Software Engineer III

Ignite Digital; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Education stipends

Federal government projects

Volunteer program

Impactful work

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ignite Digital in Charleston, SC, seeks an experienced software engineer for full life-cycle design, development, and optimization of operating systems and applications in support of federal programs.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in CS or math, at least five years' related experience, and be eligible for DoW TS/SCI on hire. The role involves mentoring teams, advancing secure development practices, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Experience leading technical efforts or coordinating project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of software operating system and application engineering, including design, analysis, modeling, development, and optimization at a highly technical level.
• Perform full life-cycle application system design and development, ensuring robust architectural decisions and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Assess system architecture and hardware limitations, and recommend new concepts, approaches, methodologies, and technologies for modern software development.
• Define complex design specifications and parameters, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and compatibility across hardware/software interfaces.
• Resolve complex interface design and hardware/software compatibility issues.
• Perform requirements acquisition, definition, and data analysis to support architectural and implementation decisions.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies and evaluate impacts on application execution and performance.
• Perform systems modeling, database analysis, design, implementation, and testing.
• Create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, including user guides, system documentation, and training materials.
• Conduct integration testing and support a variety of computer operating systems and network environments.
• Troubleshoot and provide customer support for software operating systems and application issues.
• Analyze and document client needs and requirements, participate in customer meetings, and deliver client presentations when required.
• Serve as a task or team lead, providing technical mentorship, enforcing engineering standards, and guiding development efforts from design through deployment.

Job description

Perks Of Working At Ignite Digital

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
• Education stipends and referral bonuses
• Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
• Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
• Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
• Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of software operating system and application engineering, including design, analysis, modeling, development, and optimization at a highly technical level.
• Perform full life‑cycle application system design and development, ensuring robust architectural decisions and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Assess system architecture and hardware limitations, and recommend new concepts, approaches, methodologies, and technologies for modern software development.
• Define complex design specifications and parameters, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and compatibility across hardware/software interfaces.
• Resolve complex interface design and hardware/software compatibility issues.
• Perform requirements acquisition, definition, and data analysis to support architectural and implementation decisions.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies and evaluate impacts on application execution and performance.
• Perform systems modeling, database analysis, design, implementation, and testing.
• Create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, including user guides, system documentation, and training materials.
• Conduct integration testing and support a variety of computer operating systems and network environments.
• Troubleshoot and provide customer support for software operating systems and application issues.
• Analyze and document client needs and requirements, participate in customer meetings, and deliver client presentations when required.
• Serve as a task or team lead, providing technical mentorship, enforcing engineering standards, and guiding development efforts from design through deployment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or mathematics
• Candidate must be eligible for DoW TS/SCI upon hiring
• At least five (5) years of directly related experience in designing, writing, and testing computer programs or databases.
• Comprehensive knowledge of full life‑cycle application and systems development principles, practices, and procedures.
• Experience with software engineering, system programming, modeling, analysis, and database development.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to code in at least three different modern programming languages
• Experience supporting DoW or Federal programs
• Experience support Information and Operational Technologies
• Familiarity with secure development environments, RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both engineering teams and clients
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts or coordinate project delivery

For individuals who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://bit.ly/2XqZoLM (CA) or https://bit.ly/3Eo922f (SC) or contact Human Resources. Ignite Digital Services will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal employment opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Ignite Digital Services require, in a posting or otherwise, U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.

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