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  • Software Engineer

    Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Software Engineer, for a W2 contract opportunity!

    Software Engineer
    Location: Irving, TX; Charlotte, NC, Columbus OH, Phoenix, AZ
    Work Schedule: Hybrid
    Duration: 12 months with a possibility of converting to FTE

    Top Skills:

    • Must Have 7+ years as a Java developer with PowerShell or Python experience.
    • Bravura Pass experience is a major plus.
    • Bravura Security IDM suite or Pass experience, LDAP.
    • C++             
    • Java Developer          
    • Python         
    • RESTful API             
    • SQL

    Job Description:

    In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Software Engineering and contribute to large-scale planning related to Software Engineering deliverables. Review and analyze moderately complex Software Engineering challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Software Engineering deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with client personnel in Software Engineering.

     

    NICE-TO-HAVE Skills: Bravura Password Manager

    Required Qualifications: 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

     

       “Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”

    May 18, 2026
  • Security Engineer

    Security Engineer 3 – PAM /IAM
    Irving, TX

    Position Overview

    We are seeking a Security Engineer to provide operational and engineering support for enterprise Password and Credential Management platforms, including Bravura Password Manager and related IAM/PAM technologies. This role focuses on platform stability, integrations, troubleshooting, operational support, and risk reduction across enterprise credential systems.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Support and maintain enterprise password management and credential management platforms
    • Troubleshoot integrations with Active Directory, LDAP, databases, mainframes, and enterprise systems
    • Support platform upgrades, migrations, patches, and operational stability initiatives
    • Assist with incident response, root cause analysis, and production support activities
    • Perform system health checks and environment validations across DEV, QA, and PROD
    • Collaborate with IAM teams, software engineers, and architects on platform enhancements and operational support
    • Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and operational readiness activities

    Required Qualifications

    • 3–5 years of experience in Password Management, Credential Management, PAM, or Information Security
    • Strong knowledge of LDAP, Active Directory, RESTful integrations, and enterprise authentication systems
    • Experience with SQL, Python, and C++
    • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to work independently and take initiative in complex operational environments

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience with Bravura Security IDM Suite or Bravura Pass
    • Familiarity with CyberArk, SailPoint, or enterprise IAM/PAM platforms
    • Basic software development or code review experience
    • Experience within regulated industries such as finance or healthcare
    • CISSP or related security certifications preferred
    May 18, 2026
  • Hadoop / HPE MapR Engineer

    Hadoop / HPE MapR Engineer

    Location: Irving, TX | Phoenix, AZ | Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)
    Duration: 12-Month Contract
    Level: Software Engineer 3 / Software Engineer 4

    Overview

    Seeking an experienced Hadoop / HPE MapR Engineer to support and optimize enterprise-scale distributed data platforms in a high-availability production environment. This role focuses on engineering, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of HPE MapR-based Hadoop ecosystems supporting large-scale data workloads.

    The ideal candidate brings strong experience with distributed systems, Linux administration, Hadoop technologies, Apache Spark, and enterprise production support.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Design, build, maintain, and optimize large-scale Hadoop and HPE MapR data platforms
    • Support enterprise distributed systems with focus on scalability, performance, reliability, and availability
    • Administer and troubleshoot HPE MapR clusters in production environments
    • Monitor cluster health, storage utilization, processing performance, and system stability
    • Resolve complex infrastructure and application issues across distributed environments
    • Support batch and stream data processing workloads using Apache Spark and related technologies
    • Perform Linux/Unix administration tasks, scripting, automation, and operational support
    • Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and architecture teams on platform enhancements and operational improvements
    • Support high-availability configurations and enterprise resiliency initiatives
    • Utilize monitoring and observability tools to identify, analyze, and resolve system issues
    • Participate in operational support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and performance tuning initiatives

    Required Qualifications

    Software Engineer 3

    • 3–5 years of experience in software engineering, big data engineering, infrastructure engineering, or distributed systems support
    • Hands-on experience with Hadoop ecosystems, specifically HPE MapR
    • Strong understanding of distributed systems, cluster computing, and enterprise data platforms
    • Experience administering Linux/Unix systems in enterprise environments
    • Experience with one or more scripting/programming languages:
      • Python
      • Java
      • Scala
      • Bash/Shell
    • Experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing frameworks
    • Experience supporting enterprise production environments with high availability requirements
    • Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning experience
    • Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or similar platforms

