{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"201bbb950fdf076b87c4eab5","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/201bbb950fdf076b87c4eab5","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/201bbb950fdf076b87c4eab5","title":"Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kafka, ETL)","description":"Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kafka, ETL)\nClearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required\nPosition ID: 20-22-012-SWE1\nLocation: Columbia, Maryland\nDescription:\nYou will be part of a team responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure cognizance. You will be tasked with aggregating data sources to create a clear picture of what infrastructure was requested, what infrastructure was deployed, and proactively alerting on any discrepancies. The team's application is used by subject matter experts to investigate, create, and iterate on best practices and deployment rules, and the team detects and surfaces cases where requested or provisioned infrastructure breaks those best practices and rules. Given the visibility and impact of this work, the team interacts with many stakeholders from across the organization and iterates as frequently as possible. As a Software Engineer I focusing on streaming analytics and ETL, you will design pipelines that transform infrastructure data into actionable insights and leverage AI to conduct analysis and rapidly develop new solutions.\nBuild streaming data pipelines (Kafka, Python) to process infrastructure data.\nDevelop ETL workflows to reconcile requested vs. realized infrastructure.\nApply AI tools and techniques to accelerate analysis and prototype new solutions quickly.\nEnsure scalable and reliable data ingestion and processing.\nCollaborate with full-stack engineers on integration and visualization of results.\nPosition Required Skills:\nStrong proficiency in Python.\nDemonstrated use of AI/ML tools to accelerate data analysis and engineering solution development.\nExperience with Kafka and streaming analytics.\nWorking knowledge of relational databases.\nExposure to adjacent domains such as dataflow, data science, or mission analytics is a plus.\nNice to Haves\nExperience analyzing cyber security data sets such as network traffic and OS events.\nUnderstanding of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.\nHands-on experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.\nFamiliarity with ClickHouse.\nProficiency with Git and GitLab.\nWorking knowledge of Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.\nSWE1 Qualifications:\nYOE Requirement: 3 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.\nSalary Range: $163k-$199k (Annually)\nThe range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.\nAkina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.\nAkina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.\nWe are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nwww.akina-inc.com/careers","company":"Akina","rawCompany":"akina","city":"Columbia","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T15:42:48.106Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kafka, ETL)","description":"Software Engineer 1 - (Python, Kafka, ETL)\nClearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required\nPosition ID: 20-22-012-SWE1\nLocation: Columbia, Maryland\nDescription:\nYou will be part of a team responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure cognizance. You will be tasked with aggregating data sources to create a clear picture of what infrastructure was requested, what infrastructure was deployed, and proactively alerting on any discrepancies. The team's application is used by subject matter experts to investigate, create, and iterate on best practices and deployment rules, and the team detects and surfaces cases where requested or provisioned infrastructure breaks those best practices and rules. Given the visibility and impact of this work, the team interacts with many stakeholders from across the organization and iterates as frequently as possible. 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This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.\nAkina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.\nAkina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. 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