Software Engineer Stf - E4

Standard Job Description

Within LM Space, the Charlie Portfolio is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the program area as a Senior Software Engineer to support the Command & Control /Simulator development team. As part of an Agile team, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks in various areas across the mission and collaborate with the development teams, contractors, customers, and subject matter experts.
If you are looking for a challenging, collaborative, fast paced environment then this is the position for you.

In this position you will:
• Serve as a software developer on an Agile team developing web applications in an open architecture infrastructure to serve an emerging area of protecting USG space assets.
• Leverage industry standard open-source software solutions such as GitLab, Kubernetes, and Docker
• Maintain Kubernetes clusters, create and automate deployment of containers using Helm, and support agile development teams by developing and maintaining tools, pipelines, scripts, and environments.
• Participate in daily scrums, software sprint/release planning, demos, and retrospectives
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive adoption of best practices (CI/CD, automated testing, secure coding, performance profiling).
• Develop & demonstrate software capabilities to both internal and external partners

Note: Applicants selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and maintain the required security throughout the course of employment.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Applies knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information gathered from system users to develop software. Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. Ensures software standards are met.

Basic Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.
• Experienced with software applications providing command and control services for satellites, antennas, and ground hardware assets.
• Experience with modern technology frameworks, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, APIs, DevOps, and data architecture.
• Experience with pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and version control (Git).
• Understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and ability to contribute to sprint planning and retrospective sessions; comfortable with iterative development and rapid feedback cycles.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading small teams.
• US citizenship is required to obtain a government security clearance

Desired Skills

• Experienced with Horizon software
• Previous Flight Software or Simulation Software Experience
• Experience Agile development tools such as Jira and Confluence