regex creation, build chain tracking, Sphinx and self-documentation.
• Familiar with Linux system admin, Redhat 9, Python and Linux scripting & OSquery.
• Familiarity with software packaging.  Capable of installing and configuring Linux as well as minor system/network administrative functions.
• Demonstrated understanding of Atlassian tools such as confluence, git, Jira, Jenkins, Artifactory.
• Understanding of git and software development version control to include code reviews, PRs, and merging.

Desired Qualifications:

• Network Modeling/Simulation, Network Modeling Tools expertise.  Solid foundation in industry/standard network technologies, routers, switches, spanning tree, routing protocols.
• Familiarity with MANETs and related protocols is a plus (ex: IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, PPP, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with Software Defined Network architecture and service based implementations 
• Familiarity with Traffic Engineering to include aspects such as prioritization, QOS, Class of Services to include L2 radio/router
• Familiarity with Network Security Abstraction exampled by end to end crypto solutions such as HAIPE

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Active SECRET Clearance required to work at NRL
• Candidate may eventually be required to possess an active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph