Software Engineer

Kratos Space & Defense; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kratos Space & Defense in Colorado Springs seeks software engineers with 7–10 years of experience to lead architecture and drive secure, scalable solutions for space and defense programs. You will collaborate with cyber teams, implement CI/CD, and guide agile ceremonies while ensuring compliance with government standards and cryptographic controls.

The role requires strong leadership, cloud-on-prem integration, and hands-on coding in multiple languages, with travel ~10% for customer engagements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field with focus on software design/implementation.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience; combination of education and work accepted.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes, incl. docker-compose, Helm or similar.

Responsibilities

• Articulate technical concepts to customers, users and the team.
• Lead implementation of the project’s software architecture.
• Drive verification and troubleshooting of solutions.
• Develop and mature CI/CD pipeline aligned with customer methodology.
• Guide agile lifecycle with backlog refinement, demos, retrospectives and feedback.
• Define software architecture to meet requirements and coordinate cloud and system design.
• Lead software design and mentor engineers on the project.
• Collaborate with cyber security to design secure, compliant solutions.
• Utilize Cross Domain Solutions for data transfer across environments.
• Travel ~10% annually for integration, testing and customer meetings.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Cloud design patterns

Zero Trust Architecture

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes (K8s)

docker-compose

Helm

Git

Atlassian suite

Artifactory

Terraform

Ansible

Keycloak

AWS

VMware

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos has an exciting opportunity for Software Engineers in Colorado Springs, CO who will:

• Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, and the development team
• Lead the implementation of the project’s software architecture
• Drive and support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions
• Lead and support the development and maturation of the CI/CD pipeline to align with the customer-defined methodology, environment, and Kratos processes
• Guide and support the agile development lifecycle, including backlog refinement, system demos, retrospectives, and coordinating customer feedback during Program Increments
• Define and drive a solution software architecture to meet the project and customer requirements, coordinating cloud design and system design with the appropriate Kratos and customer personnel
• Lead the software solution design and the Software Engineers on the project to execute that design
• Work with cyber security teams to design secure solutions that support an existing Authority to Operate (ATO) for US Gov projects
• Effectively utilize Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) for data transfer across multiple environments
• Travel as necessary to support system integration, testing, and customer meetings (expected to be ~ 10% average annually)

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical fields with a specific focus on software solution design and implementation in various cloud/on-premises environments.
• 7-10 years of relevant job experience is needed. Willing to consider a combination of education and job experience.
• Hands-on experience deploying software workloads on Docker and K8S via docker-compose, Helm or similar technology.
• Have proficiency in modern architectural patterns like microservices, event-driven architecture, and hybrid cloud solutions to design scalable and resilient systems
• Understanding of and experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles.
• Understanding of and experience with DevSecOps workflows. Understanding CI/CD pipelines and tools, (e.g., SonarQube, Fortify, Splunk, etc.)
• Experience providing estimates for accomplishing relevant development, implementation, migration, and testing tasks
• Ability to design software solutions to complex engineering problems using MBSE
• Familiarity with software development tools (e.g. Git, Atlassian suite, Artifactory, ...)
• Experience with CSPs (Cloud Service Provider) platforms, with specific experience in AWS
• Experience using Windows, Unix and other Operating Systems
• Required to be a strong team player and leader to the project team and to the organization
• In depth understanding of network protocols, such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, HTTP
• Ability to lead teams in software development, and mentor/coach newer software engineers
• Experienced in database design
• Be proficient in programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, C#, and JavaScript, for coding, automation, and system integration
• Experience with Network, Multi-threaded, client-server programming
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to design innovative solutions and anticipate potential issues in complex, distributed systems.
• Understanding the unique constraints and requirements of satellite systems, such as data latency, data downlink/uplink processes, and specific industry regulations
• Must have and maintain a US Gov SECRET with ability to obtain TOP SECRET / SCI clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with Systems Thinking and architecture frameworks such as DoDAF, TOGAF
• Experience with VMWare, VPN, VPC, Firewalls, & CPN
• RMF/Cyber Experience
• Experience with Terraform & Ansible design and implementation and other IaC (Infrastructure as Code) implementations, experience in implementing a platform agnostic solution
• Hands-on experience deploying or integrating with Keycloak (or similar) for single sign on in a K8S environment
• Ability to read/write script level or integration code using Python, C# or other development language.
• Ability to design efficient data pipelines, manage databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• SATCOM & Command & Control (C2) e