Junior Software Engineer
About the job
- U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph are required.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four years of software engineering experience on projects using similar software development processes may be substituted for the degree.
- Demonstrated experience working with Linux operating systems.
- Foundational knowledge of software development principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- Understanding of software design, development, debugging, integration, and testing processes.
- Ability to analyze technical requirements and contribute to software solutions.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a technical team.
- The polygraph must be dated within the last seven years.
- No prior professional software engineering experience is required.
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance software applications and systems based on documented requirements.
- Analyze user and system requirements to determine software design specifications and performance objectives.
- Develop new software applications and modify existing code to implement additional features and functionality.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects to improve application performance and reliability.
- Integrate software components into new or existing systems and operating environments.
- Develop and execute software tests to validate functionality, performance, and compliance with design requirements.
- Review software components, document test results, and resolve identified issues.
- Develop basic database queries to retrieve, analyze, and manipulate data within existing or proposed databases.
- Support software development activities within Linux-based environments.
- Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and other technical stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in technical design discussions involving software architecture, system integration, and component reuse.
- Evaluate opportunities to leverage existing software solutions, including Commercial Off-the-Shelf and Government Off-the-Shelf technologies.
- Maintain technical documentation and recommend improvements to software development processes, coding standards, and engineering practices.
About the company
1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lenoir, North Carolina
Founded
1866
Get referred to VTG
See people who can refer or advise you
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VTG's sixth 2025 acquisition, Miklos Systems, deepens Intelligence Community software and cloud.
- VTG won DoDIAC Pool 1 access in February 2025 for defense R&D.
- More than 35% of VTG business now comes from Intelligence Community solutions.
What critics are saying
- VTG's 2025 acquisition spree strains integration, systems, and culture across seven businesses.
- VTG relies on federal contracts; one NAVSEA protest or recompete hits revenue in 2026.
- Booz Allen and Leidos bundle similar IC services, threatening VTG's niche outright.
What makes VTG unique
- John Hassoun turned VTG into a defense roll-up spanning IC, cyber, and naval engineering.
- VTG won NAVSEA's five-year $130 million warfare systems engineering prime in May 2024.
- VTG bought Triaplex, Miklos, Byte, iota IT, Tunuva, Loki, and Clear Cloud.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours