Senior Software Engineer
About the job
- A Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required.
- At least 14 years of Software Engineering experience on programs or contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required; four additional years of Software Engineering experience on projects utilizing similar software processes may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
- Experience developing software in a Linux environment is required.
- Strong software development experience with C++ and Python is required.
- Experience designing, developing, debugging, testing, and integrating complex software systems is required.
- Experience developing and implementing complex algorithms is required.
- Experience translating user and system requirements into software design and performance requirements is required.
- Experience working with systems and hardware engineers on integrated software solutions is required.
- Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership within software development teams is required.
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems and applications.
- Develop software in Linux environments using C++ and Python.
- Analyze user and system requirements to derive software design, functional, and performance requirements.
- Design and implement complex algorithms to meet system performance and functional requirements.
- Develop algorithms operating under strict timing, system-resource, and interface constraints.
- Develop software supporting processing-intensive analytics, large datasets, real-time systems, and algorithmic applications.
- Design and code new software and modify existing applications to add capabilities and features.
- Debug existing software, identify root causes, and correct defects.
- Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments.
- Modify software to support new hardware and improve system performance.
- Develop and implement database and data-repository interfaces and queries.
- Review and test software components for compliance with design and performance requirements.
- Develop and execute software test procedures and document test results.
- Perform quality control on software products and team deliverables.
- Analyze system performance, data usage, system flows, and work processes to identify and resolve technical problems.
- Collaborate with systems engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements, interfaces, performance requirements, and system constraints.
- Provide input on hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, and the integration of commercial off-the-shelf/government off-the-shelf solutions.
- Write, review, and maintain software and system documentation.
- Implement improvements to software development processes and documentation standards.
- Provide technical leadership and oversee software development teams to ensure work is completed in accordance with established development processes.
- Coordinate software system installation and monitor system/equipment functionality to ensure operational requirements are met.
- Support containerized software environments utilizing Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience with digital signal processing and radio frequency technologies is highly desired.
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
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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.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours