Advanced Software Engineer

Banner-Defense,-Inc.-; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Defense in Huntsville, AL seeks an Advanced Software Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency's Next Generation Software Office, accelerating and modernizing the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure software for complex systems.

Role requires a Master’s in STEM with 12+ years of missile defense or large DoD program experience, active DoD Secret clearance, and strong cloud, API, and IA/CI tooling capabilities. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a STEM field and 12+ years in missile defense or complex DoD programs
• Active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience in design, development, and management of software libraries and cloud-based architectures

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system-of-systems development, integration, and testing

Skills

Cloud-based software

APIs & ICDs

AI development

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Advanced Software Engineer

Huntsville, AL | Active Secret Clearance

Your expertise. Our nation's defense.

At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve, and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Banner Defense is in search of an amazingly talented Advanced Software Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will provide support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Next Generation Software Office to accelerate and modernize the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure Missile Defense System software.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system-of-systems development, integration, and testing.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field and 12+ years of experience working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs/projects
• Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship
• Experience in the design, development, and management of software libraries and cloud-based software architectures and requirements
• Experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) and cloud-based testing to support software development and delivery
• Experience in the management and review of application programming interfaces (APIs), interface control documents (ICDs), and enabling software utilized in cloud-based and HWIL environments
• Experience in artificial intelligence (AI) development and tooling and agentic operations
• Ability to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems
• Some travel is required.

PREFERENCE IF YOU HAVE

• Practical experience with software containerization and cloud concepts (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure) and migrating legacy enterprise applications to cloud-native architectures
• Strong working knowledge of Agile and Lean software development principles, particularly within a secure DoW DevSecOps framework
• Knowledge of or direct experience deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to establish reproducible, auditable, and secure cloud environments
• Experience using modern configuration management and version control platforms (e.g., Git) to enforce policy-as-code, baseline management, and compliance configurations
• Active Top Secret clearance or the ability to qualify for one.

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.