Software Engineer 2- TS/SCI w POLY Required

$205,000 - $225,000/Yr

Amentum - Columbia, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Columbia, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Engineer 2 position at Amentum involves developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems that support mission-critical projects in the Cyber, Security, and Intelligence sectors. The role requires collaboration within a small, focused team to deliver software solutions that directly impact national security and intelligence missions. Candidates will work with various technologies, including Python, Docker, and Kubernetes, to create backend services and manage databases.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environment.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; perform quality control on team products.
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Fourteen (14) years experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Javascript
• Familiarity with TCP and UDP multicast

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic life insurance
• 401k plan
• Deferred compensation plan
• Executive Deferral Plan
• 17 days of vacation per year
• Seven paid holidays
• Floating holidays
• Caregiver leave
• Opportunity to purchase company stock
• Performance discretionary bonus