Senior Lead Software Architect – Defense DevSecOps

Cornerstone Defense; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) plan with company match

Tuition and training assistances

Paid vacation/leave

Fitness reimbursement program

College savings plan

Commuter benefits

Financial advisory services

Health savings accounts

STD/LTD coverage

Life and AD&D insurance

Employee assistance programs

Legal resources

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense is seeking a Software Engineer - ENG06 in Aurora, CO to join our defense technology team. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship, with a focus on leading modernization efforts and architecting software using Java or C++ in cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps practices, and contribute to SAFe agile programs, leveraging Kubernetes and messaging with RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or Kafka to build secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Experience as a Software Architect.
• Experience developing software using Java or C++.
• Experience with cloud environments and Kubernetes.
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or Kafka.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with System Engineering processes such as requirements management, use case development, and trade studies.
• Experience with Cameo Modeling using Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• Experience with SAFe Agile software development methodology.
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance prior to start is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Preferred qualifications include SIGINT, Digital Communication, or digital signal processing; proficiency in C++, Java, Python, and GO; Cameo Modeling with UAF; DevOps/CI/CD and automated testing; and Atlassian tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead program's baseline modernization efforts.
• Provide technical direction and design to software agile development teams, and other engineering personnel.
• Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers.
• Generate software cost and schedule estimates to support future development bids using techniques such as parametric analysis of SLOC, hours, or other metrics
• Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques.
• Software lifecycle practices on defense projects.
• Advance software technologies.

Skills

Software Architect

Java

C++

Cloud environments

Kubernetes

Message brokers

SysML

SAFe Agile

Requirements management

Use case development

Trade studies

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Automated test

Atlassian Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Kafka

Cameo Modeling

SysML

SAFe Tools

Atlassian Tools

Job description

Cornerstone Defense is seeking a Software Engineer - ENG06 in Aurora, CO to join our defense technology team. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship, with a focus on leading modernization efforts and architecting software using Java or C++ in cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevSecOps practices, and contribute to SAFe agile programs, leveraging Kubernetes and messaging with RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or Kafka to build secure, scalable solutions.