Space Force - Advanced Software Engineer - Cloud/AWS
General Dynamics Mission SystemsBase Salary
$111k - $125k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy ground operational systems for the SDA GMI program.
- Apply AWS cloud services, networking, containerization, CI/CD, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code.
- Design, develop, test, and manage APIs.
- Implement security, vulnerability management, encryption, PKI, incident response, auditing, monitoring, and logging practices.
- Lead the software development process and provide technical leadership to cross-functional team members.
- Create documentation, share technical knowledge, and identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or a related science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field plus 5+ years of job-related experience, or a master’s degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
- Proficiency in Python or Java, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.
- Experience with AWS and its services, including fundamental AWS networking; AWS Solutions Architect certification is strongly preferred, and Azure knowledge is a plus.
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, API design, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, configuration management, and infrastructure as code.
- Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance, vulnerability management, encryption, PKI, incident response, auditing, and monitoring.
- Experience with the listed development, cloud, configuration-management, monitoring, logging, security, and collaboration tools is preferred.
- Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, analytical, documentation, technical leadership, and continuous-learning skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required, and a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at hire; selected applicants must meet eligibility requirements for classified-information access.
- Agile and Scaled Agile experience is preferred, as is experience applying prompt engineering and popular AI tools.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules with every other Friday off through a 9/80 schedule, if desired.
- Fully on-site or hybrid/flex workplace options at the Scottsdale facility.
- 401(k) matching, flexible time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health and wellness programs, and employee resource and social groups.
- Opportunities for continuous learning and development and research-oriented work on practical national-security solutions.
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About General Dynamics Mission Systems
At General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, we develop mission critical C4ISR solutions across the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains, but that doesn’t tell our whole story. When downed pilots are isolated in enemy territory, our equipment gives them a lifeline to call home. When a student opens a textbook to learn about the universe, they’re looking at data and pictures sent using our technology. When the government needs to share crucial top-secret information, our products help them keep this information out of the wrong hands. When sailors need to locate underwater mines, our technology allows them to find explosives with unmanned underwater vehicles. Delivering C4ISR technology is what we do but we think why we do it is more important.