Software Engineer Lead - Level 4

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 of the Time

This Software Engineer (lead) – Level 4 role would be located at our Aurora, Colorado site.

This position may offer telecommute work and will follow a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

This role will lead a small team of software developers to advance a new tool that simulates data flow through a network of satellites and ground stations. The role will work with large datasets from various sources to develop software that characterizes and predicts the impacts of the atmosphere on various missions and integrates communications network traffic solutions to optimize data flow through the system.

The work includes complex algorithm development for software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to quantify and optimize operational decision-making and mission performance.

The ideal candidate will have strong object-oriented Python programming skills and attributes that include collaboration, creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking. The candidate should place a high value on rigorous testing, comprehensive documentation, and the maintainability of the software solutions. Experience with satellite systems and networking is preferred.

• Contribute to architecture decisions by evaluating approaches and technologies and how they align with project goals and requirements.
• Design and implement new software or modify existing software to add features.
• Identify and fix bugs, considering impact on the software as a whole.
• Develop tests to verify code correctness and ensure it meets system requirements.
• Design, develop, and modify software pipelines and deployment methods to automate the software development process for consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with other teams, such as network specialists, to ensure the simulation software models relevant parameters.
• Lead, mentor, and task less experienced software developers to build software capability.
• Support and deliver technical updates to Government customers.
• Lead efforts to transfer existing software tools and datasets from an Unclassified to a Classified environment.

This position is contingent upon clearance verification and transfer to the NG sponsored program as well as continued ability to maintain required clearance level. US Citizenship is required.

• Requires an active DoD Top-Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility, at time of application.
• Level 4:
  Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of software development experience;
  Master’s degree with 6 years;
  PhD with 4 years; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Python with a minimum of 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience in Python.
• Experience in software architecture design patterns.
• Experience with Version Control practices (such as Git/Gitlab).
• Strong object-oriented Python programming skills.
• Experience with satellite systems and networking topology.
• A basic understanding of the network stack and associated network protocols.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.

• STEM degree.
• Active/current TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Experience with developing or using containerized software.
• Experience with Dev Ops fundamentals and the maintenance of software pipelines.
• Experience with productizing software solutions.
• Experience leading junior software developers.
• Experience with satellite network management and traffic topology.

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