Senior Java Systems Engineer - Real-Time & Large-Scale Data

Searchability Aerospace & Defense

Maryland

On-site

USD 130,000 - 180,000

Full time

19 hours ago

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Job summary

Searchability Aerospace & Defense is seeking a senior Java software engineer to develop and enhance complex software supporting mission-critical Signals Intelligence systems. The role spans the full software lifecycle from analysis to field deployment.

You will collaborate with software, systems, and hardware specialists to deliver high-performance, real-time solutions while upholding cybersecurity and classification requirements. A Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

Strong software engineering and programming experience using Java.
Experience designing, developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex software systems.
Experience with object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and software architecture.
Ability to analyze system requirements and derive software design and performance requirements.
Experience debugging existing software and resolving complex defects.
Experience integrating software into new or modified systems and operating environments.
Experience developing software for real-time, processing-intensive, or large-scale data systems.
Experience designing or implementing complex database and data repository interfaces.
Experience developing and executing software component test procedures.
Knowledge of software development and design methodologies.
Ability to lead software development activities and provide technical direction.
A current Top Secret/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

Software engineers in this role develop, maintain, and enhance complex, software-intensive systems, including processing-heavy analytics, novel algorithms, extremely large datasets, real-time applications, and information management platforms.
Engineers analyze user requirements, derive software design and performance requirements, design and code new Java software, enhance existing applications, debug defects, and integrate software into new or modified operating environments.
Additional responsibilities include developing database queries and interfaces, implementing complex algorithms, reviewing and testing software components, documenting test results, resolving software problem reports, supporting system installation, and ensuring operational specifications are met.
Senior engineers may lead software development teams, oversee product quality, improve development standards, and work with systems and hardware engineers to evaluate performance requirements, system interfaces, software reuse, and hardware/software trade-offs.