Element 84

• Collaborating with development teams for the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud-native solutions on Azure and AWS. • Developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code to manage and provision infrastructure across numerous Azure and AWS accounts, ensuring consistency and efficiency. • Maintaining and optimizing CI/CD automation pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software deployments. • Collaborating with security experts to translate organizational security requirements into secure and compliant cloud implementations. • Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support • Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards. • Own execution of small-medium sized features with higher-level technical support • You describe the details of your work fluidly and accurately to technical peers

• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support • Improve quality by actively participating in code reviews and adhering to team quality standards • Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices • Own the execution of medium-to-large-sized features with higher-level technical support • Describe and document the details of your work fluidly and accurately for technical peers and non-technical stakeholders • Think holistically about the system and build with an eye towards long term maintainability and efficiency • Collaboratively provide estimates and other input to the client, project managers designers, or others about features to help determine their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority level • Contribute to a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for all individuals

• Leading the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure. • Collaborating with security experts to translate organizational security requirements into secure and compliant cloud implementations. • Developing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code to manage and provision infrastructure across numerous Azure and AWS accounts, ensuring consistency and efficiency. • Maintaining and optimizing CI/CD automation pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software deployments. • Crafting automation scripts in Python, Bash, JavaScript, and other relevant languages to streamline operational workflows. • Contributing to the development and maintenance of infrastructure supporting Generative AI applications on domain-specific datasets. • Automating the creation and management of front and back-end applications, pipelines, security tooling, etc. • Defining and advocating for best practices and standards for DevOps success across Element 84 and our customer organizations.

• Design and build the multi-agent systems that power NASA's Text-to-Spaceship initiative • Translate physical constraints into prompt contexts, structured outputs, and agent guardrails • Design and implement programmatic workflows for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) • Vet AI-generated structural designs, identifying edge cases and impractical geometries • Design and implement agentic frameworks for complex engineering workflows • Build pipelines that convert natural language mission requirements into structured specifications • Connect AI agents to external engineering tools via custom API integrations • Deploy and scale AI workloads across cloud providers using containerized architectures • Build evaluation frameworks for agentic applications

• Lead an immediate, formal architectural evaluation of our current AI tooling landscape. • Evaluate candidate AI platforms and tools against Element 84’s strict CMMC/NIST 800-171 compliance requirements. • Present a definitive, adoption strategy compliant with Zero-Trust frameworks. • Lead the technical procurement, configuration, and rollout of approved AI platform environments. • Manage the AI tool portfolio: onboard approved tools, sunset redundant or non-compliant tools. • Architect and implement Zero Trust conditional access policies. • Execute the deployment of approved AI architectures, building out any necessary AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure. • Serve as the primary technical author for the organization’s System Security Plan (SSP).

