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≈ $174k – $375k per year (Estimated)
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Employment
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Avalore scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Avalore is a US defense and intelligence technology contractor based in Arlington, Virginia that provides data science, data engineering, software development, cloud and cybersecurity services to Department of War and intelligence community customers. Its programs include work on a War Data Platform, imagery and data exploitation, ISR analysis and machine learning support, with staff in Arlington, Chantilly, Springfield and Herndon, Virginia and Annapolis Junction, Maryland, and many positions require security clearances. It hires data scientists and exploitation specialists, data architects, software, platform and cloud engineers, cybersecurity staff and ISR staff officers.

As a Software Development Engineer in this role, you will focus on designing and implementing robust event-driven architectures that enhance observability and enable comprehensive tracking of events across diverse data pipelines. Your work will involve developing modular systems that support seamless integration with new data formats and domains, ensuring scalability and adaptability as business needs evolve. You will be responsible for building solutions that prioritize access control, fault tolerance, and real-time alerting, all while maintaining high standards for record keeping in a digital environment. Leveraging your expertise, you will help create frameworks that allow for granular monitoring and rapid response to system events, supporting the organization’s commitment to operational excellence.

To excel in this position, you should be comfortable working with technologies such as Python for asynchronous and concurrent programming, Kafka for distributed messaging, and JSON for data interchange. Familiarity with observability tools like Grafana and the ELK stack will be essential for building dashboards and monitoring system health. Experience with distributed systems, event-driven design patterns, and implementing fault-tolerant architectures will be highly beneficial. Exposure to best practices in modular software design, access management, and scalable pipeline development will further support your success as you contribute to expanding the organization’s data infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph
  • Experience with:
    • Python
    • Kafka
    • Distributed Systems
    • Event-Driven Design
    • Asynchronous Coding
    • Concurrency
    • JSON
    • Fault Tolerance
    • Observability
    • Grafana
    • ELK

Desired:

  • Experience with access control in event-driven architectures
  • Expertise in modular system design for data pipelines
  • Familiarity with alerting and record-keeping solutions
  • Knowledge of expanding architectures to support multiple data domains and formats

Work Environment:

  • Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment).
  • Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

Physical Demands:

  • While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear.
  • Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel:

  • Up to 10%/ Occasional travel.

Avalore will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants who are unable to utilize our online application system due to a disability. Please send your request to [email protected].

Avalore is an Equal Opportunity Employer - We not discriminate based on age, race, national or ethnic origin, gender, veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply.

  • Employer Contributions to Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) with a generous matching program
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Salary at Avalore is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combinaition of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.
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