Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Job :

Locations: US-VA-Reston | US-AZ-Chandler

Category:
Engineering

Worker Category:
Regular Full-Time (F)

• Work independently to develop and enhance software to meet the requirements of the SDA project
• Develop optimized code for both scalability and performance
• Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for software development (Atlassian tool suite desired)
• Create or maintain build environments for software products
• Play a key role in planning and executing software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets
• Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools
• Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments and use advanced knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials
• Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly through briefings and documentation
• Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders, as appropriate

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline
• 8+ years software programming experience
• Coding experience on Agile based teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
• Proactivity in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge, including the ability to learn the different software that make up the System Performance and Analysis software
• Ability to comprehend technical documentation
• Have a positive attitude to take on ever increasing software development tasks
• Passion for working in a team driven environment consisting of operators, software testers, senior developers, and system engineers

• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Kubernetes / Docker / Podman / ArgoCD
  • CI/CD Pipelining (Git Lab, JFrog Artifactory, Bit Bucket)
  • Linux based environments and bash shell scripting
  • Python / Java / C++ / Type Script / Perl
  • RESTful / HTTP / ELK or similar / Web Sockets
  • XML / JSON / SQL
  • SQL (e.g., Postgre
    
    SQL) and No
    
    SQL based DBs (e.g., Mongo)
  • js / Apache Web Server
  • Security Vulnerability Analysis and Procedures (CVE, TLS)
  • Atlassian management/software development tools:
    Jira / Git / Crucible / Confluence
  • Micro services architectures
  • Automated testing frameworks
  • Gov and non-Gov Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments

• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.