Job Title: Lead, Software Engineer (Backend/Integration)
Job Code: 39866
Job Location: Patrick Space Force Base, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
We are seeking a TS/SCI-cleared, highly skilled and motivated Lead Software/Integration Engineer with experience in modern backend development, Java, AWS, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development experience to support mission modernization, software integration, and mission-system reliability improvements. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across software and infrastructure teams and work onsite at Patrick Space Force Base.
Essential Functions:
- Develop secure and scalable back-end services and application logic to support mission applications and workflows.
- Apply software engineering best practices across the full development lifecycle, including code reviews, automated testing, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy and maintain applications in AWS, ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.
- Engage with customers daily to refine requirements and improve application functionality.
- Prepare and brief technical designs, implementation plans, roadmaps, and documentation.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation for system design, application architecture, deployment procedures, and sustainment activities.
- Supporting Agile software development teams and participating in Scrum ceremonies.
- Building and deploying mission applications in classified or high-security environments.
- Security+ Certification or any DoD IAT Level II Certification, or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of accepting position.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Proficiency with Java language
- Experience developing AI/ML-enabled mission applications, analytical tools, or decision-support capabilities involving advanced data processing, automation, visualization, and user interaction.
- Experience developing and deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes K-8.
- Experience developing and deploying applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience with Docker, CI/CD, Git, REST APIs, microservices, and secure software development.
- Experience with scientific, sensor-derived, geophysical, acoustic, seismic, infrasonic, or other mission-relevant technical data is highly desired.
- Experience building back-end services and APIs using Python, Java, Node.js, .NET, or similar.
- Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, or other relational/non-relational data stores.
- Prior field assignment experience
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools
- Experience transitioning research or prototype capabilities into operational software tools, supporting classified DoD mission environments strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
- Familiarity with the C2S Access Portal (CAP) and high-side AWS environments is highly desired.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
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