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Senior Software Engineer

Amentum is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Springfield, VA. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation's security and intelligence mission. The Geospatial Enterprise Open Data Store (GEODS) contract provides integration, design, development, and sustainment for data services in support of the Federal Government. Regularly, developers on GEODS are involved in designing and implementing new custom features that solve unique problems as well as updating and optimizing legacy features. Each developer has the opportunity to design and implement noticeable and impactful changes to the system as a whole.

Responsibilities: As a GEODS Senior Software Engineer, you will serve as a specialist and mentor to other developers, advancing the vision and execution of the GEODS program by completing the following tasks:

• Contribute to all phases of the software development life cycle
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient, and maintainable code
• Provide technical mentorship to project resources, particularly junior/mid-level developers, to include completing code reviews
• Ensure designs follow specifications approved by customer and that software quality standards are met
• Contribute to planning of work for future Program Increments; collaborate closely with technical leadership and product management to drive technical solutioning, requirements decomposition, and estimation efforts
• Recommend changes to improve established application and organizational processes
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Develop and execute test plans, support formal testing and resolution of defects
• Provide technical support and consultation for application and infrastructure defects and questions

Requirements: At least 4 years of demonstrated experience with software development using SAFe or similar Agile methodologies, to include working with Scrum Masters and/or Product Owners to decompose high level requirements into actionable user stories. At least 4 years of demonstrated experience coding in Python or another language. At least 4 years of demonstrated experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD, specifically utilizing GitLab or similar Git repository. At least 2 years of demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform. At least 2 years of demonstrated experience with Container and Orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift). Strong experience with AWS, including but not limited to EC2, DynamoDB, ECS, SQS/SNS, IAM, Lambda, and CDK. Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate, verbally and in writing, complex technical concepts and challenges/obstacles in a clear and direct manner.

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with the ability to gain and maintain a Poly.

Minimum Education: Master's degree plus 2 years experience, Bachelor's degree plus 4 years experience, Associates degree plus 6 years experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience, in relevant field.

Minimum Years of Experience: Master's degree plus 2 years experience, Bachelor's degree plus 4 years experience, Associates degree plus 6 years experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience, in relevant field.

Preferred: Cloud certification(s), preferably from AWS, OCI or Google Cloud. Familiarity with AI/ML, specifically Amazon SageMaker. Experience with front-end development in React. Previous database experience, specifically Apache Solr. Experience with Atlassian suite, specifically Jira and Confluence. Previous NGA experience.

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