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George Mason University · 1 day ago

Software Systems Engineer

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public research university in Virginia, and they are seeking a Software Systems Engineer to architect, design, and develop software applications for their Rapid Prototyping Research Center. The role involves guiding software development teams, maintaining program schedules, and delivering required documentation while integrating new technologies into existing infrastructure.

Education

Culture & Values

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, highly reliable and fault-tolerant systems on advanced computing architectures including cloud computing infrastructure

Architect, design, and deploy software applications based on business requirements

Guide software development team, create architectural approaches for software design and implementation, including high-level product specifications and design documents

Participate in software development processes, providing technical guidance to the development team and supporting quality assurance, version control, and building processes

Design and develop software architecture for distributed systems that are a combination of COTS, GOTS, and MOTS hardware, software, and custom developed solutions

Lead the development of system software, including application programming interfaces, application databases, algorithms, etc

Assist with design reviews

Work with quality control teams to optimize testing techniques

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to program teams

Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to better serve the program’s architecture needs

Assess new and emerging technologies and utilize that knowledge to improve current deployment, increase scalability and adoption rates

Support the Program Manager and Chief Science Officer to maintain the program schedule, provide input to the program budget, support program planning activities, and deliver contractually required periodic reports and briefs, engineering status reports, and other program documentation

Continuously evaluate and improve RPRC processes and tools, and provide leadership in the adoption of new network technologies and methodologies

Provide leadership and mentorship to RPRC engineering team members and help to build a culture of excellence and continuous improvement

Qualification

Software Design MethodologiesProgramming LanguagesCloud-Based SystemsData AnalysisSystems OperationsData SecurityModelingSimulationTechnical GuidanceCommunication SkillsMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience with product development lifecycle including design, engineering, prototyping, LRIP, and the deployment of production systems (products)

Experience with systems operations and functions, to include data analysis/statistics, networking, and data security: Systems of systems, mesh processing, parallel/redundant operations; and Modeling and simulation of large distributed systems

Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including communicating with nontechnical audiences

Knowledge in the following technologies: Software Design Methodologies: Object Oriented Design and Analysis, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Agile/Scrum, Waterfall; Programming Languages: C/C++, C#, .NET, Java, Python; Scripting: JavaScript, Shell; Packages: NumPy (Python), BLAS/LAPACK (C/C++); Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Android, Ubuntu, RTOS, Windows; Cloud-Based Systems and Communications: AWS, Azure, VPN; and Source Control: CVS (SVN), Rational ClearCase, Git

Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a TS clearance