Software Engineer

Innovative Defense Technologies•Arlington, VA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Software Engineer to be part of our Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) team and based out of our Arlington, VA location. This Software Engineer will work with a fast-paced team of mission-focused engineers to solve some of the Navy’s toughest challenges. Initiative, creativity, reliability, efficiency, and teamwork will be required to successfully deliver innovative solutions in this dynamic customer space. The Software Engineer will design, build, test, and deliver innovative, secure, and fully integrated software solutions for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD). Clearance & Location Requirements: All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. This is an on-site position. Requiring at least 4 days in office, based out of our Arlington, VA location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable discipline such as software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, data science, cyber security, mathematics, or aeronautical engineering (or equivalent full-time experience).
3+ year’s experience with C++ programming and one or more of the following: Git or similar version control systems
Additional program languages such as Python, Java or JavaScript
Container concepts (Docker/OCI/Podman images, containers, registries)
SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
Linux-based systems command-line usage and file/system permissions
React or similar modern frontend frameworks
1+ Year experience working on Navy or DoD Combat Systems
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time as needed
Ability to communicate, report and document progress and issues
Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations
Strong analytical abilities, sense of ownership, urgency and drive

Nice To Haves

1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Visualization and human interface development
Use DEVSECOPS to streamline software testing and platform deployment
Software system remote monitoring, maintenance and upgrade
1+ year experience with one or more of the following: Cloud computing, virtualization (VMWare), and containerization.
Networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS)
Working with APIs or third-party services
Scripting for automation (Groovy, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Big data solutions (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra)
Machine learning and/or artificial intelligence
Desire to stay current with industry trends and best practices.
Openness to new tools and concepts, showing initiative, innovation and creativity

Responsibilities

Design, integrate, troubleshoot, test, deliver and update software code in various languages, documenting associated architectures, processes, procedures and techniques to operate and sustain end items.
Work closely with cross-functional teams of software, systems, integration, information, production and test engineers and subject matter experts to understand requirements, workflows, and develop back-end features and architecture.
Adhere to government and industry security, reliability, and performance standards; apply orthodox programming paradigms; interpret and apply DoD and industry standards; and participate in peer reviews, configuration, design, and performance reviews.
Apply common tools, approaches and best engineering practices including; integrating third-party and externally developed software into a container runtime environment; integrating with internal systems and third-party applications; and assisting with containerization, configuration management, and customization of vendor or open-source software.