Software Engineer - Developer

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

The Boeing Company is looking for a Contract Senior Software Developer Lead to support the Space Mission Systems (SMS) team, focused on leading a small software development team located in Chantilly, VA or Seal Beach, CA. This position will focus on leading Mission Management and Mission Planning Java software development, working alongside a cross‑functional team to develop solutions that allow stakeholders to advance the mission.

You will be involved in the entire product development lifecycle, from conceptualization and development to the maintenance and support of the delivered system for our customers.

• Lead the planning of software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories, ensuring successful achievement of acceptance criteria.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and reviews translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
• Review completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities; lead integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.
• Lead code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standard.
• Lead monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.
• Lead review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance.

• 5+ years’ experience in foundational Computer Science knowledge and object‑oriented design and software patterns.
• Experience in Java/C++/Python object‑oriented programming on full stack software projects/programs.
• Experience leading projects and/or individuals in software development lifecycle tasks.
• This position requires an Active Top-Secret U.S. Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility and successful completion of CI Polygraph post start.

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Experience with one or more of the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JS frameworks (REACT, Open Layers, etc.), Spring Framework, Hibernate, RDBMS, noSQL, REST/Open API.
• Experience with Agile or SAFe practices, including daily standup, User Stories, Sprints, and Release Planning.
• Familiarity with practices such as test‑driven development (TDD), agile software development, Dev Sec Ops , and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) management.
• Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Git Lab CI to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Demonstrated experience with middleware technologies, particularly Java Message Service (JMS) and Web Logic, including the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of messaging solutions.
• Experience using dependency management and automation services (e.g. Ivy, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience with RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) and No
  
  SQL (Mongo
  
  DB) data systems.
• Experience in writing and executing test cases, including unit, integration, and system testing, to ensure software functionality and performance meet specifications.
• Experience with systems engineering or software development on space-based or ground-based systems.

90 - 100 USD hourly

• Optional Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

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