Software Engineer, Senior - Military veterans preferred

Navstar Inc.

Location:
Columbia, MD

Required Clearance Level:
TS/SCI with Polygraph

Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security.

Role Description:

This company is an agile development practice and mindset that uses agile principles (collaboration, communication, utilizing the right tools) to streamline software building, testing, and release. Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) is a methodology for streamlining software development and deployment, focusing on automating processes and enabling faster, more reliable releases.

The selected individual will support activities as a member of an agile development team for a large complex enterprise system. The position requires a dedicated software engineer who will work on a variety of tasks. She/he must have a willingness to learn and use new technologies and methodologies, with a focus on automating processes and ensuring efficient software delivery. She/he must consider the organization's entire IT infrastructure when making changes and improvements.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing tools for development, deployment, and integrated testing.
• Integrating project functions and resources across the entire product life cycle.
• Identifying manual processes that can be automated.
• Selecting and deploying appropriate CI/CD tools.
• Implementing various development, testing, and automation tools, optimizing IT infrastructure.
• Ensuring that system improvements do not jeopardize system security.
• Striving for improvement, and building continuous integration, development, and deployment pipelines (CI/CD).
• Persevering when facing challenges, with a strong commitment to the goals.

• Collaborating with and assisting team members across the program as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with?Polygraph
• Must have a solid understanding of this company.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience managing tools for development, deployment, and integrated test.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience working with CI/CD frameworks.
• Must have meaningful System Administration experience (mostly Windows but also Linux).
• Must have experience with several of the following: Java, Groovy, Python, PowerShell, Batch, and Bash scripting, JavaScript, AngularJS.
• Must have experience with IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm.
• Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools.
• Must have experience working in a virtualized environment (managing VMs).
• Must have experience with container-based platforms for automated deployment of applications.
• Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools.
• Must be motivated, flexible and willing to learn new techniques, technologies and adhere to best practices in test automation.
• Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.

• If not located at the MD location, some short-duration travel may be required to support quarterly PI Planning sessions in MD.

About Navstar

For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place.

Benefits at Navstar

• Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
• Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
• Employer Paid STD/LTD
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401K plan and Employer Match
• Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
• Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

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