Forward Deployed Reliability Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at M9 Solutions. Washington · $220,000–$230,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Keep the government customer's essential data workflows operating reliably
- Take assigned on-call weeks and resolve serious outages before users are affected
- Turn incident lessons into scripts, automation, and improvements to the product
What you bring
- An active Secret clearance is required
- A technical education, such as computer science, engineering or another listed field
- Working proficiency in Python, Java and SQL
- Experience tracing failures to their cause and recording fixes for others to reuse
Who this fits
This role suits an engineer who can troubleshoot production data workflows and respond during assigned on-call weeks. The job is hybrid and supports a government contract for a client in Washington, DC.
From the employer
M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations that desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to more than 30 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers nationwide. Our capabilities include IT Talent Solutions, Data Delivery & Analytics, Cyber Security, Cloud Migration, Applications and Infrastructure, Software Development, and Finance & Accounting.
M9 Solutions is seeking a Forward Deployed Reliability Engineer for a hybrid role supporting a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active Secret clearance is required.
Responsibilities
- Keeps mission-critical data workflows running for a U.S. Government customer.
- Takes on-call weeks and responds to critical outages, fixing issues before they reach users.
- Turns lessons learned into scripts, automation, and product improvements.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Active Secret security clearance.
- A background in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or another technical field.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, and SQL.
- Familiarity with parallel data processing and optimizing Spark jobs.
- Root-cause analysis experience and documenting fixes so others can reuse them.
- Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical people.
- Availability to respond to critical outages during assigned on-call weeks.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Experience optimizing large-scale distributed PySpark builds, or distributed compute with Polars or Pandas.
- Experience debugging older code written by others.
- Ability to own problems end to end with little oversight and prioritize competing issues.
- Java or C++ software development experience.
- TypeScript and data-platform experience.
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Full-Time Employee Compensation
- M9 Solutions’ pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the position, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, location, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
- M9 Benefits - https://m9solutions.com/why-join-m9/#our-benefits
M9 Solutions, LLC (M9) is a Federal subcontractor and complies with all applicable federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). M9 also adheres to the affirmative action requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), ensuring equal opportunity for protected veterans. If you wish to voluntarily share that you are an individual with a disability, you are welcome to do so at any point in the application or employment process; M9 does not require this information, and it will not affect your candidacy. If you need accommodation during the application process or encounter difficulties using our website, please contact our Human Resources Department at hr@m9solutions.com or 703-936-0880.
M9 Solutions is a proud participant in the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) program and supports the Military Medics and Corpsmen (MMAC) initiative, demonstrating our commitment to hiring and supporting veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses, and dependents.
With 15+ years of proven delivery and growth, M9 Solutions is a unique small business with credible past performance and key capabilities offering project management services, solution architects, business analysts, program managers, technical architects, and technical consultants. M9 was recognized as an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2012. M9 Solutions believes that work should be fun, rewarding, and something everyone can be excited about. We offer a competitive compensation package and value diverse perspectives in driving the vision of the company.
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