Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

Description

The company builds systems that affect people's lives, working in the Defense Systems Sector in Hollywood, Maryland.

This role joins the Mission Data Management division and supports the Collaborative Mission Planning Continuum (CMPC) program.

Relocation assistance may be available.

A Secret clearance is required before you start.

Responsibilities

• Set the product vision, strategy and roadmap so they match mission goals.
• Own the product backlog and keep it current, ranking features, enhancements and defect fixes by business value, risk and stakeholder input.
• Serve as the main contact between customers, program managers, engineering and senior leadership, collecting and organising requirements, feedback and constraints.
• Run product demos, sprint reviews and release planning, and keep status and upcoming milestones clearly communicated.
• Carry out multidisciplinary research and work with equipment and hardware engineers on planning, designing, building and using electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
• Identify what computer users need and assess system capabilities to solve problems involving program intent, output, input data, programming techniques and controls. Write operating instructions and design and build compilers, assemblers, utility programs and operating systems.
• Make sure software standards are met.
• Travel about 10% of the time.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering or math) and 5 years of relevant experience.
• An active U.S. Government SECRET security clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodology and continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools and practices.
• Proficiency in any combination of C, Java or.NET.
• Experience with object-oriented design and software design patterns.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience using one or more scripting languages: YAML, Python, PowerShell or cURL.
• Experience with Agile software development and DevOps practices.
• Experience using one or more configuration management tools: Git or GitHub.
• Experience with the Atlassian suite: Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence.
• Preferred: experience developing microservices and service communication protocols such as REST.
• Preferred: knowledge of microservice architectures (for example REST or AsyncAPI).
• Preferred: frontend framework experience, such as React.
• Preferred: experience with containers, Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Preferred: experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Preferred: strong technical and non-technical communication skills, including software documentation, UML and entity relationship diagrams, and requirements writing.
• Preferred: works well in a team.

Conditions

Full-time role based at the Defense Systems Sector in Hollywood, Maryland, with travel about 10% of the time.

Primary level base salary range is $114,000.00 to $171,000.00. Offers depend on the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Equal opportunity applies.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus. Vice President and Director roles may also be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.