Software Engineer

Software Engineer – Huntsville, AL

Sentar is seeking a Software Engineer to support U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)/Sentinel program. The scope of this contract is to replace the Minuteman III missile.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems (e.g. processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.
• Work individually or as part of a team.
• Review and test software components for adherence to the design requirements and document test results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Utilize software development and design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provide specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Clearance Level: U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain SAP access;
Active Secret clearance with investigation/adjudicated within the past 6 years.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline.

Experience:

• 0 years:
  No experience required.
• 5 years: SWE 1 level.
• 10 years: SWE 2 level.
• 15 years: SWE 3 level.
• 4 years of additional experience may be substituted for Bachelor’s Degree.

Required:

• Experience in software development in at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java or C++.
• Experience with UI design and development, or experience interpreting complex algorithms and requirements for implementation.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts.

Preferred:

• Proficiency in Agile, C/C++, JAVA/JS expertise and real-time processing including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization mechanisms and memory management.
• Experience in the use of Atlassian tools.
• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence.
• Experience with safety critical and nuclear critical software development (DO-178C, AFMAN 91-119, DO-330).
• Familiarity with a structured process-driven software development environment including peer reviews of all work products, using a revision control system, defect tracking and build release practices.
• Experience with development drivers and middleware (RTOS, Linux and/or VxWorks) and anti-tampering (cryptographic, secure comms, logging, SW deployment) is preferred.
• Experience with Git products.
• Experience with applied automated testing techniques including unit and integration testing.
• Experience with test framework/application and system verification.

• Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options.
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options.
• Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees.
• Generous 401(k) match.
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service.
• Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, maternity, jury and military duty.

Sentar is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities.

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