Software Engineer

Description

The company works on national security programs for defense and government customers and partners with them on technology problems. This role is on one of its top projects in Annapolis, MD, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

The software engineer builds, maintains and improves complex systems, such as processing-heavy analytics, new algorithms, very large data sets, real-time systems and business management information systems, using documented requirements. You may work alone or on a team.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and enhance complex software systems from documented requirements.
• Review and test software components against design requirements, and record the results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Apply software development and design methods suited to the environment.
• Advise on system design, including hardware and software trade-offs, software reuse, and using commercial or government off-the-shelf products instead of building new software.
• Derive requirements for software components, from the system level down to individual components.
• Nice to have: Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Nice to have: Debug existing software and fix defects.
• Nice to have: Recommend improvements to documentation and software development process standards.
• Nice to have: Design and code new software, or modify existing software, to add features.
• Nice to have: Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments.
• Nice to have: Write simple data queries for existing or proposed databases and data repositories.
• Nice to have: Write or review software and system documentation.
• Nice to have: Lead a team at the level the chosen development process calls for.
• Nice to have: Design or implement complex database and repository interfaces and queries.
• Nice to have: Develop or implement algorithms that meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Nice to have: Help develop and run test procedures for software components.
• Nice to have: Build software solutions by analyzing performance standards, speaking with users or system engineers, reviewing system flow, data use and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
• Nice to have: Modify existing software to fix errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
• Nice to have: Design, develop and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict outcomes and consequences of a design.
• Nice to have: Design or implement complex algorithms under strict timing, system resource or interface constraints, and perform quality control on team output.
• Nice to have: Oversee one or more development teams and make sure work follows the constraints of the chosen process.
• Nice to have: Work with system and hardware engineers to set software requirements and learn project limits, capabilities, performance needs and interfaces.
• Nice to have: Coordinate software installation and monitor equipment to confirm operational specifications are met.
• Nice to have: Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects.
• Nice to have: Serve as technical lead across several development teams.
• Nice to have: Choose the development process with the customer and system engineering.
• Nice to have: Ensure quality control of all software developed or modified.
• Nice to have: Assign programming and testing work to teams and monitor their performance.

Requirements

• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Have 12 years of experience as a software engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college or university. Four years of additional software engineering experience on projects using similar processes can replace the degree.
• Have strong hands-on skill with Java, Spring Boot, Mongo, Kafka, JMS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.

Conditions

The role is based in Annapolis, MD.

Pay for the Maryland range is $170,000-$200,000 USD. Final pay depends on location, federal contract labor category, wage rates, experience, skills, education and certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage through a robust health plan.
• Health Savings Account with a company contribution.
• Annual paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401k with a generous company match.
• Coverage for financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance and continued education.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Award programs.
• Company-sponsored events.