About Element 84 Element 84 is a woman-owned small business that works with public, private, and non-profit sector clients to develop geospatial data processing pipelines & build software that helps answer big questions about our health, our infrastructure, and our changing planet. We solve challenging problems across a wide range of industries, but our super power is cloud-based geospatial data processing, remote sensing, and Earth science systems. Our headquarters is located in Alexandria, VA and we have a satellite office in Philadelphia, PA. A Few Other Things You Should Know - Element 84's values are: We Invest in Each Other, We are Reliable, and Our Work Benefits our World. - Element 84 works on meaningful projects that are challenging—from a technical, people, and team perspective. We make an impact on large projects through our leadership and expertise, both formal and informal. - Element 84 values life outside of work. We offer parental leave for everyone and support each other through family challenges like medical problems, adoptions, and new babies. - Element 84 has had a flexible work schedule since our founding in 2010. - Element 84 is committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and respect for all individuals as we constantly strive to create a work environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. About You You are curious about the world, are constantly learning, driven to lead (formally or informally), and have a strong work ethic. You're interested in solving impactful problems in science, medicine, and other projects that have a societal good. You can work independently or with a team, prioritize your projects, and be effective without micromanagement. You'll care about writing. Our team is remote and written communication is essential. In addition to caring about a well-crafted email and a succinct conference abstract, you understand that good writing is good design and engineering. Job Summary A talented software engineer is needed on the Element 84 team to support our federal clients in their mission. The Element 84 Federal Business Unit works primarily with NASA, NOAA, and USGS on projects involving the processing, distribution, and visualization of geospatial and remotely sensed data in the Cloud. As a member of this team, this software engineer will build innovative tools allowing scientists and students alike to discover, transform, update, and improve the quality of earth science data in the pursuit of solving a wide range of environmental and socio-economic issues. Primary Responsibilities - Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing, and operational support - Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards. - Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices. - Own execution of small-medium sized features with higher-level technical support - You describe the details of your work fluidly and accurately to technical peers Qualifications Here are the guidelines we're looking at to gauge experience and skillset: Required Qualifications - Active NOAA CAC badge - 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer - Experience building full-stack applications using Python, JavaScript, or similar programming languages - Experience with Clojure - Experience with React - Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including at a minimum S3, IAM, and Lambda - Proficiency in troubleshooting software issues and debugging a large codebase - Ability to work as a member of a small team using the Scrum methodology - Firm commitment to and experience with automated testing and continuous integration - Proponent of continuous improvement; willingness to bring new ideas to the team - Outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and proficiently in a remote environment - Energetic, self-motivated, team player - Bachelor's Degree in a technical major, such as Computer Science or Engineering (will consider equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree) - Location Note: This is a remote position and candidates need to reside within a local travel distance (100 miles or less) of our primary East Coast hubs (Alexandria, VA and Philadelphia, PA). Local residency is required to facilitate an in-person final interview, identity verification, and periodic in-person team collaboration. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with node.js or python - Experience working in a development team using an Agile methodology (preferably Scrum or SAFe) - Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo) - Experience developing on MacOS X - AWS Certification This position requires that applicants be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or at any time in the future, and be able to pass a general background check. Additional Information Paying attention to who we are as a company–people, family members, friends, and colleagues–is our primary focus at Element 84. There are lots of ways to run a company, and, for us, we prioritize wanting to come to work, being around people we enjoy, taking on big things with people you trust, and sharing our achievements as a team. - You’ll get credit when things go right and we’ll have your back when things go wrong. - We only take on work that is challenging and right for us. There are projects we will turn down and the team has a say. - We may be a small company, but we have big company benefits meant to support the idea that we're here for the long term and happiness comes from much more than where you work. - We have an extraordinary retention rate because we hire extraordinary people. We hope that’s you. Compensation The salary range for this job is $105,000 - $141,000. Actual compensation offered to candidate will be finalized at offer and may be above or below the posted range due to skill level, experience, industry-specific knowledge, education/certifications, or geographic location. Base salary represents just one component of the Element 84 total compensation package. Employees will also receive a number of benefits as listed below. Other compensation for this position may include bonus eligibility (dependent on employee performance and company profits). Location & Remote Work This is a full time, salaried position. Please submit your information, resume and cover letter if you are interested. Remote candidates are encouraged, but your home office must be less than 100 miles from either Element 84’s Alexandria, VA or Philadelphia, PA hub. Benefits Offered - Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits - Life Insurance, Short & Long Term disability insurance - Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance - 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% of salary employer contributions (paid regardless of employee participation) - Health savings account with a company contribution - Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation) - Company-paid parental leave after one year of employment - Flexible work schedules - Paid employee assistance program - 40 hours paid sick leave - 4 weeks + 1 day paid time off per calendar year (prorated first year) - 6 floating paid holidays per year - Cell phone stipend - Initial home office setup bonus Element 84 is an equal opportunity employer.

• Participate in all aspects of the software and data product development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support • Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards • Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices • Own the execution of medium-to-large sized features with higher-level technical support • Describe and document the details of your work fluidly and accurately for technical peers and non-technical stakeholders • Think holistically about the application and build with an eye towards long term maintainability and efficiency • Collaboratively provide estimates and other input to the client, project managers, or others about features to help determine their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority level • Contribute to a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for all individuals

• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing, and operational support • Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards. • Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices. • Own execution of small-medium sized features with higher-level technical support • You describe the details of your work fluidly and accurately to technical peers

• Participate in all aspects of the software and data product development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support • Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards • Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices • Own the execution of medium-to-large sized features with higher-level technical support • Describe and document the details of your work fluidly and accurately for technical peers and non-technical stakeholders • Think holistically about the application and build with an eye towards long term maintainability and efficiency • Collaboratively provide estimates and other input to the client, project managers designers, or others about features to help determine their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority level • Contribute to a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for all individuals

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP to meet mission and compliance requirements. • Assist in developing and maintaining essential security artifacts, including System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms). • Analyze complex cloud and system architectures to identify security risks and recommend effective mitigation strategies. • Apply and document security controls based on NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171 standards. • Collaborate with all functional areas of the team to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and automate security checks. • Assist in cloud-based incident response and lead vulnerability remediation efforts. • Provide expert guidance on cloud security best practices, including encryption, access controls, identity management, and data protection. • Evaluate, recommend, and implement cloud-native and third-party security tools. • Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and change control processes to ensure the security of new systems and changes. • Lead annual security assessments and ongoing monitoring activities to maintain a strong security posture. • Advise Information System Owners (ISOs) on system security and compliance matters. • Oversee security posture for cloud infrastructure and monitor tenant security control implementation. • Support the development and maintenance of ISAs between tenants and Cloud Computing Services.