Software Engineer

Description

The team is based in Hollywood, MD (St. Mary's County) and builds Mission Planning systems for a large program.

The work covers the full software product lifecycle inside an Agile Scrum framework, from defining requirements and estimating effort through coding, unit and integration testing, SW/HW integration, test documentation, supporting test events and customer support.

The strongest fit is a cross-functional team player who takes on hard challenges, works with internal and external teams, and drives solutions for internal and external customers.

The company's employees work on systems that affect people's lives, and the company's work spans from early flight to modern defense programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test and debug software applications and systems with logical and mathematical solutions, keeping to 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
• Install, test and verify software products
• Support software builds and installations
• Work in a cross-functional scrum on high-priority mission planning features
• Understand third-party software and hardware peripherals to implement software interfaces and support integration
• Define and develop test approaches for new software and system capabilities
• Gather data and define changes to test procedures or new testing requirements
• Run frequent smoke tests and acceptance tests on software builds
• Resolve technical issues within your scrum, across scrums and with other functional roles
• Speak with the customer on technical matters
• Help write and develop contract deliverable documentation for software products and test events
• Help define automated test strategies
• Act as Scrum Master for the Agile framework when needed

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus at least 2 years of relevant computer science or similar experience, or a master's degree in a relevant field with 0 years of experience. Relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• A current DoD Secret clearance, adjudicated within the last 5 years, with the ability to obtain Top-Secret and/or Special Access Program (SAP) clearances
• Hands-on experience with Agile methods and CI/CD tools and practices such as Bamboo and Jenkins
• Proficiency in C and/or Java and object-oriented software design
• Background in Microsoft Windows technologies
• Experience developing and maintaining test procedures
• Experience supporting or coordinating formal test events
• Experience with at least one of these scripting languages: yaml, Python, PowerShell, Batch or Typescript
• Experience building and maintaining automated test scripts or test procedures for software testing
• Experience with automated testing tools such as TestComplete 4
• A working understanding of revision control systems such as BitBucket, git or CVS
• Strong hands-on skills in system troubleshooting
• Nice to have: proficiency in C and the.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 as a Scrum Master
• Nice to have: experience with relational databases and SQL
• Nice to have: experience with the Atlassian tool suite: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence and Crucible/Fish-eye
• Nice to have: familiarity with using or deploying to Azure and/or AWS cloud technology
• Nice to have: familiarity with containers in Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Nice to have: experience using or managing DevOps tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef or Puppet
• Nice to have: prior in-depth knowledge of the mission planning domain and 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 building efficiencies
• Nice to have: strong interpersonal and analytic skills, and works 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: an active Top-Secret clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years
• Nice to have: current SCI/SAP access

Conditions

The role is on-site in Hollywood, MD only

No travel is required

A Secret clearance is required before the start date

Relocation assistance may be available

The posted application period is about 20 days from the posting date, and this may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability

Equal opportunity practices apply

Benefits

• Base salary range is $91,800.00 to $137,600.00, a general guideline set by factors such as the scope of the role, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions
• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business