Sr. Software Engineer

Active TS/SCI is a must - this effort is on-site
All qualified candidates will be responded to within 24 hrs or less.

Employment type:

Full Time w-2 or C2C or 1099. Depending on the type of employment we can offer benefits: including Health, Dental Vision etc...
Rate: 80120/hr DOE and compensation type

On-Site in Dulles Va / State College Pa.

Design, develop, and maintain advanced software applications for our Satellite Ground Systems.

• Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware designers, and other software engineers to deliver reliable and high-performance software solutions.

• Design, implement, and test Java and Python based applications and software components for satellite ground systems.

• Work in parallel with legacy platform teams to eventually migrate workloads onto your pipelines.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and specifications.

• Work with previously written code and make modifications as necessary.

• Ensure software performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Participate in software design reviews, code reviews, and system integration activities.

• Contribute to the completion of program and project milestones under the specific guidance of their immediate supervisor.

• Follow established Software processes and procedures, development, documentation and maintenance/management of operations concepts, requirements (system, element, segment level), external and internal interfaces, and other software engineering work products/artifacts.

• Learn the workings of satellite ground systems.

• Work with new tools that will keep you state-of-the-art.
Qualifications You Must Have

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

• Eight (8) years of experience in object-oriented software design and development using Java in a Linux or UNIX environment.

• Experience using unit testing tools (e.g., JUnit).

• Experience with Python.

• Experience developing software in an Agile/Dev Ops environment.
Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience working in a Dev Ops environment using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Maven, Jira, Git, Bit Bucket and Confluence.

• Experience working with Sonar Qube

• Experience working with SQL

• Experience working in an Agile Development environment

• Security+ certification

• Experience with satellite communication systems and protocols is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with secure coding practices, especially in a defense or aerospace setting.

• Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).

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