Senior Software Engineer

Longenecker & Associates - Aiken, SC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Aiken, SC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Longenecker & Associates (L&A) is seeking a motivated Senior Software Engineer to support critical missions at SRNS in Aiken, SC. This role involves maintaining operational applications, providing customer support, and engaging in application design and development. The engineer will work closely with the Software Professional Lead and other IT personnel to ensure effective communication and coordination across teams, while also contributing to the software development lifecycle and maintaining compliance with federal standards.

Responsibilities

• Keep assigned applications operational by testing product upgrades and providing customer support.
• Perform application design, development, installation, or database administration in accordance with SRNS IT processes and procedures.
• Provide tactical design, engineering, technical specifications, project coordination, and configuration management for moderately complex IT solutions.
• Assist senior technical personnel in performing related activities in moderately complex tasks.
• Maintain technical expertise in assigned emphasis areas and demonstrate flexibility in multiple disciplines.
• Proactively communicate and coordinate with others across IT to provide support for assigned areas.
• Perform root cause analysis and outline corrective action for complex problems.
• Ensure continued service of customer applications through prompt correction of system or program malfunctions.
• Master software engineering tools such as configuration management systems, change management, vulnerability scanning, and debuggers.
• Guide personnel to ensure efficient utilization of resources and adherence to technical standards.
• Lead the analysis and development of requirements, design specs, and final products by reviewing systems documentation, plans, and schedules produced by less experienced personnel.
• Train less experienced personnel in the development of requirements, specifications, technical products, and existing business processes.
• Lead moderate-sized initiatives and projects by establishing tasks, priorities, milestones, cost estimates, and schedules.
• Conduct feasibility studies of automation opportunities and establish cost-benefit parameters.
• Develop test plans and execute these plans to ensure that the software is correct.
• Participate in validation and efficiency reviews of completed program code.
• Review policies and procedures for technical accuracy.
• Participate in cross-functional IT teams.
• Evaluate new requests, offer suggestions to improve, and provide comments and estimates of level of effort for moderately complex IT solutions.
• Provide support for the software infrastructure associated with the system environments.
• Maintain cyber posture and compliance required to maintain federal authority to operate.
• Perform installations and upgrades to software and databases for maintaining vendor support and strategic agility.
• Plan for future requirements of database systems, including disaster recovery needs and storage requirements.
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an IT related discipline with 5 years of proven performance in related assignments; or a non-related Bachelor's degree with 7 years of proven performance; or an Associate Degree in IT related discipline with 7 years of proven performance; or a non-related Associate Degree with 9 years of proven performance; or a high school diploma with at least 11 years of equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment.
• Satisfactory results of a pre-employment screening, including a background check and drug screening.
• Experience and knowledge of Hexagon's Smart Construction and Smart Completions program configuration and implementation.
• Experience supporting these applications for a large Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Possession of an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two years is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Healthcare (medical and dental)
• 401K plan
• Paid time off
• In-house training
• Career pathing
• Mentoring
• Award programs
• Tuition reimbursement