Software Engineer - Cloud-based Software

AeroVironment•Redstone Arsenal, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

AV is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide support to the Missile Defense Agency Next Generation Software Office to accelerate and modernize the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure Missile Defense System software. This position will provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system of systems development, integration, and testing.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) field.
12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
Active Secret clearance.
Design, development, and management of software libraries and Cloud-based software architectures and requirements.
Experience in hardware in the loop and cloud-based testing to support software development and delivery.
Experience in management and review of application programming interfaces (API) and interface control documents (ICD) and enabling software utilized in Cloud-based and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) environments.
Experience in artificial intelligence development and tooling and agentic operations.
Ability to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems.

Nice To Haves

Practical experience with software containerization concepts (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure) and migrating legacy enterprise applications to cloud-native architectures.
Strong working knowledge of Agile and Lean software development principles, particularly within a secure Department of War (DoW) DevSecOps framework.
Knowledge of or direct experience deploying IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to establish reproducible, auditable, and secure cloud environments.
Experience using modern configuration management and version control platforms (e.g., Git) to enforce policy-as-code, baseline management, and compliance configurations.
Top secret clearance or the ability to qualify for one.
This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the Missile Defense Agency Next Generation Software Office to accelerate and modernize the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure Missile Defense System software.
Provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system of systems development, integration, and testing.
Design, development, and management of software libraries and Cloud-based software architectures and requirements.
Experience in hardware in the loop and cloud-based testing to support software development and delivery.
Experience in management and review of application programming interfaces (API) and interface control documents (ICD) and enabling software utilized in Cloud-based and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) environments.
Experience in artificial intelligence development and tooling and agentic operations.
Ability to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems.