Sr. Frontend Software Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL.

Program Overview

The Network, System Integration and Test Environment (NSITE) is a Government owned, managed, and developed software suite.  NSITE is used by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Joint Services, and numerous labs in support of continued testing of systems employed for defense of the United States and our Allies.  The NSITE software provides data collection, situational awareness, and analysis capabilities to a wide range of users who benefit from NSITE’s ability to act as an independent third-party truth teller.  The NSITE team has in-depth experience in Tactical Data Links (TDL), Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Test, Enterprise Information Technology, Software and Systems Engineering and Information Assurance. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing software system architecture, and for developing, deploying, and maintaining the NSITE software application suite.
• Work on a small agile development team where success is defined by the ability to understand your path forward, effectively communicate that path, and complete the task inherent to that path in a timely matter.
• Research advancements in computer science and related fields to help steer the product toward long term success.
• Communicate with leadership and the customer to ensure a common understanding of requirements.
• Document your work for the benefit of your teammates, the user, leadership, and posterity.
• Identify and solve challenging problems by writing performant, clean, and practical code.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent and nine (9) years or more experience.

Required Clearance: 

• U.S. Citizen with an Active DoD Secret clearance. Higher clearance accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to build an intuitive User Interface (UI).
• Experiences with WPF based control sets such as DevExpress, Telerik, or Infragistics
• Familiarity with Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
• Past experience of building applications with .NET using ASP.NET or Windows Forms.
• Ability to analyze a requirement, generate a design, and produce efficient, robust, and testable software.
• Ability to understand, and evaluate C# code and develop corresponding unit test(s).
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including Agile methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of tactical and simulation data links (specifically Link 16, JREAP, DIS, VMF, CMF and XML).
• Understanding of and experience with secure programming techniques.
• Experience working with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017/2019.
• Experience with using Git version control, and Gitlab as software management tools.
• Experience with InstallAware.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.