2018-10-18
SAIC (www.saic.com)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Huntsville
Alabama
United States
Mobile Application Developer (Job Number:441102)
Description:
SAIC is seeking a Mobile Application Developer for our Soldier Protection Lab Systems Engineering Development program
Job Description
- The Mobile Application Developer will work in a highly iterative development environment to assist in finding effective and efficient solutions for application design and testing application performance.
- Work on features that involve our Android and iOS native applications.
- Your day?to?day will include guidance and pair programming with senior developers, independently writing software and unit tests, estimating new stories, and collaborating with testers.
- Candidate must be able to work independently with minimal guidance in a rapidly changing environment, show initiative in accomplishing duties, have strong oral and written communication skills and work with a cross-functional team in different time zones.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The Soldier Protection Lab (SPL) provides system-of-systems engineering and integration solutions that protect and mitigate hostile actions against military personnel, resources and facilities. The SPL integrates commercial off-the-shelf sensors including chemical and biological, acoustical, radar and other sensors that are used by both terrestrial and unmanned aerial systems to improve facility monitoring. The SPL's expertise in modeling, simulation, system integration and software engineering delivers systems and software to provide increased situational awareness, enhanced standoff and security posture and deterrence. As part of the Soldier Protection Lab you will be supporting the security and safety of the brave men and women serving our country
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline and 2+ Years software development experience with Java or Android/iOS software development experience. Will also consider 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- Position requires a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Candidate must have experience in Android and iOS platforms and SDKs, working knowledge of Java or Swift, proficient with Android Studio or Xcode, and handle multiple projects and task while working in an Agile environment.
- Experience in working with Linux and macOS operating systems.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- This position supports the Force Protection Lab by creating electronic content to train and maintain system that keep our soldiers safe.
- The candidate's activities will include the ability to write and maintain Android and iOS applications, work with senior staff to find effective and efficient solutions for application design, architecture and test ability, work in Agile environment (Participate Scrum meetings, Point Estimation, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective).
- Candidate will develop new solutions as well as fixing issues and errors with existing applications.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Understand and communicate interactive touch/gesture interfaces, application development paradigms, memory management, file I/O, concurrency and multi?threading. Up?to?date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies.
SAIC Overview:SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see My SAIC Benefits. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Job Posting: Oct 17, 2018, 4:01:50 PM
Primary Location: United States-AL-HUNTSVILLE
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Teleworking: No
Travel: None
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time