Advanced Software Engineer (Job ID:4569)

Valkyrie-Enterprises; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valkyrie Enterprises in Huntsville, AL seeks an Advanced Software Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency's Next Generation Software Office. The role focuses on accelerating and modernizing development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure missile defense software.

The successful candidate will provide technical and engineering analysis for on-demand and cloud-based software, design and manage software libraries and cloud architectures, and collaborate across teams on DoD

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a STEM field with 12+ years on missile defense or large DoD program.
• Experience in hardware-in-the-loop and cloud-based testing.
• Experience in API and interface control documents for cloud-based and HWIL environments.
• AI development experience and tooling for agentic operations.
• Ability to work independently or lead teams with engineering rigor.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical analysis to support on-demand and cloud-based software development, integration, and testing.
• Design, development, and management of software libraries and cloud-based architectures.

Skills

AI development

Independent worker

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Git

Cloud platforms

Job description

Contingent upon prime contractor approval

Purpose:

• Valkyrie Enterprises has need for a Advanced Software Engineer in Huntsville, AL.
• In this role you will support the Missile Defense Agency Next Generation Software Office to accelerate and modernize the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure Missile Defense System software

Job Description:

• Provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system-of-systems development, integration, and testing
• Design, development, and management of software libraries and Cloud-based software architectures and requirements

Qualifications:

• Must have a Master’s degree in a STEM field with at least 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
• Must have experience in hardware in the loop and cloud-based testing to support software development and delivery.
• Must have experience in management and review of application programming interfaces and interface control documents and enabling software utilized in Cloud-based and HWIL environments.
• Must have experience in artificial intelligence development and tooling and agentic operations.
• Must hae the ability to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/ tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/ scientific problems.

Desired Qualifications:

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

Security Requirements:

• Must have an Active or Interim Secret clearance and the ability to maintain it.

Travel Requirements:

• If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID. (More information regarding REAL ID can be found: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id )

Physical Requirements:

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Able to sit and work on a computer for long periods of time
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Any offer of employment with Valkyrie Enterprises is contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable pre-employment requirements. Depending on the position, these may include a criminal background investigation, employment and education verification, pre-employment drug screening, driving record review, security clearance eligibility, government installation access, and any other customer or contract-specific requirements. Failure to successfully meet any required pre-employment condition may result in the withdrawal of the contingent offer of employment.

Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to eligible employees to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).