Lead Principal Software Engineer – Aerial Surveillance

Trident; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holidays

Potential annual bonus

Job summary

Trident is seeking a Principal Software Technical Lead in Fairfax, VA to guide software development for an aerial surveillance system supporting a DoD customer. You will act as the software team’s technical focal point, delivering real-time, sensor-integrated applications in Java and coordinating with hardware interfaces.

US DoD clearance eligibility is required. You will mentor engineers through the full SDLC, lead architecture and design reviews, and collaborate with the program office to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 9 years of professional software development experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.
• Java programming experience.
• Working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with distributed publish/subscribe software architectures.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams and customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead software architecture, technical design, and implementation activities for integrated aerial surveillance and sensor systems.
• Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for real-time surveillance, sensor integration, and distributed software applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze system requirements and decompose features into executable software tasks and technical solutions.
• Support technical planning, software design reviews, peer reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Coordinate with systems engineering, QA, network engineering, cybersecurity, and integration teams to support integrated system capabilities.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies, frameworks, and capabilities into existing software baselines.
• Support customer technical discussions, demonstrations, deployments, and test activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for software designs, interfaces, testing, and system operation.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Program Management to prioritize and manage software backlogs.
• Monitor software execution and delivery against program objectives.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate technical risks and issues impacting software execution.
• Provide periodic status reports to PMO leadership regarding technical progress, schedule performance, resource requirements, risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

Skills

Java

SDLC

Distributed pub/sub

Linux

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or equivalent

Job description

Trident is seeking a Principal Software Technical Lead in Fairfax, VA to guide software development for an aerial surveillance system supporting a DoD customer. You will act as the software team’s technical focal point, delivering real-time, sensor-integrated applications in Java and coordinating with hardware interfaces.

US DoD clearance eligibility is required. You will mentor engineers through the full SDLC, lead architecture and design reviews, and collaborate with the program office to