Lead, Software Engineer - Front-End - Top Secret Clearance

About the job

Job Title: Lead, Software Engineer/Front-End

Job Code: 41505

Job Location: Melbourne, FL (Patrick Space Force Base)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

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Job Description:

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Lead Software/Integration Engineer with experience in modern front-end development, Javascript, AWS, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development to support front-end modernization, software integration, and mission-system reliability improvements. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across software and infrastructure teams and work onsite at Patrick Space Force Base.

Essential Functions:

• Build modern, responsive, intuitive front-end solutions using current web frameworks and best practices.

• Apply software engineering best practices across the full development lifecycle, including code reviews, automated testing, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Deploy and maintain applications in AWS, ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.

• Support containerized deployments using Docker and, where applicable, Kubernetes.

• Engage with customers daily to refine requirements and improve application functionality.

• Prepare and brief technical designs, implementation plans, roadmaps, and documentation.

• Produce and maintain technical documentation for system design, application architecture, deployment procedures, and sustainment activities.

• Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, or other relational/non-relational data stores.

• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.

• Security+ Certification or any DoD IAT Level II Certification, or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of accepting position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Active TS clearance with the ability to obtain SCI.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience developing AI/ML-enabled mission applications, analytical tools, or decision-support capabilities involving advanced data processing, automation, visualization, and user interaction.

• Experience developing and deploying applications in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Proficiency with front-end technologies such as React, Angular, Vue, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, Git, REST APIs, microservices, and secure software development.

• Experience with scientific, sensor-derived, geophysical, acoustic, seismic, infrasonic, or other mission-relevant technical data is highly desired.

• Experience building back-end services and APIs using Python, Java, Node.js, .NET, or similar.

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools

• Experience transitioning research or prototype capabilities into operational software tools, supporting classified DoD mission environments strongly preferred.

• Experience supporting Agile software development teams and participating in Scrum ceremonies.

• Experience building and deploying mission applications in classified or high-security environments.

• Familiarity with the C2S Access Portal (CAP) and high-side AWS environments is highly desired.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

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