Senior / Principal Integration Engineer
About The Position
SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions. SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented Integration Engineer to support the development and delivery of software for missile warning and space-domain awareness. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business delivering critical capabilities for national defense. Successful applicants will bring a collaborative spirit, readiness to work hands-on-keyboard to solve challenging integration problems, and experience interacting effectively and professionally with government and defense stakeholders. Strong verbal and written communication skills are key for this role.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science.
- Eight (8)+ years of professional experience in engineering, systems engineering, computer science, or infrastructure operations.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across algorithm, compute, and networking layers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to switch between technical and non-technical communication.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to own issues through resolution.
- An active DoD Top Secret security clearance.
- Ability to work full-time on-site at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
- Ability to travel 5-10% of time, as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degrees or coursework in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
- Experience scripting or automating tasks using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
- Domain experience with United States missile warning, missile defense, or space-domain awareness architectures, including networks, sensors, and command centers.
- Advanced software engineering skills; especially with C++ or Java.
- Strong experience with Linux operating systems.
- Experience with data analysis and monitoring tools, such as Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus.
- Experience with Integration, Verification and Test (IV&T) activities.
Responsibilities
- Monitor deployments across multiple networks and security domains using metrics, logs, and alerts.
- Maintain and enhance monitoring, logging and alerting solutions.
- Support root-cause analysis for software defects or outages, and collaborate with network, deployment, and application teams to resolve issues.
- Recommend corrective and preventative actions where applicable.
- Develop and maintain system integration architecture and comprehensive documentation that serves as a roadmap for current and future integration directions.
- Understand and document end-user needs, including requirements, desirements, and pain-points from within the user community.
- Support capability planning, performance analysis, technical control board meetings, and operational reviews.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and operational planning activities
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
- 100% company paid HSA
- Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
- 80% company paid Dental insurance
- 100% company paid Vision insurance
- 100% company paid Life insurance
- 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
- Short-term Disability insurance
- Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
- Flexible work hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
