Software​/Principal Software Engineer - Java​/C++

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At Technical Consulting Solutions (TCS), Inc., our team of professionals tackles many of our country’s most difficult engineering and technology challenges to further our country’s defense and space programs. At TCS, we strive to provide our people with a strong, interesting career along with strong benefits and work-life balance.

This Software/ Principal Software Engineer position supports the United States Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS). This system is used to protect the US and our allies from air and missile threats. This program is used to integrate numerous air and missile defense systems (THAAD, PATRIOT, PAC-3, IFPC) with various radars and sensors to effectively manage and operate these defensive weapon systems through a seamless battlefield management system.

In this role, you will support the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) program on Engagement and Track Management Agile Software Teams, working closely with systems and test engineers to build robust, secure, and scalable software solutions that address complex logical and mathematical challenges in support of Global C2 missions. This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy hands‑on development, solving complex technical problems, and collaborating in a highly integrated, Agile environment.

These positions require US citizenship, an existing DoD clearance (Secret or higher), and on‑site work at a facility in Huntsville, Alabama (telework is not available).

Job Description:

IBCS seeks to fill the position of Software/ Principal Software Engineer
- Java/C++ with an individual who has experience in:

Responsibilities /

Essential Functions:

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications and software systems that implement logical and mathematical solutions for Global C2 missions.
• Participate on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Scrum teams to develop and maintain software products across multiple software baselines for the IBCS program.
• Work in a fast‑paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels of the organization.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and aligned with program objectives.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability; be willing to learn new technologies and operate outside your comfort zone as mission and program needs evolve.
• Perform software development and upgrades in multiple programming languages/versions while minimizing changes to the operational behavior of tactical software.
• Develop and maintain user interfaces using JavaFX and related technologies, as applicable.
• Support documentation creation and updates using Markdown and other collaboration tools.
• Support testing activities including unit and functional testing, code coverage analysis, and static code analysis; contribute to continuous improvement of test effectiveness and automation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Software Engineer
  - Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree in STEM field and 0 years of experience.
• Principal Software Engineer
  - Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, Master's degree in STEM field and 3 years of relevant experience, or PhD in STEM field and 0 years
• Strong object-oriented software development experience with:

- Java

- C++

• Experience with scripting languages and tools, including:

- Bash (including SSH and SCP)

- Perl

- Python

• Proficiency in Linux-based development and runtime environments.
• Experience with modern configuration management and…