Senior Signals Automation Engineer

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We are seeking an innovative, mission-driven Data Analytics Signals Software Engineer.In this high-impact role, you will design, build, and maintain custom data analytics frameworks that automate and scale complex signals analysis across high-throughput data streams. Working closely with domain experts and signals analysts, you will translate operational requirements into scalable algorithmic models, pipeline transformations, and analytics solutions that accelerate threat detection and operational decision-making. If you thrive on applying modern software engineering to massive data streams, building custom analytics tools, and bringing your authentic self to high-stakes defense tech, Team Nyla wants you on board!

The annual base salary range for this role is $156,000-$184,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

• Custom Analytics Signals Processing:Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying custom software analytics to automate and scale signals analysis and processing.

  • Data Engineering Automation: Demonstrated proficiency in crafting automated data ingestion, transformation, and analytical pipelines for high-volume datasets.

  • Advanced Scripting Development: Core technical capabilities in Python, Java, or C++ to write efficient algorithms, parse complex data formats, and support analytics tools.

  • Mission Integration Analytics Scaling: Ability to work directly with analysts and operational teams to evaluate signal signatures and transition domain expertise into automated machine capabilities.

  • Agile Tooling Operations: Working experience in Agile development environments utilizing Git, Jira, and Confluence for workflow tracking and documentation.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 10+ years of professional experience in data science, NLP, or software engineering ORAssociate's Degree PLUS 12+ years of specialized technical experience in lieu of a degree.

Big Data Frameworks: Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or ElasticSearch for large-scale data queries.

Data Visualization: Experience designing intuitive dashboards or visualization components to display analytics outputs to analysts in real time.

Containerized Deployment: Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes environments for deploying scalable analytics services.

Nyla Technology Solutionsdelivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages clickhere.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.