Amentum · 20 hours ago
Software Engineer 2
US-MD-Fort Meade
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAmentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Ft. Meade, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.
Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The candidate will analyze system requirements to develop high quality software that meets the specified requirements
The candidate should be an experienced developer who can work independently on moderately complex projects, mentor junior developers, and contribute to technical decisions while continuing to grow their skills
They must have a proven track record of delivering projects
Must be able to work in a collaborative environment
Must be able to work with minimal supervision
Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams
Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction
Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts
Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities
Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job
Qualification
Required
The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements
Works individually or as part of a team
Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results
Resolves software problem reports
Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment
Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components
Design and implement features with minimal supervision
Collaborate closely with the test team, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements
Good communication (written and verbal)
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
Optimize application performance and scalability
Participate in code reviews (both giving and receiving feedback) and general knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA)
Experience with version control (Git)
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with poly
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to computer engineering or computer science disciplines. 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree for a total of 9 years
Minimum Years of Experience: 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
2 years of work experience in the SIGINT, IA, or IT domains
Preferred
Full stack developer desired: Be well versed and front-end development as well as have experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
Java, Spring Boot, Angular (or similar), experience with AWS
Take ownership of features or small projects end-to-end
Company
Amentum
Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.16M2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ajay Nagar
Vice President
Darren Burton
Chief People Officer
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