Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer (AHT)

Description

This role is for a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer based in Hollywood, MD, in St. Mary's County.

The company's defense systems unit builds state-of-the-art mission planning systems. The team works on them within a large program that covers the entire software lifecycle under an Agile Scrum approach.

The work covers defining requirements, estimating effort, building features, testing at unit and integration levels, combining software with hardware, writing test documents, helping run test events, and supporting the customer.

The ideal person is a cross-functional team player who takes on hard challenges, works with internal and external teams, and is motivated to deliver solutions for internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, document, test and debug software applications and systems that rely on logic and mathematics, while meeting software standards.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines so critical business software reaches production quickly and with few bugs.
• Set up and deploy development, test and build environments.
• Build and update Windows installers.
• Install, test and verify software products.
• Support software builds and installations.
• Work in a cross-functional scrum team on high-priority mission planning features.
• Learn third-party software and hardware peripherals so you can implement interfaces and support integration.
• Write test products including Verification Cross Reference Matrices that link requirements to tests, Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures and Software Test Reports.
• Create test approaches for new software and system capabilities.
• Gather data and recommend changes to test procedures or new testing requirements.
• Run smoke tests and acceptance tests on software builds.
• Resolve technical issues within your scrum, across scrums, and with help from other functional roles.
• Speak with the customer on technical matters.
• Help write and develop contract deliverable documents covering software products and test events.
• Help define automated test strategies.
• Act as Scrum Master for the Agile framework when needed.

Requirements

• Software Engineer level: a STEM bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years of relevant computer science or similar experience, or a master's degree in computer science or similar with 0 years of experience.
• Principal Software Engineer level: a STEM bachelor's degree plus at least 5 years of relevant computer science or similar experience, or a master's degree in computer science or similar plus 3 years of experience.
• Both levels: relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Both levels: current DoD Secret clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years, with the ability to obtain Top Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) clearances.
• Both levels: experience with Agile methodology and CI/CD tools and practices, such as Bamboo and Jenkins.
• Both levels: experience as a Scrum Master.
• Both levels: proficiency in C and/or Java and object-oriented software design.
• Both levels: experience with Microsoft Windows technologies.
• Both levels: experience developing and maintaining test procedures.
• Both levels: experience supporting or coordinating formal test events.
• Both levels: experience with one or more scripting languages: YAML, Python, PowerShell, Batch or TypeScript.
• Both levels: experience developing and maintaining automated test scripts or test procedures.
• Both levels: experience with automated testing tools such as TestComplete 4.
• Both levels: a working understanding of revision control systems such as BitBucket, git and CVS.
• Both levels: hands-on system troubleshooting skills.
• Nice to have: proficiency in C and.NET Framework.
• Nice to have: experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Windows-based applications.
• Nice to have: experience developing microservices and using service communication protocols such as gRPC and/or REST.
• Nice to have: experience with software design patterns.
• Nice to have: experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Nice to have: experience with the Atlassian tools Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence and Crucible/Fish-eye.
• Nice to have: familiarity with or deployment to Azure and/or AWS cloud.
• Nice to have: familiarity with or use of containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Nice to have: experience with or management of Ansible, Terraform, Chef or Puppet.
• Nice to have: excellent communication and organizational skills, with strong interpersonal and analytic skills.
• Nice to have: in-depth mission planning domain knowledge of program software design and code.
• Nice to have: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification.
• Nice to have: experience working with requirements in DOORS.
• Nice to have: a record of implementing process improvements, streamlining activities and creating efficiencies.
• Nice to have: experience working well in a team environment.
• Nice to have: experience with the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework (FW).
• Nice to have: exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development.
• Nice to have: experience with Air Force mission planning.
• Nice to have: CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Nice to have: active Top Secret clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years.
• Nice to have: current SCI/SAP access.

Conditions

All work is on-site in Hollywood, MD (St. Mary's County).

No travel is required.

A Secret clearance is required to start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Primary level base pay range: $91,800.00 to $137,600.00.

Secondary level base pay range: $114,000.00 to $171,000.00.

The ranges are a general guide. Final base pay depends on the scope and responsibilities of the role, plus experience, education, skills and current 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.

Requisition ID: CWI2026.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus may be available in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contribution and let employees share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.