Cyber Training Platform Engineer

Amentum; Dundalk (MD); On-site; USD 165,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Low-side LMS team in Hanover, MD, delivering software applications, services, and infrastructure for cyber training environments across locations. The role covers design, development, deployment, and maintenance throughout the software lifecycle.

You will collaborate with instructors, developers, and system administrators, work on APIs, data processing, UI components, and automation, and contribute to secure coding practices while supporting

Qualifications

• Experience developing using one or more of the following languages: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Java, or C++.
• Proficiency in web UI interface design using HTML, CSS, AJAX, JSON/XML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and JQuery or similar.
• Experience using SQL/NoSQL and relational databases (MySQL/MongoDB preferred).
• Demonstrate experience working in agile teams (backlog execution, sprint ceremonies, estimation, iterative delivery).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and maintain software applications supporting cyber training environments.
• Analyze requirements and develop technical solutions that support mission and customer needs.
• Develop user interfaces, backend services, APIs, automation tools, and data processing solutions.
• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of software development pipelines.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain applications in virtualized and containerized environments.
• Develop and maintain databases, dataflows, scripts, and automation solutions.
• Support the creation and maintenance of realistic cyber training environments and simulations.
• Perform software testing, debugging, validation, and analysis of results.
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute recommendations for improving applications and development processes.
• Document software designs, configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with instructors, developers, system administrators, and other technical teams to improve training capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing applications, workflows, and user experiences.
• A working knowledge of both Windows and Linux platform is required
• Design and implement features and services of moderate complexity, including APIs, data access layers, and UI components as applicable; document design decisions and interfaces. (U) Maintain and enhance automated grading/evaluation capabilities while protecting assessment integrity and restricted solutions.
• Perform root-cause analysis for defects and production issues; implement fixes with regression coverage and document corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain integrations with external services/components
• (authentication/authorization touchpoints, reporting, data stores, file/object storage, etc.) as applicable to the environment.
• Collaborate with QA/Test to define acceptance criteria, support test case development, and validate fixes in Dev/Test environments prior to production promotion.
• Support controlled releases by producing implementation notes, configuration/dependency updates, and release notes; participate in change control and post-deployment verification as directed.
• Apply secure coding practices appropriate to the environment (input validation, least privilege, secrets handling) and remediate vulnerabilities in code/dependencies as directed

Skills

Ruby/Ruby on Rails

Java

C++

Web UI design

HTML/CSS/JS

SQL/NoSQL

Agile methodologies

Education

Master's degree in CS/SE/IS

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IS

Associate's degree + military coursework

High school diploma

Tools

React

Angular

Svelte

JUnit/PyTest

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

GitLab

MySQL

MongoDB

Linux/Unix

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Low-side LMS team in Hanover, MD, delivering software applications, services, and infrastructure for cyber training environments across locations. The role covers design, development, deployment, and maintenance throughout the software lifecycle.

You will collaborate with instructors, developers, and system administrators, work on APIs, data processing, UI components, and automation, and contribute to secure coding practices while supporting