Software Systems Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems•Manassas, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Software Systems Engineer supporting Nosis Submarine and Surface Ship Systems Programs, you will be an integral member of an agile engineering team committed to delivering robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions for the U.S. Navy. In this role, you will design, configure, and integrate software solutions to address complex integration challenges, conduct manual testing and debugging in production-like lab environments, and develop clear technical documentation in support of a rigorous systems engineering process. You will participate in daily team collaboration to ensure commitments to the U.S. Navy mission are met with consistency and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or Engineering, Science, or Math, plus 1 year of relevant experience; or Master's degree.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
js + PostgreSQL — frontend and relational database development
TypeScript — strongly-typed JavaScript development
Spring Boot — Java-based backend services
Go / Java — backend microservices development
RESTful API Design — interface design and implementation
Docker & Containerization — container-based deployment workflows
Agile Practices — Scrum / Kanban software development methodology

Nice To Haves

GitOps (e.g., FluxCD) — automated, declarative deployment pipelines
Message Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) — asynchronous service communication
Observability Stack — Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry
CI/CD Pipeline Experience — pipeline configuration and automation
Kubernetes / Container Orchestration — container scheduling and management
Vue — front end framework

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions supporting the Nosis program
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile development environment
Contribute to full-stack development across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and continuous integration/delivery pipelines
Support system integration, RESTful API design, and containerized deployments
Produce and maintain technical documentation