Software Engineer
NextGen Federal Systems1 day ago
Melbourne, FL, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Develop software solutions for DoD mission-critical programs spanning command and control, intelligence, and acquisition.
- Lead a small team of software and DevSecOps engineers building automation, verification and validation scripts, model interoperability, digital thread code, and real-time emulation services.
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software solutions.
- Contribute to and help deploy the Integrate Digital Environment for modeling activities.
- Integrate network emulation and RF simulation capabilities with vendors and collaborate with platform and systems engineering teams.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship while supporting code reviews, testing, deployment, performance, security, and scalability improvements.
- Lead Agile ceremonies and collaborate with customers, teammates, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Develop design, test, and user guide documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
- At least 6 years of software engineering and development experience.
- At least 2 years of experience leading a small software team.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages, including Java, Python, or C++.
- Experience with software lifecycles, DevSecOps, Agile teams, CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, containerization, delivery, and deployment.
- Experience deploying and operating production-grade containerized software.
- Ability to evolve systems architecture, roadmap capabilities, decompose backlogs, estimate tasks, and manage complex changing requirements.
- Experience with Kanban or Scrum and Jira for issue tracking.
- Strong communication, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required; a current DoD Secret clearance is preferred, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance is desired.
- Preferred experience includes Rust, Go, Kubernetes, Helm, gRPC, protobuf, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, SysML, modeling and simulation tools, and real-time emulation.
About NextGen Federal Systems
NextGen Federal Systems is a privately held IT and engineering firm that delivers software, systems integration, and cybersecurity solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company provides a mix of services and productized solutions in areas such as C4ISR, geospatial analytics, modeling and simulation, cloud, and AI/ML. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, it supports highly regulated programs with ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 appraisals.