Software Engineer – San Antonio - TS/SCI Required

CNF Technologies; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CNF Technologies seeks a technical expert to design, develop, assess, and field electronic warfare software capabilities supporting Air Force operations. You will build and maintain mission-critical software, models, and systems in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment to advance operational readiness.

The role emphasizes development of EW receiver models, DevOps improvements, automation, and AI/ML techniques to discover new radar modes of operation, with opportunities to work across large

Qualifications

• 5+ years of system/software engineering experience with a strong understanding of software design.
• Familiarity with EW concepts and related domains is preferred.
• Experience with data mining techniques and large software platforms is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic warfare receiver models.
• Enhance DevOps pipelines and automation to validate signals.
• Develop signal models and test receiver functionality.
• Document functionality and usage for team consumption.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Develop end-to-end features from database to UI.

Skills

Data mining techniques

Electronic Warfare (EW) knowledge

Databases

DevOps

Large software platforms

Tools

VMware

Docker

Job description

In this position you will work as a technical expert in the design, development, assessment, and fielding of advanced cyber capabilities and software solutions supporting electronic warfare operations. Operating within a complex and dynamic mission environment, this position is integral to supporting Air Force objectives. The position will develop, modify, and maintain mission-critical software and electronic warfare models, and manages high-impact projects to enable operational readiness and capability advancement.

MINIMUM/GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Candidate must be capable of working in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate must have 5+ years of recent system/software engineering experience with a strong understanding of software design. The candidate will possess and maintain required skills to include, but not limited to:

• Data mining techniques
• Knowledge of Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Strong knowledge of databases
• Virtualization/containerization (VMware and Docker)
• Experience in working on large software platforms and systems of systems
• Perform in a DevOps environment

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

NICE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE:

• Familiarity with DoD, Air Force, and national-level cyber policies, procedures, and security protocols for handling classified materials.
• Experience with DoD networks.
• Strong coding proficiency in supported languages and secure software development frameworks.
• Advanced project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and risk assessment for complex, multi-agency projects.
• Excellent communication abilities, capable of preparing and presenting technical reports, briefings, and decision papers for senior leadership.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technologies, foresee technological impacts, and tailor tools and practices to specific mission sets.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

In this role you will:

• Design and develop electronic warfare receiver models
• Enhance DevOps pipelines
• Automate existing capabilities to validate signals
• Introduce AI/ML learning techniques to discover new radar modes of operation
• Develop signal models in Java/Spring Boot
• Test and validate receiver models
• Generate requisite documentation describing functionality and usage
• Participate in team code reviews
• Develop automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and operational deployment scripts to support rapid capability integration.
• Design, document, and implement end-to-end features from database to UI

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have or obtain a security clearance (TS/SCI)