Software Engineer I — TS/SCI w/poly clearance required

CyberTrend Engineering • Annapolis Junction, MD

4h

About The Position

CyberTrend is seeking a Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems based on documented requirements. Systems may include processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithms, extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems. The engineer may work independently or as part of a team, review and test software components against design requirements, document test results, and resolve software problem reports.

The role applies software development and design methodologies appropriate to the development environment and contributes to system design decisions, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS use, and requirements analysis from the system level through individual software components. The position requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

CyberTrend was formed in 2010 and serves defense projects and programs, with partners and clients including AWS, IBM, government agencies, the intelligence community, and defense contractors.

Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Seven years of experience as a software engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; alternatively, four additional years of software engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may substitute for the degree.
• Experience or skills in back-end development, Java, Scala, MongoDB, AWS, and UI development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add features.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Integrate software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
• Recommend improvements to documentation and software development process standards.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Analyze system performance standards and systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigate problem areas; and develop software solutions.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process used on a project.
• Modify software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and design consequences.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces and queries.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Provide input to system design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, COTS/GOTS use in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Benefits

• Paid time off scaled based on time in service.
• Eleven paid annual holidays.
• Company-paid medical base plan, dental, vision, disability, life, and EAP benefits for full-time employees.
• Employer contribution of 10% of monthly gross salary to a non-contributory SEP-IRA with no vesting period; the account is 100% owned and managed by the employee.
• Educational assistance of up to $5,250 annually for work-related activities, subject to prior approval.
• Training assistance of up to $3,000 annually for work-related activities, subject to prior approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level