• 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 Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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.

    Job Duties:

    + Responsible for code development and code deployment for the software version releases which modifies the software baseline of the PARCS ground-based radar.

    + 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.

    + 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

    + Bachelors and nine plus (9+) years’ relevant experience.

    + Active Secret Clearance.

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

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

    + Experience in Agile development methodologies.

    Desired:

    + Experience with real-time embedded software for ground-based radar.

    + Experience leading agile software development teams.

    + Experience as a Scrum Master and Product Owner.

    + 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: 2508606

    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