Junior Software Engineer

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Hanover, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation's security and intelligence mission.

Your Impact:

Our contract supports more than 12 efforts with varying levels of hardware and software development requirements. Our projects are focused on front end equipment configuration/maintenance, back-end repositories, front end dashboards, as well as everything in between for the full data processing thread. Our teams can range from one to two developers to a team of 12. All of our teams work right alongside our customer to discuss requirements, identify solutions, and choose the way forward for implementation. As part of an engineering office, our customer and our workforce look and plan for future expectations- continuously trying to stay ahead of the next challenge.

The team that this position supports is a total of nine personnel, including the candidate. This team is responsible for a large enterprise knowledge base application, with an Oracle database supporting it. The team works together to ensure application requirements are met from both a software development aspect, but working with the database administrator for integration requirements.

The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances 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. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Capabilities:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Design and code new software or modifies existing software to add new features
• Debug existing software and corrects defects
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

Requirements:

• One or more year of Java programming experience or development of presentation tiers
• Familiarity with JavaScript and spring is desired
• Experience with JSP and servlet programming
• Experience with JEE and enterprise web application design and development
• Experience designing and writing REST-ful applications
• Ability to create and deploy applications in an Apache tomcat web server
• Experience programming on Linux platforms
• Experience using one or more of the following revision control applications: git, Subversion (SVN), CVS, ClearCase
• Familiarity with Perl, Oracle, mySQL, and/or PL/SQL
• Must have active TS/SCI with Poly
• No experience required if you have a bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline, or an additional 4 years of experience. Familiarity with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Project and Visio
• Exceptional attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong critical thinking, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment

Clearance Required:

• Must have active TS/SCI with Poly

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four (4) years of experience.

Preferred:

• Experience with bash programming

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Pay Transparency Verbiage
Amentum's health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus.

The base salary range for this position is $130k - $160K. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.