Senior Specialist, Software Engineering
About The Position
L3Harris is seeking highly skilled and motivated software engineering professionals to work in a dynamic classified environment. The role implements core functionality supporting customization and UI teams by creating modular, generic services and REST endpoints. The engineer works with Technical Leads and Subject Matter Experts to design and implement new features. The team primarily works with Java code and the PostgreSQL database. The position is part of the Ground Software and Image Science discipline and directly supports solutions developed by L3Harris’s Space Ground Solutions Group. The role maintains and adds features to existing backend services, designs and implements new services, and documents backend services and procedures. It participates in technical exchange meetings, pull-request reviews, software design, testing, and configuration management. The engineer provides daily work status through scrum updates and/or comments in JIRA or Bitbucket, and ensures solutions meet mission, security, and performance requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field and six years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with Java, preferably Java 11 or newer.
- Experience writing unit tests, preferably using JUnit and Mockito.
- Experience with SQL, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Experience with Linux.
- Experience with Java build tools, preferably Maven.
- Experience with GIT.
- Experience with Java IDEs, preferably NetBeans.
- Experience with collaboration software such as Bitbucket or GitLab.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a pull-request environment.
- Experience with continuous integration software such as Jenkins.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI, or SCI eligibility.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Java Enterprise development, preferably JBoss/WildFly.
- Experience with RESTful services.
- Experience with message-driven beans.
- Experience with CDI.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Groovy, or Python.
- Experience with debugging.
- Experience using the NetBeans debugger.
- Experience in C++.
- Experience with geospatial data and satellite imagery.
- Experience with NITF/TIFF imagery.
- Experience with GeoJSON.
- Experience with OGC web services such as WFS/WMS.
- Experience supporting DoD, IC, or other national security mission environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and add features to existing backend services.
- Design and implement new backend services.
- Maintain and create documentation about backend services and procedures.
- Participate in and host Technical Exchange Meetings with the functional team and stakeholders.
- Participate in pull-request-based code reviews for own work and others.
- Provide daily status on work through scrum updates and/or comments in JIRA or Bitbucket.
- Participate in software design, code reviews, testing, and configuration management processes.
- Ensure software solutions meet mission, security, and performance requirements.
Benefits
- Health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education assistance
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
