Software Engineer III

Arcfield Overview: Arcfield was purpose-built to relentlessly protect the nation and its allies from today’s national security threats. We have nearly 70 years of proven expertise and excel in space superiority, hypersonic defense and nuclear deterrence, digital transformation, and surface and undersea warfare domains. Our solution areas include space mission engineering, atmospheric science, digital engineering, mission assurance, and advances in modeling and simulation that together with our enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, lead to better systems and timely, reliable decision-making. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 18 North American offices, Arcfield employs 2,200 engineers, scientists, analysts, IT specialists and other professionals who challenge the status quo to deliver an efficient technological advantage to our national security and defense partners. Responsibilities:

The chosen candidate will join the Agile Scrum team and contribute to the design, development and maintenance of a complex software code base comprised of a cross-domain solution and feature-enhancing components. Tasking includes analyzing, prototyping, and contributing to the development of baseline features to address security and enterprise requirements, while also maintaining and providing bug fixes to currently deployed versions of the cross-domain guarding solution. The chosen candidate will collaborate with a very synergistic Product Development team, a Research & Development team, a Fielding team, Government Testing teams, and a Government PMO to achieve the program goals.

Qualifications:

You’d be a great fit if you…

• Have a science/math/engineering BS degree with 5-7 years recent software development work experience or an MS with 3-5 years of recent software development work experience, PhD and 0-2 yrs. of expereince.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US SECRET clearance.
• Function well in a team environment.
• Demonstrate proficiencies in Java, C++, shell scripting, XML, Gitlab, VMWare, Linux.
• Have design and implementation knowledge/experience using object-oriented principles and patterns.
• Have experience with relevant software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators, and logic analyzers).
• Are familiar with the full software engineering lifecycle.
• Understand and have executed good coding principles and practices.
• Have container-based development experience using Kubernetes, Podman, Gitlab CI and bash or equivalent.
• Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, and quality oriented.
• Remote work may be allowed, but must be located local to Rome, NY area.

It’d be even better if you have…

• Knowledge of Agile development processes.
• Exposure to Security Enhanced Red Hat Linux.
• Additional programming language experience (e.g., Go, Rust, C#).
• Working knowledge of secure coding practices and processes.
• An understanding or working knowledge of test-driven development.
• An understanding of public-key cryptography.

Equal Pay Act: This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $92,978.75 Max: $161,672.00 EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.