Software Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

38d

About The Position

Are you passionate about applying software engineering solutions to challenging problems with a group of dedicated technical specialists? Do you like contributing to critical technologies that are vital to maintaining our national security? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL. We are seeking a dynamic, technically curious, results-oriented, and meticulous software engineer to contribute to developing and deploying software solutions that meet/exceed our end users' needs. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, resilient, and scalable software products within security and user constraints. We strive to foster an environment where all staff and ideas are provided opportunities for success. We value dedication to the mission, personal accountability, and an ability to collaborate with and constructively challenge each other. We continually look to improve our existing suite of software, while expanding our portfolio, using our software talent to solve challenges facing our sponsors. We work across the full software engineering lifecycle on a number of different efforts for a variety of sponsoring organizations. As a Software Engineer... Your primary responsibility will be designing and developing new software, while building and maintaining existing software. You will participate in multiple aspects of the software development life cycle, from working with users to gather and refine requirements and feedback, to deploying software at customer sites. You will participate in reviews of software design, implementation, documentation, and testing to ensure high-quality products. You will prepare and execute software deployments, both at APL and with customers at installation sites, ensuring successful and high-quality results. You will work closely with other developers, system engineers, technical leads, end users (data processors and analysts), and sponsors to understand the system needs and develop solutions to meet them.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another field with relevant professional experience.
Have 5+ years of relevant experience developing in programming languages such as C#, Python, JavaScript, C++, and/or Java.
Possess a solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals (computer science principles, algorithms, data structures, etc.).
Have experience in using modern software development and project management tools (e.g. GitLab, Jira, VS Code).
Are able and willing to work as part of a team, coupled with a drive to demonstrate your own strengths and capabilities.
Use software engineering best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
See the value in testing and validation, and willing to learn different testing methodologies and procedures.
Possess strong debugging, investigative, and written and verbal communication skills.
Are interested in leading software development efforts and providing technical mentorship.
Have a desire to learn and explore new technologies with an eye toward applying the same to innovative solutions.
Are willing and able to travel within the US (not likely to exceed a few trips per year with no more than five days in duration for each).
Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Final Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have a Master's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other field with relevant professional experience.
Have front-end and back-end web development experience.
Have experience with design and integration of software with relational databases and/or NoSQL databases.
Have experience developing software using Microsoft technologies (e.g., ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, SQL Server).
Have developed multi-tier software architectures capable of operating at different scales and security classification levels.
Have led software development teams and provided mentorship to technical staff.
Hold an active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Designing and developing new software, while building and maintaining existing software.
Participate in multiple aspects of the software development life cycle, from working with users to gather and refine requirements and feedback, to deploying software at customer sites.
Participate in reviews of software design, implementation, documentation, and testing to ensure high-quality products.
Prepare and execute software deployments, both at APL and with customers at installation sites, ensuring successful and high-quality results.
Work closely with other developers, system engineers, technical leads, end users (data processors and analysts), and sponsors to understand the system needs and develop solutions to meet them.