Mid Astro Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Mid Astro Software Engineer with Security Clearance
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Mid Astro Software Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with K ! K 's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. As a Mid Astro Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing secure, end-to-end cluster and application life cycles in cloud environments. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to design and implement containerization solutions using Kubernetes or Docker.

A key aspect of your role will involve building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ensuring a smooth, secure software update process. Additionally, you will apply Git Ops principles for software delivery automation, ensuring that systems are both efficient and secure. Your work will support the organization's goals of enhancing security, scalability, and operational efficiency. Why Join Us?
* Innovative Projects:
At K , you'll be working on cutting-edge projects that support the U.S. Space Force's most mission-critical operations. Our team is pushing the boundaries of Dev Sec Ops  with state-of-the-art CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native architectures, containerization using Kubernetes, and advanced automation tools like Terraform and Ansible. You'll be contributing to systems designed for real-time satellite communication, space domain awareness, and defense technology that are revolutionizing the future of space operations.

* Collaborative Environment:
Team Beskar thrives in a dynamic, mission-driven environment where our employees work shoulder-to-shoulder with software engineers, Dev Sec Ops  architects, product leads, trainers, facilitators and defense specialists. We embrace Agile methodologies and secure development practices to ensure rapid iteration, compliance alignment, and seamless integration across modular systems. Our culture prioritizes clarity, precision, and innovation-fostering open communication, iterative refinement, and deep collaboration to deliver documentation that's not only compliant, but strategic and impactful across DoW.

* Impactful Work:
Your work here will directly support the Space Force in securing national defense assets and advancing space technology. By supporting K  initiatives, you'll be at the forefront of innovations that safeguard satellites, enhance space situational awareness, and strengthen U.S. space dominance. Your contributions will have real-world impacts, from improving software resilience to enhancing global communications and security operations in space.

Key Responsibilities:

* Work across multiple technology stacks, gaining hands-on experience with various languages, frameworks, and tools to support a broad range of applications.

* Oversee development and implementation astrodynamics algorithm solutions and optimization methods across interdisciplinary teams
* Design, develop, and maintain applications primarily using Java, following modern engineering practices and design patterns.
* Work with limited portions of existing C++ and Python codebases as needed to support legacy components or automation tasks.

* Collaborate in updating and modernizing a legacy system that includes Fortran and C++

* Participate in software development using CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on security and automation through systems like Git Lab

* Implement Dev Sec Ops  best practices, ensuring security is integrated at every stage of the development lifecycle while maintaining automated and reliable deployment processes

* Ensure effective log management and use analytics tools for system monitoring and optimization.

* Collaborate with teams using version control systems like Git Lab, and work with automation tools like Ansible, Maven, and Gradle.

* Stay current with cloud technologies, industry best practices, and evolving security threats to recommend innovative solutions.

* Work with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Mongo DB, Oracle, MySQL, and others.
* Maintain strong familiarity with Agile, Dev Ops, and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies to enhance operational efficiency. Qualifications

Required:

* Secret Clearance or above

* Experience with astrodynamics propagation methods, including special and general perturbation models

* Strong foundation in celestial/terrestrial frame transformations, measurement models, time scales, and Earth orientation

* Experience with numerical methods such as root finding algorithms and interpolation

* 3-5 years of experience developing web-based applications

* 3-5 years of experience with Kubernetes or Docker

* Experience developing web-based applications

* Experience developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot (REST APIs, microservices, or distributed systems).

* Develop and implement end-to-end cluster and application life cycles

* Experience working in AWS and cloud technologies

* Experience working with Agile, Agile XP, Dev Ops, and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies
* Experience in software systems development using CI/CD pipelines
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