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General Dynamics · 1 month ago

Space Force - Advanced Software Engineer - Cloud/AWS (Sign-On Bonus Available)

USA-AZ-Scottsdale

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

General Dynamics is a company that engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions for defense and scientific arenas. They are seeking an Advanced Software Engineer to develop and deploy ground operational systems as part of a cross-functional team.

AerospaceNational SecurityPublic Transportation

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

As a software engineer for the SDA GMI program, you’ll be a member of a cross-functional team responsible for developing and deploying the state-of-the-art ground operational systems

Qualification

PythonJavaAWSDevOps principlesContainerizationAPI DesignSecurity knowledgeArtificial IntelligenceCollaborationProblem-solvingDocumentation

Required

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field

5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire

Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire

U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred

Agile experience

Python / Java programming languages

Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code

Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice

Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring

Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON

Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus

Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management

Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams

Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions

Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge

Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload

Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging