Software Engineer 2

Amentum; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum in Ft. Meade, MD is seeking a Software Engineer to join a team working on mission-critical projects for national security. You will analyze requirements, develop high-quality software, mentor juniors, and contribute to technical decisions while delivering on-time results.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in CS/CE (or 9 years of relevant experience), 5+ years of software engineering, and experience with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, AWS, and Git. TS/SCI with poly is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or computer science (or 9 years equivalent).
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with full-stack development and modern web frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with test teams and stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD processes.
• Ensure performance and scalability of applications.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Full stack development

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

Job description

Purpose and Impact:

Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Ft. Meade, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation's security and intelligence mission.

Work Schedule:

M-F, 8 hours a day

Essential Responsibilities:

The candidate will analyze system requirements to develop high quality software that meets the specified requirements. The candidate should be an experienced developer who can work independently on moderately complex projects, mentor junior developers, and contribute to technical decisions while continuing to grow their skills. They must have a proven track record of delivering projects.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Must be able to work in a collaborative environment. Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum's role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

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.

• Design and implement features with minimal supervision
• Collaborate closely with the test team, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements
• Good communication (written and verbal)
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
• Optimize application performance and scalability
• Participate in code reviews (both giving and receiving feedback) and general knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA)
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Desired Skills:
  • Full stack developer desired: Be well versed and front-end development as well as have experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
  • Java, Spring Boot, Angular (or similar), experience with AWS
  • Take ownership of features or small projects end-to-end

Clearance Required:

• TS/SCI with poly

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree for a total of 9 years.

Minimum Years of Experience:

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 2 years of work experience in the SIGINT, IA, or IT domains

Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000

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