Software Engineer

Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, and the
development team
•Lead the implementation of the project’s software architecture
•Drive and support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions
•Lead and support the development and maturation of the CI/CD pipeline to align with the
customer-defined methodology, environment, and Kratos processes
•Guide and support the agile development lifecycle, including backlog refinement, system
demos, retrospectives, and coordinating customer feedback during Program Increments
•Define and drive a solution software architecture to meet the project and customer
requirements, coordinating cloud design and system design with the appropriate Kratos and
customer personnel
•Lead the software solution design and the Software Engineers on the project to execute that
design
•Work with cyber security teams to design secure solutions that support an existing Authority to
Operate (ATO) for US Gov projects
•Effectively utilize Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) for data transfer across multiple
environments
•Travel as necessary to support system integration, testing, and customer meetings (expected
to be ~ 10% average annually)

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical fields with a specific focus on software solution design and implementation in various cloud/on-premises environments.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant job experience is needed.  Willing to consider a combination of education and job experience.
• Hands-on experience deploying software workloads on Docker and K8S via docker-compose, Helm or similar technology.
• Have proficiency in modern architectural patterns like microservices, event-driven architecture, and hybrid cloud solutions to design scalable and resilient systems
• Understanding of and experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles.
• Understanding of and experience with DevSecOps workflows.  Understanding CI/CD pipelines and tools, (e.g., SonarQube, Fortify, Splunk, etc.)
• Experience providing estimates for accomplishing relevant development, implementation, migration, and testing tasks
• Ability to design software solutions to complex engineering problems using MBSE
• Familiarity with software development tools (e.g. Git, Atlassian suite, Artifactory, …)
• Experience with CSPs (Cloud Service Provider) platforms, with specific experience in AWS
• Experience using Windows, Unix and other Operating Systems
• Required to be a strong team player and leader to the project team and to the organization
• In depth understanding of network protocols, such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, HTTP
• Ability to lead teams in software development, and mentor/coach newer software engineers
• Experienced in database design
• Be proficient in programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, C#, and JavaScript, for coding, automation, and system integration
• Experience with Network, Multi-threaded, client-server programming
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to design innovative solutions and anticipate potential issues in complex, distributed systems.
• Understanding the unique constraints and requirements of satellite systems, such as data latency, data downlink/uplink processes, and specific industry regulations
• Must have and maintain a US Gov SECRET with ability to obtain TOP SECRET / SCI clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarly with Systems Thinking and architecture frameworks such as DoDAF, TOGAF
• Experience with VMWare, VPN, VPC, Firewalls, & CPN
• RMF/Cyber Experience
• Experience with Terraform & Ansible design and implementation and other IaC (Infrastructure as Code) implementations, experience in implementing a platform agnostic solution
• Hands-on experience deploying or integrating with Keycloak (or similar) for single sign on in a K8S environment
• Ability to read/write script level or integration code using Python, C# or other development language.
• Ability to design efficient data pipelines, manage databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• SATCOM & Command & Control (C2) experience
• Experience with Command & Control, and Telemetry, Tracking, and Command
• ZTA development and implementation experience
• Experience and knowledge of the SATCOM operational environment
• Ground Requirements Management Systems and operations
• Experience with model-based systems engineering and tools (specifically Cameo Systems Modeler)

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