    Software Engineer 4

    • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, big data engineering, infrastructure engineering, or distributed systems support
    • Advanced hands-on expertise with Hadoop ecosystems and HPE MapR platforms
    • Deep understanding of distributed storage, cluster operations, scalability, and resiliency
    • Strong enterprise production support and operational engineering experience
    • Advanced troubleshooting and performance optimization capabilities within large-scale distributed environments
    • Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise data platforms

    Preferred Skills

    • Experience with enterprise-scale Hadoop migrations or modernization initiatives
    • Knowledge of streaming technologies and data pipeline architectures
    • Experience with automation, infrastructure scripting, or platform reliability engineering
    • Familiarity with enterprise compliance and operational standards
    • Experience working in Agile delivery environments

    Ideal Candidate

    • Strong hands-on engineer with enterprise Hadoop and HPE MapR expertise
    • Comfortable operating in complex, large-scale production environments
    • Experienced troubleshooting distributed systems and performance bottlenecks
    • Able to balance operational support with platform engineering improvements
    • Effective communicator who can collaborate across engineering and infrastructure teams
     
     
     
     
    May 16, 2026
  • Information Security Engineer (Zero Trust)

    Information Security Engineer (Zero Trust)

    Location  Irving, TX (PREFERRED)  or Charlotte, NC

    Duration: 12 Month Contract
    Pay:  $60/hr W2

     

    W2 ONLY, NO C2C

     

    Must-Haves / Core Skillset

    • Micro-Segmentation & Zero Trust
    • Hands-on experience with workload-level segmentation and lateral-movement prevention.
    • Demonstrated ability to move from visibility to enforcement safely in production environments.
    • Illumio or Equivalent Platform Experience
    • Strong understanding of VEN agents, SaaS policy engines, enforcement modes, and migration considerations.
    • Comfort working directly with vendor engineering teams during live operational issues.
    • Traffic & Telemetry Analysis
    •  Strong proficiency with SIEM tools (especially time-based analysis, distributions, and baselining).
    • Ability to reason about event ingestion pipelines and end-to-end telemetry delivery.
    • Operating Systems & Infrastructure
    • Solid Linux and Windows server fundamentals.
    • Understanding of application communication patterns, service dependencies, and network flows.
    • Operational Maturity:  Experience with production change management and incident response.
    • Ability to halt or delay enforcement when telemetry or validation is insufficient.
    • Communication & Influence:  Ability to clearly communicate technical risk, impact, and recommendations to engineers, leadership, and vendors.
    • Comfortable translating telemetry and failures into executive-level summaries.

     

    Mission (Overarching Goal)

     

    Advance the enterprise Zero Trust micro-segmentation program, delivering safe, auditable, and scalable traffic visibility and policy enforcement across hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud). This role ensures operational reliability, policy confidence, and vendor accountability for Illumio SaaS based segmentation at enterprise scale.

     

    Day-to-Day Responsibilities

     

    • Operate and mature the Illumio micro-segmentation platform (SaaS with limited on-prem presence), including VEN agent lifecycle management across Windows, Linux, and future AIX workloads.

     

    • Design, validate, and deploy least-privilege segmentation policies, ensuring policy changes can be safely verified via traffic telemetry before and after enforcement.

     

    • Analyze traffic flow telemetry and delay metrics across ingestion pipelines and SIEM tooling to validate platform health, identify regressions, and distinguish policy issues from platform or vendor constraints.

     

    • Lead incident response and vendor escalation with Illumio engineering, including capacity constraints, SaaS scaling events, maintenance windows, and potential data integrity risks.

     

    • Partner with Network Engineering, NOC/NMC, application teams, and platform owners to coordinate production changes, policy deployments, and change-management activities.

     

    • Maintain and evolve security standards, baselines, and deployment guidance for enterprise micro-segmentation, aligning to internal governance, audit, and risk requirements.

    • Support large-scale onboarding and migration efforts, including SaaS cutovers, phased policy enforcement, and certification of segmentation controls for high-risk and payment applications.

     

    Nice-to-Haves (Certifications / Extras)

     

    • Security & Architecture
    • CISSP, CCSP, or comparable security architecture certification
    • Zero Trust focused training or vendor micro-segmentation certifications
    • Cloud & Identity
    • Familiarity with Azure and enterprise IAM concepts (SaaS authentication, RBAC, API access)
    • Advanced Platform Integration
    • Experience integrating segmentation telemetry into SIEM, data lakes, or automation pipelines
    • Exposure to policy certification, audit traceability, or regulatory reporting
    • Micro‑segmentation & Zero Trust
    • Deep understanding of workload‑level segmentation, policy modeling, and lateral‑movement prevention.
    • Practical experience enforcing policy safely in production, not just designing it.
    May 13, 2026
  • Platform Engineer & Production Support

    STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!

    This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa Sponsorship is Available! The details are below.

    “Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”

    Job Title: Platform Engineer & Production Support
    Contract Length: 12+ Months
    Location:
    CHARLOTTE NC 28202/ Irving, TX/ Minneapolis, MN
    Hybrid Work- 3 days on site/ 2 days remote

    Ref# 246455

    This role focuses heavily on application production engineering, reliability, observability, and operational excellence within cloud-native environments.

    The ideal candidate will be a hands-on engineer with strong Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, and production support expertise who can operate effectively in fast-paced, production-critical environments.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead production support efforts across a portfolio of 20+ applications, ensuring stability, performance, and rapid issue resolution
    • Design and build advanced observability, monitoring, and alerting dashboards using Grafana, Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus, and related tools
    • Proactively identify risks through gap analysis, anomaly detection, predictive alerting, and intelligent monitoring
    • Troubleshoot complex production issues across distributed microservices environments and reduce MTTR
    • Drive adoption of modern SRE practices including automation, AIOps, and intelligent monitoring solutions
    • Support cloud-native applications running on OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms
    • Collaborate with development teams during release cycles to ensure production readiness and operational support
    • Participate in a 24×7 on-call rotation and respond with urgency during production incidents
    • Mentor engineers and promote best practices across SRE, DevOps, and platform engineering disciplines
    • Operate effectively across multiple responsibilities in high-pressure production environments

    Required Qualifications

    • 10+ years of platform engineering and production support experience
    • 5+ years of experience with:
      • RedHat Linux
      • OpenShift
      • Kubernetes
      • Java
      • Microservices
      • Spring Boot
      • Python
    • 5+ years of observability dashboard creation experience using:
      • Grafana
      • Splunk
      • SPLOC
      • AppDynamics
    • 5+ years of observability alerting and incident management experience using:
      • AIOps
      • ServiceNow
      • BigPanda
    • 4+ years of experience with:
      • React.js
      • Apache Kafka
      • Relational databases
    • 4+ years of experience with:
      • Distributed systems
      • Microservices architecture
      • Cloud-native platforms

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience within financial services environments
    • Prior software development experience, particularly within Java-based ecosystems

     

    May 13, 2026
  • Cyber Security Engineer

    Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

    Location: Irving, TX | Charlotte, NC | Chandler, AZ | Minneapolis, MN

    Duration: 18 Months

    Pay Rate: $52.50 – $55.50

     

    Job/Role Description:

    • Lead or participate in computer security incident response activities for moderately complex events.
    • Conduct technical investigation of security-related incidents and perform post-incident digital forensics to identify root causes and recommend future mitigation strategies.
    • Provide security consulting on medium-scale projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information security policy and standards.
    • Design, document, test, maintain, and provide issue resolution recommendations for moderately complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security.
    • Review and correlate security logs from various sources.
    • Utilize subject matter knowledge in industry-leading security solutions and best practices to implement components of information security including availability, integrity, confidentiality, risk management, threat identification, modeling, monitoring, incident response, access management, and business continuity.
    • Identify security vulnerabilities and issues, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives.
    • Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve security goals.
    • Support logging, monitoring, and reporting activities using tools such as Splunk Cloud.

    Required Qualifications

    • 4+ years of Information Security Engineering / Cyber Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
    • Hands-on experience with Splunk Cloud.
    • Strong logging, monitoring, and reporting experience.
    • SQL experience.
    • Valid cloud certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
    • Strong communication skills, self-motivated, team player with solid problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

    Nice to Have

    • Power BI experience.
    • AI / Co-Pilot experience.
    • SOC (Security Operations Center) background.
    • Automation experience with Python.
    May 8, 2026
  • PEGA Developer

    PEGA Developer

    Location: Irving, TX/Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

    Duration: 18 months, potential to extend or convert

     

    Overview:

    We are seeking a hands-on Pega Lead Developer with strong expertise in Pega Case Management and system integrations. This role combines technical leadership with active development responsibilities.

     

    The ideal candidate will design and build high-quality Pega solutions while helping team members, enforcing best practices, and partnering closely with architects, product owners, and integration teams.

