Senior Software Engineer

Overview:Job Type: Senior Software EngineerEmployee Type: Full-Time Exempt Location: Reston, VA

Overview: Illuminate Mission Solutions seeks exceptionally qualified Senior Software Engineer in support of a DIA contract.

Illuminate Mission Solutions (IMS), an Illuminate company, offers customers the support and delivery of a wide range of analytic and cyber effect solutions in the fight against Terrorism and in the support of National Defense. We are a mid-sized business that offers clients of a wide range of services and solutions in the fight against Terrorism in the support of National Security. We focus on cutting edge technology and employing industry-leading experts to solve complex cyber and Intelligence Community challenges. IMS works with the brightest minds in industry and provides unparalleled services in support of the mission and priorities of its customers. We form collaborative relationships with customers and builds strong teams to maximize staff talents and develop the best solutions to complex national security challenges.
This position is for The Intelligence Community Security Coordination Center (IC SCC) Program; which is a Federal Cyber Center with a mission to ensure the execution of defensive activities, coordinate security monitoring across the IC, and maintaining awareness of security-related threats, events, and incidents.Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements; Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of COTS/GOTS in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components; Designs, implements, and integrates software applications or performs software engineering tasks; Utilizes software engineering and design methodologies appropriate to the development, integration, and production environment; Ensures efficient delivery of software engineering capabilities using industry standards and repeatable processes; Mitigates risks, controls costs and schedule variance, and effectively manages large scale, integrated software projects; Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. The candidate shall: Perform tasks of senior level technicians; work individually or as a key member of a senior leadership team; Oversee and monitor performance across several disciplines, and when required, takes steps to resolve issues; Provide expert guidance and direction to Government and Vendor senior level technicians and managers. Direct multiple contractor and subcontractors’ teams through to project completion; maintain DoD 8570 compliance or information assurance certification commensurate with technical objectives and services required within the task order; hold applicable software or hardware training and certifications commensurate with the technical objectives, services required, and IT environment specified within the task orderQualifications:
Preferred, experience with AWS to include EC2, RDS, and S3 services, experience with GitHub, experience with coding in accordance with NIST 800-53 and working through the RMF process, experience working in an Agile environment a plus (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket).
A Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of industry experience preferred; or a High School Diploma plus 8 years experience, an Associate's Degree plus 6 years experience, a Master's Degree plus 2 years experience, or a PHD.

IAT Level II (One of the Following)

CCNA Security
CySA+ **
GICSP
GSEC
Security+ CE
CND
SSCP

CSSP Infrastructure Support (One of the Following)

CEH
CySA+ **
GICSP
SSCP
CHFI
CFR
Cloud+
CND

Illuminate provides full-spectrum solutions and services to address the needs of our global clients across the commercial, homeland security, defense, and public sector industries. Its mission is focused on one objective: providing solutions that accelerate our customers’ operational decision making. Illuminate enables this ability by matching its multi-source data acquisition technologies and tradecraft-driven analytic services with superior large-scale AI/ML-enabled data enrichment, engineering methodologies, and our unique mission-oriented subject matter expertise.

Equal employment opportunity employer:

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