Senior Software Engineer - Onsite Space Defense

SciTec Incorporated; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance (HSA)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Annual profit-sharing

Discretionary bonus

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Flexible work hours

Job summary

SciTec Incorporated, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, seeks a Sr Staff/Senior Software Engineer for on-site support at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, CO. You will ensure availability and performance of mission-critical software, troubleshoot issues, and optimize systems in a fast-paced defense environment.

The role emphasizes customer-facing responsibility, end-to-end software processing of OPIR sensor data, and collaboration across teams to deliver durable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or a related technical field.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience working in Linux environments.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices and commitment to high-quality code.
• Demonstrated performance optimization skills for data-intensive or compute-intensive systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security clearance.
• Ability to work onsite in-person at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Support the availability, reliability, and performance of operational services supporting critical mission systems.
• Monitor health of software infrastructure using metrics, logs, and alerts; respond to and resolve incidents; maintain and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Perform root-cause analysis for infrastructure and service outages; implement corrective and preventative actions; participate in post-incident reviews.
• Improve system reliability through automation, standardization, and proactive engineering.
• Support software system lifecycle activities including upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of existing software systems.
• Apply strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and performance trade-offs.
• Support integration, testing, and debugging in Linux environments.
• Support documentation, knowledge sharing, training, and clear communication across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Linux

Data processing

Troubleshooting

Onsite customer-facing

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field

Advanced degree is a plus

Tools

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

Job description

SciTec Incorporated, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, seeks a Sr Staff/Senior Software Engineer for on-site support at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, CO. You will ensure availability and performance of mission-critical software, troubleshoot issues, and optimize systems in a fast-paced defense environment.

The role emphasizes customer-facing responsibility, end-to-end software processing of OPIR sensor data, and collaboration across teams to deliver durable solutions.