     

    Key Responsibilities:

    Technical Leadership & Delivery

    • Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega applications, with a strong emphasis on case management and workflow orchestration
    • Actively contribute to development (rules, flows, integrations, UI, decisioning) as a hands-on lead, not just oversight
    • Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable Pega designs
    • Ensure solutions align with Pega Guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines
    • Case Management Expertise
    • Design and implement end-to-end case lifecycles, including stages, steps, SLAs, approvals, and escalations
    • Leverage case types, subcases, spin-offs, and wait shapes effectively
    • Optimize user experience for case workers using Pega UX (sections, views, dashboards)
    • System Integration
    • Design and implement integrations using:
    • REST and SOAP services
    • Connectors and Services
    • Pega Integration Patterns (Sync/Async, Queue Processors, etc.)
    • Collaborate with downstream and upstream system teams to define interface contracts
    • Troubleshoot and resolve integration and performance issues
    • Mentorship & Team Enablement
    • Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, hands-on guidance
    • Set coding standards and reusable assets to improve team efficiency
    • Quality, Performance & Operations
    • Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and defect resolution
    • Support deployment activities and production troubleshooting when needed
    • Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards

     

    Required Qualifications

    • 5+ years of Pega platform experience, with significant hands-on development
    • Strong expertise in Pega Case Management
    • Proven experience with Pega system integrations (REST/SOAP, services, connectors)
    • Solid understanding of:
    • Pega rules engine
    • Flow rules, decision tables, data pages
    • Performance tuning and troubleshooting
    • Experience leading or mentoring development teams
    • Pega certifications such as CSSA and/or CLSA
    • Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience with Pega Infinity (latest versions preferred)
    • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for Pega
    • Knowledge of cloud
    • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
    • What We re Looking For
    • A hands-on leader who codes daily and leads by example
    • Strong communicator who can work across technical and non-technical teams
    • Problem-solver with a passion for building high-quality, scalable solutions
    May 7, 2026
  • Project Manager

    STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!

    This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa Sponsorship is Available! The details are below.

    “Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”

    Job Title: Project Manager
    Contract Length: 12+ Months
    Location:
    IRVING, TX 75039
    3 days onsite / 2 days remote (no fully remote option)

    Ref# 246337

    This role supports complex enterprise initiatives focused on project management, strategic execution, and large-scale technology coordination. The Project Manager will lead cross-functional efforts involving data platforms, enterprise technology initiatives, and delivery execution across multiple teams.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead and manage complex enterprise technology and data platform initiatives
    • Coordinate cross-functional project activities across business, technology, and operations teams
    • Review and analyze large-scale project management challenges involving multiple dependencies and stakeholders
    • Drive planning, execution, tracking, risk management, and delivery of strategic initiatives
    • Collaborate with senior stakeholders and client personnel to resolve project issues and ensure alignment
    • Contribute to resolution of complex situations requiring understanding of policies, procedures, compliance, and enterprise standards
    • Support project governance, reporting, documentation, and executive communication
    • Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for project tracking, reporting, and presentations
    • Work with CI/CD-related initiatives and technology delivery processes
    • Support projects involving data platforms and associated technologies

    Required Qualifications

    • 5+ years of Project Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:
      • work experience
      • consulting experience
      • training
      • military experience
      • education
    • Familiarity with data platforms and associated technologies
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    • Experience working with CI/CD environments and delivery processes

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience managing enterprise technology initiatives
    • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
    • Experience working in large-scale corporate or regulated environments
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex project dependencies

     

    May 6, 2026
  • Support Engineer (Observability & Production Support)

    Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Support Engineer, for a W2 contract opportunity !

    Support Engineer (Production Support and Observability)

    Location: Charlotte, NC/Irving, TX
    Work Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote (8-hour onsite workday required)
    Duration: 12-month contract with strong potential for extension and full-time conversion
    Start Date: ASAP
    Interview Process: 30-minute Microsoft Teams interview

    Required Qualifications

    • Experience with Splunk (log analysis, querying, diagnostics)
    • Experience with AppDynamics or similar APM tools
    • Exposure to ThousandEyes or similar monitoring tools
    • Ability to query and analyze data within observability tools
    • Experience with ServiceNow for incident management
    • Strong understanding of runbook-driven support models
    • Ability to assess system signals and take appropriate action based on defined procedures
    • Basic hands-on technical skills (e.g., Linux commands, server restarts, troubleshooting steps)
    • Strong communication skills and ability to work across cross-functional teams

    Job Description

    We are hiring a Support Engineer to join the Consumer Technology Client Line Team, supporting a large-scale portfolio of 900+ consumer-facing applications (915 total apps).

    This role acts as a technical bridge between platform teams and development teams, ensuring production stability, observability, and rapid incident response across a complex, high-impact environment.

    You’ll operate in a Mission Control-style support model, where understanding system signals, business impact, and the right corrective actions is critical to minimizing disruption for customers.

    What You’ll Do

    • Provide Level 2 production support across a large portfolio of consumer technology applications
    • Support and monitor 900+ applications, ensuring stability and performance
    • Use tools like Splunk, AppDynamics, and ThousandEyes to investigate issues and query system data
    • Analyze alerts, logs, and signals to determine root cause and customer/business impact
    • Act as a tech bridge between platform and development teams, ensuring proper coordination and escalation
    • Partner closely with platform teams to resolve incidents requiring deeper technical intervention
    • Support Mission Control operations, working with L1 monitoring teams and driving escalations
    • Follow and execute runbook-driven procedures to diagnose and resolve production issues
    • Understand system signals and determine:
      • What the issue means
      • What impact it has
      • What corrective action is required
    • Perform basic technical remediation steps such as:
      • Rebooting servers
      • Running Linux commands
      • Executing predefined recovery steps
    • Work with ServiceNow for incident management and Jira for tracking work and requirements
    • Help gather and document issue details for platform partners to support faster resolution
    • Assist in onboarding applications into observability platforms (alerts, dashboards, monitoring standards)
    • Communicate clearly with stakeholders, translating technical issues into business impact

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Exposure to tools like Grafana and Prometheus
    • Understanding of automation concepts in support environments
    • Basic database knowledge (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB)
    • Familiarity with cloud and distributed systems
    • Experience supporting large-scale, high-volume application portfolios

    Key Traits for Success

    • Strong ownership and accountability in a high-visibility support role
    • Ability to quickly interpret system signals and take decisive action
    • Comfortable working in a runbook-driven organization
    • Ability to connect technical behavior to business impact
    • Thrives in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
    • Strong collaboration skills across platform, engineering, and business teams

    Why This Role?

      • Work on a massive, enterprise-scale application portfolio
      • High visibility role with direct impact on customer experience
      • Opportunity to grow into full-time employment
      • Exposure to modern observability and monitoring tools.

      
     
    “Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process

    May 5, 2026
  • Clound Engineer (FinOps)

    Cloud Engineer (FinOps)

    Location:  Irving, TX (Hybrid)
    Duration:  12 Month Contract

    Overview:  
    We are seeking a skilled FinOps Engineer to drive financial accountability, optimize cloud spend, and improve forecasting across our technology organization. This role provides hand on technical leadership for the FinOps function, focused on driving efficiencies, embedding cost accountability into engineering workflows, and leveraging automation and AI assisted insights to reduce technology spend at scale.

    The role partners closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Finance to ensure cost is treated as a first class operational and design consideration.

     

    Required Qualifications:

    • 6-10+ years of experience in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering
    • Hands on experience with Azure and GCP cost management, billing models, and optimization
    • Experience managing and optimizing on prem or hybrid infrastructure costs
    • Proven FinOps experience delivering:
    • Application level cost visibility, allocation, and chargeback
    • Identify optimization opportunities (rightsizing, reserved instances/savings plans, storage lifecycle, architectural efficiencies).
    • Budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and variance analysis
    • Measurable cost savings and efficiency improvements
    • Strong automation and engineering capabilities, including:
    • Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent)
    • Building automated guardrails, alerts, and remediation workflows
    • AI assisted FinOps automation experience, such as:
    • Using AI driven insights or anomaly detection to identify inefficiencies and spend risks
    • Automating cost insight generation, recommendations, or remediation actions
    • Experience implementing tagging, allocation, and governance standards at scale
    • Ability to integrate cost controls into engineering pipelines and operational processes
    • Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical cost drivers into business impact

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Experience operating FinOps in large scale or multi cloud environments
    • Kubernetes or container cost optimization experience
    • Experience embedding cost as a non functional requirement (NFR) in architecture and design reviews
    • Familiarity with third party FinOps or cloud cost management platforms
    • FinOps Foundation certification or demonstrated applied FinOps maturity
    April 30, 2026
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