Lead Software Engineer - Technical Lead

Job Title: Lead, Software Engineer - Technical Lead

Job Code: 46227

Job Location: Melbourne, FL (Patrick Space Force Base)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking a TS-cleared highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to lead a new mission area, providing technical leadership across software and infrastructure teams.  The ideal candidate will hold an active TS clearance with the ability to obtain SCI, possess CompTIA Security+ certification or higher, and work onsite at Patrick Space Force Base (PSFB).

Essential Functions:

• Provide subject matter expert support for customer API user group, resolving customer issues
• Apply change management experience, navigating customer requests against contract scope
• Deploy and maintain applications in AWS, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective.
• Integrate cloud-native services, databases, and application components across distributed environments.
• Apply software engineering best practices across the full development lifecycle, including code reviews (JASON, Python, Bash), automated testing, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with system engineers, cloud engineers, cyber teams, and mission stakeholders to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Engage in daily interaction with customers to understand operational needs, gather feedback, and refine application functionality.
• Prepare architectural designs, implementation plans, and technical roadmaps that align with organizational and mission goals.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation for system design, application architecture, deployment procedures, and sustainment activities.
• Deliver professional presentations and technical briefings to stakeholders, translating complex concepts into clear and actionable information.
• Support a variety of mission areas and adapt to evolving priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
• Experience transitioning research or prototype capabilities into operational software tools, supporting classified DoD mission environments strongly preferred.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools.
• Open to field assignments
• Security+ Certification or any DoD IAT Level II Certification, or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of accepting position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active TS clearance with the ability to obtain SCI. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience developing AI/ML-enabled mission applications, analytical tools, or decision-support capabilities involving advanced data processing, automation, visualization, and user interaction.
• Familiarity with Agile development and process, creating stories to task team for resolution.
• Strong experience developing and deploying applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Proficiency with modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular, Vue, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience developing back-end services and APIs using languages/frameworks such as Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, or similar.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes K-8.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and application integration patterns.
• Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, or other relational/non-relational data stores.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with scientific, sensor-derived, geophysical, acoustic, seismic, infrasonic, or other mission-relevant technical data is highly desired.
• Experience transitioning research or prototype capabilities into operational software tools, supporting classified DoD mission environments strongly preferred.

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