We are looking for a Software Engineer to join a high-performing agile team that uses the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a nationally significant and fast-paced program. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools are utilized alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. The program is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities in support of an ongoing operational system.
Responsibilities:
The Software Engineer will complete software development tasks both individually and as a member of an agile team. The selected individual will actively participate in program increment planning and related team activities. He/she/they will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques with the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault-tolerant, and reusable. The selected candidate will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process and will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. He/she/they will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench.
Required Qualifications:
- Clearance: TS/SCI w CI Poly
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for a Degree
- Demonstrated experience with Java is required
- Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following: Java/JEE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, WADL, PERL, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, Postgres, Oracle, Jenkins on a Windows platform.
- Experience with User Interface development, knowledge of databases and structures, and/or experience working with XHTML, HTML, XML, XSLT
- Experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems
- Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices
- Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team, in a fast-moving environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with the following: JEE, SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), scripting
- Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration
- Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, BDD, Refactoring, and ATDD
- Experience with FITNesse, Mockito, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium
- Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) or Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Secure Software development (i.e. Layer 7 Policy)
- Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or past experience as a member of an agile team
BENEFITS
. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 11 Federal Holidays, medical/dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end-of-year profit sharing.
Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]
TS/SCI w CI Poly
Security Clearance Required: Yes
Visa Candidate Considered: No
Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
Candidate Details
7+ to 10 years experience
Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
Management Experience Required - No
Minimum Education - High School Diploma or Equivalent
Willingness to Travel - Never
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have expertise with Java, J2EE, and Spring/Spring Boot. The candidate can start with a CI Polygraph but must be willing to sit for a Full Scope Polygraph
