• Principal Software Engineer

    SAIC (Colorado Springs, CO)


    Description

    SAIC seeks a highly experienced and energetic Software Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Software Engineer is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development, and delivery of PARCS and UEWR assessment of systems and networks within the environments to identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. This position is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

    Job Duties:

    + Responsible for code development and code deployment for the software version releases which modifies the software baseline of the BMEWS/PAVE PAWS ground-based radar sensors.

    + Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs application software.

    + Conducts analysis and collaborates with subject matter experts in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for information storage, processing, presentation, manipulation, display, or reporting.

    + Ability to support system integration, test, development, and execution of various types of complex systems.

    + Develops technical solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

    + Participate in troubleshooting systems to resolve complex issues, interact, and coordinate with engineers responsible for sustaining operational and test systems.

    Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s Degree and nine plus (9+) years’ experience.

    + Active Secret Clearance.

    + Experience developing software with C/C++, Java, Python and FORTRAN.

    + Experience with Linux operating systems.

    + Experience in Agile development methodologies.

    Desired:

    + Experience leading agile software development teams

    + Experience as a Scrum Master and as a Product Owner

    + Experience sustaining Strategic Warning and Surveillance radar systems such as PAVE PAWS and UEWR

    + Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associated enterprise

     

    Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

    REQNUMBER: 2507959

    SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability