Software Engineer ( Full-time ) Huntsville, AL DK

Job Purpose:
The Software Engineer designs develops and tests software applications and products.
Additionally the Software Engineer manages software development teams provides technical leadership and establishes software development lifecycle practices and processes.
The Software Engineer is proficient in programming languages such as Java JavaScript C C C# Ruby Python Scala and this role the Software Engineer requires extensive knowledge of programming languages software development computer operating systems Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) DevOps Application Programming Interface (API) development container development and distributed systems.
The Software Engineer also applies engineering principles to software creation manages production releases of software performs code reviews merges feature development branches and analyzes and triages issues.
The necessary skill areas for the Software Engineer include programming and coding fundamentals of computer science software design and architecture development algorithms and data structures information analysis software debugging and testing and working on development teams.
The Software Engineer also works with sponsors to curate requirements define sprint work items set priorities for work backlogs and organize development teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform software development debugging modification enhancement and documentation.
• Design test and develop computer software in order to meet program requirements.
• Develop and maintain kernel and user-level software and scripts.
• Contribute to research reports presentations white papers and competitive proposals.
• Create and analyze network protocols.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Design and develop software requirements for air and missile defense systems supporting current and next-generation platforms.
• Implement high-performance software solutions that meet stringent real-time and reliability requirements for operational defense systems.
• Develop and optimize containerized applications using Docker and Podman for deployment across diverse operational environments.
• Collaborate regularly with customers users and cross-functional team members throughout the product lifecycle to deliver quality solutions.
• Report development status technical challenges and results to Project Director and stakeholders.
• Provide ongoing engineering support troubleshooting and performance optimization for fielded products.
• Contribute to Agile development practices including sprint planning code reviews and continuous integration/deployment.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in either:
  • C or other Object Oriented Programming (OOP) language such as Java or similar with focus on performance-critical code and optimization techniques.
  • Python JavaScript or similar for tooling automation and application development.
• Strong coordination organization and technical communication abilities.
• Self-motivated with proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative multi-tasking team environment.
• The candidate must be self-motivated possess communication skills and be capable of working in a multi-tasking team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile development methodologies and structured documentation practices.
• Proficiency with software development in Linux environments.
• Experience with air and missile defense systems such as IBCS (Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System) THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) or CAML (Common Autonomous Missile Launcher).
• Direct experience in the air and missile defense domain or related military systems.
• Proficiency with development tools: Jira Confluence GitLab VS Code.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker Podman) for application deployment and orchestration.
• Experience writing and optimizing high-performance low-latency code for real-time or embedded systems.
• Knowledge of network communication protocols: TCP/IP UDP REST and middleware technologies.
• Experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS) and Interface Definition Language (IDL) for distributed systems.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS) or deterministic software design patterns.
• Hands-on troubleshooting debugging and performance profiling of complex software systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines automated testing frameworks and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of software security principles and secure coding practices for defense applications.

Education and Length of Experience:

• 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Systems Engineering Mathematics Physics Aerospace Engineering Information Technology or related field.
• 0 years of related experience with a Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Systems Engineering Mathematics Physics Aerospace Engineering Information Technology or related field.

Skills and Certifications
C
Python
Linux operating systems

Security Clearance Required:No
Visa Candidate Considered:No
Compensation
Base Salary -USD $130000 to $150000