Senior Software Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the design and implementation of a data-centric architecture leveraging cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cross-domain transfer systems. This role involves working in a mission-driven environment to develop and maintain advanced software solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in a DevSecOps environment to ensure availability of biometric systems and data for end users.
• Lead integration, maintenance, and monitoring of software systems to ensure constant availability of technical resources.
• Design, implement, and enhance complex software systems including processing-intensive analytics, real-time systems, and business management information systems.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations teams to develop enterprise Automated Facial Extraction and Matching (AFEM) capabilities.
• Participate in test, staging, and production deployments ensuring system reliability and performance.
• Develop and maintain software applications using C#.
• Implement API development, ETL processes, and enterprise search capabilities such as Elasticsearch.
• Utilize DevOps tools like GitLab or Jenkins for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Monitor automated system integration tests and resolve system abnormalities.
• Foster collaboration within the team to deliver high-quality solutions to customers. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Proficiency in C# programming and API development.
• Knowledge of SQL Server, ETL processes, and application-level security.
• Hands-on experience with microservices and logging systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with biometric systems and SDKs.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and DevOps tools.
• Experience with AWS cloud-based architecture and services like Lambda.
• Experience with GPU processing using CUDA, PyTorch, etc.
• Knowledge of GraphQL, Python, Bash, Apache NiFi, and Kafka.
• Active certifications such as Security+ or CE.
• Proficiency with Linux server management and tools optimized for cross-platform environments. Required Education and Experience Equivalency
• Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's Degree with 6+ years of experience. Required Certifications
• None specified. Required Security Clearance
• Active Top Secret/SCI Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation
• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent). Health
• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Income Protection
• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000. Retirement
• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options. Leave
• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays. Work-Life Balance
• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent). NT