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Job Overview:

AV is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide support to the Missile Defense Agency Next Generation Software Office to accelerate and modernize the development, integration, and delivery of resilient and secure Missile Defense System software.

This position will provide technical and engineering analysis to support development of on-demand and cloud-based software for system of systems development, integration, and testing.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) field.
• 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Design, development, and management of software libraries and Cloud-based software architectures and requirements.
• Experience in hardware in the loop and cloud-based testing to support software development and delivery.
• Experience in management and review of application programming interfaces (API) and interface control documents (ICD) and enabling software utilized in Cloud-based and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) environments.
• Experience in artificial intelligence development and tooling and agentic operations.
• Ability to work independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Cloud and Containerization: Practical experience with software containerization concepts (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure) and migrating legacy enterprise applications to cloud-native architectures.
• Agile and DevSecOps: Strong working knowledge of Agile and Lean software development principles, particularly within a secure Department of War (DoW) DevSecOps framework.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of or direct experience deploying IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to establish reproducible, auditable, and secure cloud environments.
• Experience using modern configuration management and version control platforms (e.g., Git) to enforce policy-as-code, baseline management, and compliance configurations.
• Top secret clearance or the ability to qualify for one.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (7ITAR8) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (7EAR8). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A 7U.S. person8 according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR 7 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: .

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.