At Phoenix Defense, our team members have incredible opportunities to work on state-of-the-art modeling and simulation programs that prepare the nation's armed forces to protect and serve our country and allies throughout the world. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and an entrepreneurial spirit to join forces to create the future while having fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best in class service to our customers while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Software Engineer III.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
You will report up through the Engineering Management team and performs software design, code, unit test, integration and testing to satisfy project requirements. Additionally, this position will be assigned other projects or tasks in alignment with the level and scope of the position. This position will work remotely as an extension to our Orlando, FL software development team.
As a Software Engineer III , responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:
- Work together in a small team of software professionals within an Agile development environment to accomplish team milestones while collaborating with other teams to achieve project strategic goals; With everyone working in concert to create the best product possible.
- Be part of shaping the design, processes, and tools used for the project knowing we value entrepreneurship and 'out of the box' thinking.
- Be comfortable being yourself and expressing your personality and personal qualities to influence our tight-knit software development teams.
- Participate in brainstorming, consensus building and other team activities to identify actions that improve our products and processes.
- Creates use cases and performs object-oriented analysis and design.
- Responsible for implementation of software capabilities and bug fixes.
- Develops unit tests related to software implementation.
- Creates flowcharts and other documentations to identify requirements for software and to propose possible solutions.
- Adheres to strict CMMI quality procedures to ensure first time quality in delivered products.
- Performs software requirements analysis and may lead subsystem level development teams.
- Applies computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis to the software development process.
- May lead small development teams in terms of task breakdown, estimation, progress tracking, and technical issue resolution to ensure product success.
- Participates in peer reviews of source code changes.
- Provides technical support for software maintenance or use.
- Domestic and International travel to Military Installations in support of the Program activities may be required. (<10%)
ABOUT YOU:
You actively participate as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals while producing quality outcomes. You take great pride in proactively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently while accomplishing objectives and achieving goals beyond what is required.
At Phoenix Defense, we hire innovative, forward-thinking problem-solvers who love what they do! In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field required.
- Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in the software development industry or simulation experience
- Have significant TypeScript and/or Java development experience.
- Experience developing unit tests with a framework such as JUnit.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies
- Experience using an IDE such as Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA
- Experience using a source code repository such as BitBucket, GIT, or Subversion
- Experience using Linux
- Experience using a defect management system such as JIRA
- Experience using Microsoft Office Products such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Holds a current minimum DOD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.
- Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with service-oriented architectures.
- Experience with distributed systems.
- Experience with frontend frameworks like Angular.
- Experience using Relational Database Management Systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and/or Oracle.
- Experience with the JLCCTC or similar constructive Modeling and Simulation software.
BENEFITS:
- 401K
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Accrued PTO and 10 paid holidays
- Tuition assistance for professional growth
- Perks at work program
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)