Sustainment SW Engineer Principal

SAIC • El Segundo, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Sustainment Software Developer to support the Systems MILSATCOM Engineering, Integration & Test (MSEIT) contract at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. The role develops critical software used to manage the technical baseline for multiple space systems, terminals, and applications in the MILSATCOM and NC3 portfolio. As part of the MSEIT Sustainment IPT, the position contributes to warfighter readiness as USAF and USSF systems are employed worldwide in support of full-spectrum military operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, mathematics, or an equivalent field.
• At least 9 years of applicable software engineering experience.
• DoW SECRET clearance or higher.
• Ability to manage professional relationships with DoW military and civilian clients.
• Ability to learn new and existing technologies quickly with little formal training; self-starter.
• Knowledge of cloud-deployed web-based applications.
• Understanding of networks and willingness to work with system administrators on web network configurations.
• Excellent technical skills in programming and scripting, SQL database design and maintenance, web design and architecture, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and IIS web server.
• Object-oriented programming skills in C# and .NET Core 8.0 or greater, Blazor Server development, and DevOps tools including Git and Azure Boards/Repos.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with JIRA issue screens and workflows and Confluence repositories.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug software for the MILSATCOM Decision Workflow (MDW) application.
• Collaborate with other software engineers to help design web-based application architectures.
• Provide technical solutions with minimal requirements input from the government.
• Proactively review application logs, identify errors, determine root causes, and implement preventive solutions to improve reliability and user experience.
• Assist with data collection and migration from existing MDW code and SQL tables to JIRA and Confluence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior