Software Engineer

Peraton•Albuquerque, NM

8d•$104,000 - $166,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join their team supporting a Department of Energy (DOE) program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The role involves the development, integration, modernization, and sustainment of mission-critical software systems. The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering experience, with specific expertise in Data Distribution Service (DDS), particularly RTI Connext DDS or DDS Connect. This position is crucial for evaluating and modernizing an existing DDS-based system and supporting its migration or conversion to a new DOE software architecture. The work location is on-site in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience or an Associates degree and 7 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 9 years of experience.
Must possess an active DOE Q Clearance (equivalent to a DOD Top Secret clearance) and be eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP).
Expert level experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS), including RTI Connext DDS, DDS Connect, or comparable DDS middleware.
Demonstrated experience designing, developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining software systems that utilize DDS for real-time data communication and distributed systems.
Experience analyzing and documenting an existing DDS-based system, including software architecture, data flows, interfaces, dependencies, and system integrations.
Demonstrated experience modernizing, migrating, converting, or rearchitecting legacy DDS-based applications or systems to a new software platform or architecture.
Ability to translate existing DDS functionality, data exchanges, and system requirements into a modernized target architecture and implementation.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 3-5 years development in modern C++ (Versions 11, 14)
Experience with RTI (Real Time Innovations) Connext DDS (Data Distribution Standard) and eProsima Fast DDS
Development and delivery of applications to Windows and Linux desktops
Experience with Linux, particularly RHEL and Ubuntu, a bonus
Strong organizational skills and experience with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban
Experience with JavaScript, Node, Express, Electron, ZeroMQ, C#, MS SQL Server, XML, SQLite, MSBuild, CMake, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Conan, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging
Experience with automation and CI/CD, particularly Gitlab CI (GitFlow)
Experience writing unit tests that integrate into the CI pipeline
Ability to work effectively on both small and large development teams (two-to-eight members)
Good communication and documentation skills
Motivated by working with a highly successful, dynamic project team delivering systems that impact our National Security

Responsibilities

Conducts research in design, development, testing, and utilization of electronic data processing software.
Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
Ensures software standards are met.
Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
Designs, develops, and modifies software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.