Space Force - Enterprise Services Developer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Scottsdale, AZ

6d•$112,924 - $125,275•Onsite

About The Position

As a software developer for the SDA GMI program, you’ll be a member of a cross-functional team responsible for developing and deploying the state-of-the-art ground operational systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 3 years relevant experience.
Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Python / Java programming languages
Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice
Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring
Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.
Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus
Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management
Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams
Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge
Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload
CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts,
AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD
Build/Development: VS Code, Maven
Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker,
Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Version control: Git
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

Nice To Haves

Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging
Ability to lead the software development process
Expertise in applying technical standards and methodologies to solve challenges in creative ways
Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and positioning others for success
Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation