Security Verification Test SWE, Senior

Role DescriptionWould 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 as both 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.The selected individual will perform software development activities as a member of an agile development team focused on preparation and execution of verification tests of our software releases. Development includes the full range of turning agile stories into implementable concepts, through development, testing and deployment of the new capabilities in this large, complex system.Following the Behavior‑Driven Development (BDD) pattern, our developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging DEVOPS automation and, where appropriate, use of test automation commercial tools. Developers will have the opportunity to focus on developing customer domain‑specific language code and there are a range of opportunities for Java, embedded C++, scripting languages, object‑oriented modeling tools, low‑level programming, serialization/deserialization, and dependency injection.The SVT Software Engineer will be responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. She/he will actively participate in Program Increment planning and related team activities, and will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques with the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault‑tolerant, and reusable.The individual will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process. Additionally, the individual will promote code reuse and cross‑program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. The selected individual will engineer, author, tune, and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench.Required Skills and QualificationsHold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.Demonstrated experience with Java.In‑depth experience or familiarity with Java/JEE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, WADL, Perl, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, Postgres, Oracle, Jenkins.Experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, and/or experience working with JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT.Experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures).Experience developing on Windows and/or Linux operating systems.Documented professional experience with web services.Strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.Ability to plan and prioritize personal tasking and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.Independent thinker capable of performing high‑quality work both independently and with a team in a fast‑moving environment.Desired Skills and QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least 8 years of relevant experience.Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade‑off analysis, interface control, testing and continuous integration.Experience in software development on Agile teams using Pair Programming, TDD, Refactoring, and ATDD.Developing/integrating with custom defined Domain Specific Languages (DSL).Implementing structures in a scripting language that can be interpreted by a DSL.Experience with Object Software Modeling tools.Experience with developing real‑time embedded software.Experience with JEE (EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX‑B, JAX‑RS, JAX‑WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), scripting.Experience with FITNesse, Mockito, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium.Experience with Behavior‑Driven Development (BDD).Secure Software development (Layer 7 Policy).Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agile certification, or experience as a member of an agile team.Additional experience in J2EE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, PowerShell a plus.Pay RateIn compliance with Maryland's Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 – $275,000. This range represents base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland's requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as scope and responsibilities of the role, candidate's qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.Benefits at NavstarHighly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employeeFlexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent CareGenerous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid LeaveEmployer Paid STD/LTDEmployer Paid Life Insurance401K plan and Employer MatchReferral and Opportunity Referral ProgramsProfessional Development AssistanceEOE/M/F/Vet/DisabledNavstar, 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Government Careers

Show more