At ARA, we strive to find valuable colleagues with not only to give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. As a Staff Software Developer on our team, you will be responsible for developing technology critical to the success of our projects as well as national security

The Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a person to fill the position of Staff Software Developer. You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and computer scientists developing simulation tool technologies to support real-world planning operations for the Department of Defense. You'll become familiar with unique research areas such as weapons effects, weaponeering, and anti-terrorism tactics. Our technology stack evolves over the years, but the main skills we use today include modern C++ and C#. Our infrastructure tools include git, Microsoft Visual Studio, Atlassian tools, and TeamCity. At the end of the day, we try to find the best way to deliver useful products to our end users. The teams retain a mindset that is open to change and improvement.

This position requires a B.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent field, in addition to3-5 years of software development experience. The applicant must demonstrate knowledge ofthe C++and/or C# programming languages. Applicants should also have experience developing Microsoft .Net applications using Microsoft Visual Studio. In addition, familiarity with desktop application development, event-driven and object-oriented programming design, 3-D visualization, and SQLite databases is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Designing, coding, and debugging applications in C++ and/or C#.
• Performing software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, and software review.
• Performing object-oriented design and analysis (OOA and OOD).
• Implementing new graphical user interfaces and visualization.
• Software testing and quality assurance.
• Supporting, maintaining, and documenting software functionality.
• Software support/bug fixes.

The candidate is expected to develop new features or methodologies by working alongside modelers and scientists as well as modify existing modeling and simulation software tools. Candidates must work in an agile team environment focused on delivering quality applications.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for obtaining a DoD Security Clearance.

To apply, go tohttp://careers.ara.com

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3-5 years' employment experience in software development and computer programming
• Demonstrated proficiency programming in C++ and/or C#.
• Independent and self-motivated
• Excellent technical, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to work in a team environment
• Eligibility to obtain a DoD security clearance, which includes U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the following specific topics are considered strong pluses




• Experience with software configuration management tools (SVN, Git)
• Experience with Visual Studio development platform.
• Experience with Agile Processes.
• Experience with SQLite or other databases.




• Active DoD security clearance

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)