Software Engineer 1

Amentum•Fort Meade, MD

18h

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Ft. Meade, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission. Endpoint Services is seeking a Software Engineer to work with a team of developers to implement new capabilities in support of the current classification marking tool and the tool to be used to support M365 web-based applications. The position involves full life cycle design, development, testing, and documentation of policy-driven software across multiple fabrics. The focus will include the extension and customization of tools used for classification string validation and comparison for access control. This position requires an individual with a software development background that can perform both development and enhance testing. The candidate will be expected to provide input throughout the software lifecycle and follow established development processes. The candidate will be required to improve testing at all levels and work with system engineers to document the processes.

Requirements

Have working knowledge of JavaScript, Jest, and Cypress
TS/SCI with poly
Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. An additional 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree for a total of 7 years.
3+ years of Software Engineering experience

Nice To Haves

Track and respond to user issues/questions
Triage user issues
Test new configurations/software releases
Coordinate with test users for various scenarios
Track and report testing results
Working knowledge of testing, creating test plans, and performing various test cycles (i.e.: logic, end user, and performance)
Able to work independently and in a team setting

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.
Works individually or as part of a team.
Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
Resolves software problem reports.
Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.
Actively participate in code reviews
Analyze system requirements, the concept of operations, and high-level system architecture to develop requirements specifications documents
Gather, analyze, and capture customer requirements.
Assist in the development of requirements for new features
Ability to create and expand unit and functional tests
Experience with creating/updating system engineering and test documentation
Follow team procedures and standard practices