Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Rome, NY, supporting a long-standing and critical contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This role balances the stability of existing systems with the innovation of new capabilities. The ideal candidate will be deeply customer-focused, ensuring that all technical deliverables align with the NGA's operational mission and strategic goals. Because this is a long-standing contract, you will enter an environment with established stability and a deep institutional knowledge base. However, the evolving needs of NGA ensure that the work remains challenging and forward-looking. This position offers significant opportunities for growth, allowing you to transition from a technical expert into a leadership role as you help shape the future of geospatial intelligence capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- New Development: Lead the architecture and implementation of new software features and standalone applications, translating complex customer requirements into scalable, high-performance code.
- Adaptive Maintenance: Support the evolution of existing systems to ensure they remain compatible with changing hardware, operating systems, and external dependencies, ensuring zero degradation of mission-critical services.
- Customer Engagement: Foster a collaborative relationship with the Customer to identify pain points and propose proactive technical solutions.
- Technical Leadership: Provide mentorship to junior engineers, conduct rigorous code reviews, and establish engineering best practices across the development lifecycle.
- Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap of the contract, identifying opportunities for modernization and efficiency gains
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Required Skills and Education- Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance
- BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with at least 4 to 6+ years of related work experience, or a MS degree with 2 to 4+ years of related experience
- Applicant must be able to obtain and maintain the CompTIA Security+ certification
- Experience in the field of cybersecurity
- Experience with Steganography and Steganographic tool sets
- Experience with integrating Steganographic tools in development environments
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies
- Experience in Object-Oriented Design, development practices, and implementation using Java / Jakarta EE
- Experience building and maintaining RESTful Web Services and SQL databases (Postgres)
- Experience with Cloud Technologies, Python, Containerization (Docker), DevOps workflows, and Linux development environments
- Experience with version control and collaboration tools, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD practices
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- Ability to take initiative, multi-task and work well under pressure
Preferred Skills and Education- Hold an active TS/SCI clearance
- Master's degree in computer science or computer engineering
- Working experience with NGA GEOINT Data Types and Products
- Active CompTIA Security+ Certification
- Experience with build systems, such as Maven and Gradle
- Experience with Log4J, Apache, Junit, HP Fortify
- Hands-on experience with Front-end development, Spring boot framework, and scripting
- Technical writing skills: capable of creating and modifying engineering documentation
