Software Engineer

AEgis is seeking highly qualified Software Engineer in performing development and maintenance of software simulations and tools to support the analysis of directed energy effects on space systems, assessments of susceptibilities of space system to directed energy sources, and space situational awareness. The Software Engineer will utilize modern development practices to include continuous integration, test-driven development and code reviews. Existing code may require refactoring to make it more maintainable and robust. Candidates may range from recent college graduates to experienced software engineers. Candidates must be able to interact and work with end users and have the ability to quickly learn the customer’s domain along with new programming languages, tools, and techniques. The ideal candidate will be able to move between different projects quickly.

Success Factors (Success factors are simply the results we want this person to deliver, in order for us to consider this person a successful hire):

30 days: Successfully in process accomplishing all security-related activities resulting in access to Government computer networks. Candidate will review and demonstrate understanding of team processes and procedures

60 days: Interact with team and other teammates successfully supporting software tool maintenance and development and other activities as directed for mission support. Candidate will become familiar with ongoing projects.

90 days: Develop expertise in the suite of tools used to support the customer and ability to extend and adapt existing tools and create new tools when required.

Qualifications:
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen and possess a US Secret Clearance.

Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in in engineering, math, physics, computer science or other related field and 5 years of experience.

Candidate must be able to work as a software engineer in a team environment performing object-oriented design and programming.

Demonstrated ability to use and uphold standard software development processes including software analysis, design, testing, peer review, and continuous integration techniques is essential.

Proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages is required: C++, C#, Java, or Javascript. Knowledge of RDBMS is essential.

Familiarity with MS Access is a plus.

Candidate must be familiar with and adept in using an IDE such as Visual Studio, Qt Creator, Eclipse.

Previous development of GUIs using a framework such Qt, or .NET is highly desirable.

Candidate should also be conversant in network programming and multi-tier web application development.

Can handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.