Mission-Critical Software Engineer: C/C++, Python, Kubernetes

Vosper Thornycroft Group

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Vosper Thornycroft Group is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance software for mission-critical national security initiatives. You will work across full-stack development with C, C++, and Python, and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.

Based in Hanover, MD, the role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Ideally 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience with full-stack software development and modernization.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze user, system, and mission requirements to derive software design, interface, and performance requirements.
  • Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain full-stack software applications and mission-system components.
  • Develop software solutions using C, C++, Python, and other applicable programming languages.
  • Debug existing software, identify root causes, and correct defects.
  • Develop and maintain scalable, reliable, and highly available mission systems.
  • Create, configure, deploy, and maintain Docker containers and Kubernetes resources.
  • Develop automation scripts to improve development, testing, deployment, and operations.

Skills

C++
C
Python
Kubernetes
Docker
DVT
SWORD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software/CE / EE / Math

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
SWORD environment

Job description

Vosper Thornycroft Group is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance software for mission-critical national security initiatives. You will work across full-stack development with C, C++, and Python, and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.

Based in Hanover, MD, the role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, analysts, and mission stakeholders.

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