Software Engineer

NE Solutions; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NE Solutions in Hanover, MD seeks a Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems, including analytics, real-time processing, and large data handling. You will work individually or in teams, review and test components, and implement system design trade-offs with consideration for hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities include designing, coding, debugging, and integrating software, developing data queries, and contributing to documentation and standards.

Qualifications

• Top Secret with SCI and POLY clearance required.
• 7+ years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline required.
• 4 additional years of software engineering experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree (11 years total).

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add features.
• Debug existing software and fix defects.
• Integrate software into new or modified systems or environments.
• Develop simple data queries for databases or data repositories.
• Recommend improvements to documentation and software development standards.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet performance standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Analyze system performance and work processes to develop software solutions.
• Serve as team lead at the project’s level.
• Modify existing software to adapt to new hardware or improve performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems using analytical models.

Skills

Java programming

RESTful applications

Test-driven development

Linux

Database querying

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

JSP/Servlet

JEE

Tomcat

Confluence/Gliffy (UML)

Git/SVN/ClearCase

Job description

Location: Hanover, Maryland
Employment Type: Full Time

The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Design and code new software or modifies existing software to add new features
• Debug existing software and corrects defects
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• Write or review software and system documentation
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on the project
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries

Requirements

• Top Secret with SCI and POLY required
• Seven (7) years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree for a total of eleven (11) years of experience.

Preferred

• Seven or more years of relevant Java programming experience to include at least two years of Java 1.7 and development of presentation tiers
• Two or more years of JSP and servlet programming experience
• Two or more years of experience with JEE and enterprise web application design and development
• One or more years of experience designing and writing RESTful applications
• Ability to create and deploy applications in an Apache Tomcat web server
• Experience writing Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
• Experience with Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Three or more years of experience programming on Linux platforms
• Three or more years of experience using one or more of the following revision control applications: git, Subversion (SVN), CVS, ClearCase
• One or more years of experience generating and documenting design specifications of system-level components in a UML-based tool (e.g., Confluence/Gliffy)
• Two or more years of experience with test-driven development
• Familiarity with Perl, Oracle, MySQL, and/or PL/SQL