Lead Mission Engineer (Full Stack)

About the Team

Information processing and sense-making systems are the lifeblood of national security efforts facilitating an understanding of the global situation strategic planning and tactical execution. The reliability accessibility and sophistication of these systems can determine the outcomes of conflicts before they begin. STRs Analytics and Command & Control (AC2) Division focuses on developing actionable advanced technology solutions to provide asymmetric advantages within the information domain.

The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division specializes in ensuring the technology that STR creates produces outsized mission impact. Staff within the MA group have a deep understanding of missions and technology needs for national security with skills targeting transition of technology to operational use including product management UX integration and mission engineering DevSecOps and program management. MA staff combine with other science and engineering staff from the various STR research and development groups to form dedicated product teams focused on accelerating the operational transition of cutting-edge software technologies.

The Role:

As a Mission Engineer (Full Stack) in the Mission Applications Group you have expertise in modern javascript frameworks and experience integrating APIs (RESTful GraphQL Kafka) seamlessly into frontend applications for deployment in high-security environments.

You will work as a leader of tightly knit Agile software teams to design develop and maintain software systems deployed in operational use. You have experience managing customer relationships while simultaneously leading engineering teams to ensure the delivered product meets the highest standards of quality reliability and performance. This role includes:

• Develop and Enhance Features: Create high-performance visually appealing frontend solutions that handle complex use cases effectively. Ensure the product is fast smooth and intuitive to use even under heavy load.
• System Integration: Leading design and writing code that integrates various components into a single cohesive system leveraging a component and feature team construct.
• Customer Collaboration: Working closely with end-users and customers who are typically military or Government operators to understand their requirements and translate them into software features. You are experienced in product discovery best practices.
• Deployment and Field Testing: Traveling to integration sites to deploy test and triage software in secure operational environments.

This role will take advantage of STRs flexible hybrid environment when the work does not require use of STRs or the customers facilities you are welcome to work remotely.

Who You Are:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Active US Security Clearance
• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with at least 5 years of work experience
• A passion for crafting beautifuluser-centric interfacesand a keeneye for design details
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of modern frontend technologies such asReact andTypeScript
• Knowledge of performance-focused tools and techniques for rendering large datasets and building responsive smooth interfaces
• Experience with the following:
• Integrating APIs (RESTful GraphQL or Kafka) into frontend applications seamlessly
• Service oriented architectures or micro-service architectures
• Containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools such as JIRA and SonarQube
• DevOps or CI/CD tools such as Gitlab
• Test-driven development methodologies
• A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages libraries and technologies
• Organized detail-oriented and with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated experience as an effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences

Even Better:

• Active Security Clearance at the Top Secret level with SCI Eligibility
• Advanced Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related technical field
• Prior US Military Service with experience in joint planning large force battle monitoring and fluidity with large force debrief best practices
• Located near STR office in Carlsbad CA or near Honolulu HI

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $157000 - $224000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as but not limited to the candidates experience education training key skills/critical skills security clearances and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL and Carlsbad CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.

STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.