Space Force - Software Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Scottsdale, AZ

18h•$90,833 - $96,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a software engineer for the SDA GMI program, you’ll be a member of a cross-functional team responsible for developing and deploying the state-of-the-art ground operational systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 6 months relevant experience.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Python / Java programming languages
Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice
Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring
Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.
Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus
Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management
Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams
Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge
Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload
CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts
AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD
Build/Development: VS Code, Maven
Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Version control: Git
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

Nice To Haves

Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy state-of-the-art ground operational systems.
Lead the software development process.
Apply technical standards and methodologies to solve challenges in creative ways.
Provide technical leadership and positioning others for success.
Champion new ideas and process improvements.
Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.