Senior Software Developer

Job Description
BAE Systems is looking for a Senior Software Developer who is skilled to succeed in both the area of "refinement type" of development as well as developing and coding in a "maintenance-type" of environment. This is a fantastic growth opportunity to support a high profile Government Agency working on mission critical initiatives that will expose the engineer we select to a large set of technology, as well as a wider group of challenges to embrace. Our ideal candidate is someone who is seasoned in their career with approximately 5 years of job and/or project-related experience, but mature enough in their approach to taking on more than typical UI related issues, changes or adjustments. We strongly desire a curious and highly motivated individual to work on this small and very talented team of solution experts!
The Senior Software Developer will work independently on a technical team of other engineers to collaborate with. He or she will be coding in C# and must demonstrate strong Typescript front-end framework experience, preferably in Angular but also accepted are Vue or React. The Senior Software Developer will be primarily responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining web and windows applications based on this customer's driven requirements for the purpose of querying and reporting on customer owned assets.
Our Senior Software Developer will design, maintain and implement Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) software designed to use particular methodologies required to meet specific procedural requirements. The Senior Software Developer will design, maintain, and implement original software applications from a high-level, non-specific set of concepts provided by the Government. The Developer will develop applications of large and complex software (and systems) and web-based query and reporting systems.
The day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Contribute to system-level design and partitioning in order to optimize overall system performance and reliability
• Translate detailed design into computer software
• Test, debug, and refine computer software to produce the required product
• Prepare both program-level and user-level documentation
• Enhance software to reduce operating times or improve efficiency
• Provide full life cycle support for software including user interaction

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Minimum Education:

• Four (4) year college degree in Software Development or Computer Science with 5 years of Professional full-time experience as a Software Developer or ten (10) years of full-time professional software development experience in lieu of a formal degree. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described above.

Minimum General Experience:

• Must possess a diverse set of programming language including:
  
  • C#
  • Powershell
  • Angular (Vue, React, or Ember may be optional for the right person)
  • ASP.NET and .NET Core
  • SQL
  • XML
  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Microservices Architecture

• Capable of identifying technical strategies to interpret disparate software applications by authoring original software programs
• Can lead all phases of software development, including system design, analysis, architecture, and engineering; programing, designing, analyzing, coding, impletemention, documentation, and testing.
• Have experience on an agile team and adhere to agaile methodologies; Creating project work estimates.
• Implementing solutions and identify operational or management issues
• Systems designing, policy development, and database development and management, and user interface development
• Utilizing available Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software to the maximum extent practicable in designing software applications, avoiding implementation of a proprietary system
• Knowledge of current Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA)

Strong interpersonal attributes required:

• The ability to effectively communicate verbally and written ideas and concepts to teammates
• A proactive nature as it relates to 'getting the job done' as opposed to 'staying in a set or specific lane'
• A desire to take on a new language or skill in a pinch to test, debug, or try a new avenue to ensure completion of a task

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with container based solutions
• Azure experience or exposure
• Experience with software development that has dependencies to Active Directory.
• Experience with engineering the teams versioning control, setting up CI/CD, creating build servers, debugging and troubleshooting in production (IOW, without development tools).
• Experience with using Jira, Visual Studio Enterprise or Visual Studio Code, browser DevTools, IIS, Active Directory, latest version of Windows Workstations and Windows Servers

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $86460 - $146982
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.