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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 2 hours ago

Software Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $140K/yr

5+ years exp

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is a recognized leader in delivering innovative solutions for national and global customers. They are seeking a Software Engineer to support dynamic projects through all phases of the development lifecycle, focusing on design, development, testing, and operational support of firmware solutions.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support dynamic, agile projects implementing firmware designs across all phases of the development lifecycle, to include design, development, test, and operational support / user feedback

Work independently as well as within a team setting on the design, implementation, and maintenance/troubleshooting of new and existing software solutions

Effectively communicate with various team members, customers, as well as communicate with vendor support

Leverage modern industry standard technologies for engineered solutions and be able to provide status of design efforts

Support more than one project at a time, bringing their knowledge and experience to help not only their primary project but be able to support other projects address critical issues and challenges

Qualification

C/C++ developmentObject oriented designAgile methodologiesSoftware configuration managementLinux/Windows environmentNetworking conceptsGUI developmentScripting languagesInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsTeamworkOwnership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, technical degree preferred

5+ years of experience in software development

Strong understanding of object oriented software design and engineering principles/practices

Experience developing multi-threaded C/C++ in a Linux and/or Windows environment

Experience with the Visual Studio development environment for Linux or Windows

Familiarity with networking concepts and protocols (IP, TCP, UDP)

Experience with GUI development in Flash, ActionScript, MFC, HTML5, JavaScript, C#

Experience with scripting languages such as Python

Experience with Agile development methodologies

Experience with software configuration management tools such as Git/BitBucket or Subversion

Familiarity with best systems engineering practices

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively work in a multi-disciplined team including Software, Firmware, and Hardware engineers (IPT environment)

Ability to learn, take ownership, and deliver high-quality results in a dynamic environment

Experience in scoping effort to accomplish a task

Applicant selected must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a government issued security clearance up to a Secret level