Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

Description

The company's aeronautics systems sector is hiring a software engineer at either Level 2 or Principal Level 3 to join the Global Surveillance Division's aircraft program team. The role is onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

The company builds systems that have shaped aviation and defense work for decades, and the team values curiosity and new ideas.

Relocation assistance may be available. A Secret clearance is required to start, and the posting lists Secret as the clearance type. Travel is 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, automate, maintain, troubleshoot and improve systems and software infrastructure.
• Design and implement application builds, releases, deployments and configuration work.
• Take part in the full software lifecycle: requirements, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, software-hardware integration, formal system testing, release, installation and maintenance.
• Solve complex integration problems using your technical expertise.
• Work with program management, external suppliers and government customers.
• Integrate software with updated hardware and with other software components.
• Help gather and report software metrics.
• Follow the program's software best practices.
• Build software products across every phase of the software lifecycle.

Requirements

• Basic: a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 2 or more years of software engineering experience for Level 2, or a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 or more years of software engineering experience for Principal Level 3.
• Basic: a master's degree in a STEM discipline with 0 or more years of software engineering experience for Level 2, or a master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 or more years of software engineering experience for Principal Level 3.
• Basic: familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite and add-ons such as Git and Confluence.
• Basic: development experience in C/C++ or another object-oriented language.
• Basic: experience developing software in both Linux and Windows environments.
• Basic: strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic: familiarity with containerization technologies.
• Basic: ability to obtain and keep a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) access within a timeframe set by business needs. An interim Secret clearance is required to start.
• Basic: willingness to work off-peak hours for short surge support to meet program milestones.
• Preferred: current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or higher certification, such as Security+.
• Preferred: experience with Red Hat system administration.
• Preferred: experience with Ansible automation.
• Preferred: experience with IP stack and network configuration.
• Preferred: experience maintaining and upgrading RHEL systems.
• Preferred: experience working with containerization technologies.
• Preferred: experience building and managing RPMs from source.
• Preferred: experience developing multithreaded desktop applications.
• Preferred: familiarity with Agile software development.
• Preferred: experience with Rhapsody, Cameo UML modeling or similar tools.
• Preferred: an active US Government Secret clearance or higher.
• Preferred: current holder of a special program access.
• Strongly desired: experience with OS configuration, bash scripting, C/C++ or other OOP languages, and Linux networking.

Conditions

Onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Travel is 10% of the time.

Secret clearance required to start, with a Secret clearance type listed.

Primary Level base salary range is $79,300.00 to $118,900.00, and Secondary Level base salary range is $98,400.00 to $147,600.00. Final pay depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Possible overtime and shift differential, depending on the position.
• Discretionary annual bonus that rewards individual work and shares company results.
• Long-term incentives may be available for Vice President and Director roles.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.