Mid-Level Software Developer/Engineer

Amentum; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Amentum seeks a junior software engineer to join a small team focused on processing mission data and building analytics tools. You will develop, test, and integrate software with customer-provided AI tools, collaborating closely with one software developer and a signals analyst.

Work schedule is Monday–Friday with flexible start/end times. Requires a Bachelor's in CS or related field and 1 year of relevant experience; TS/SCI with poly clearance is required for this position.

Qualifications

• 2 years of software development experience primarily in Java.
• Minimal Linux administration experience.
• Minimal scripting/Ansible/Puppet experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems (e.g. analytics, large data handling, real-time systems) from documented requirements.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.
• Resolve software problem reports and participate in design and requirements synthesis from system level to components.
• Provide input on hardware/software trade-offs, reuse, and integration into new environments.
• Recommend improvements to documentation and software development process standards.

Skills

Java

Linux

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Maven

GitLab

CI/CD

Job description

Our contract supports more than 12 efforts with varying levels of hardware and software development requirements. Our projects are focused on front end equipment configuration/maintenance, back-end repositories, front end dashboards, as well as everything in between for the full data processing thread. Our teams can range from one to two developers to a team of 12. All of our teams work right alongside our customer to discuss requirements, identify solutions, and choose the way forward for implementation. As part of an engineering office, our customer and our workforce look and plan for future expectations- continuously trying to stay ahead of the next challenge. This position is for a junior software development team.

This position is for a project that focuses on hard to process mission data. The team helps analyze communication signals and data sources to determine how to enable various tools and applications to ingest the data. This position will also allow the candidate to utilize customer provided AI tools to assist in software development lifecycle efforts: documentation creation, source code reviews, draft design review documentation, integration with source code repositories, and test creation and reporting. The team is comprised of the candidate, and two other members (one software developer and one signals analyst).

Work Schedule:

Monday- Friday: Normal schedule. Specific start/end times can be determine by candidate and the team for best schedule needs.

Essential Responsibilities:

The software engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g. processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Capabilities:

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design, performance requirements, or configuration changes.
• Modifies existing software/configurations to add new features or capabilities
• Debug configuration and software issues encountered
• Review security scans and conduct research to determine and implement mitigation steps.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• 2 years of software development experience primarily in java
• Minimal linux administration experience
• Minimal scripting/ansible/puppet experience

Clearance Required:

TS/SCI with Poly

Minimum Education:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical disciple from an accredited college or university is required.

Minimum Years of Experience:

1 year of experience with a Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Docker, Maven, Gitlab, CI/CD processes

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Compensation Details:

$120,000.00 - $185,000.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

10/19/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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