Ignite Digital is a mission-focused technology company delivering advanced software engineering, data modernization, AI/ML solutions, cybersecurity, and secure cloud technologies for Department of War and Federal partners. Our culture emphasizes technical excellence, innovation, and strong client partnerships. We are looking for a Software Engineer III in the Charleston, SC area to support a cybersecurity project for the U.S. Navy. The ideal candidate has deep experience designing, writing, testing, and optimizing complex software systems, and excels in technical leadership, architecture evaluation, and hands-on implementation. This position supports high-impact DoW programs and requires expertise in advanced system analysis, software engineering, and modern development methods.
Responsibilities:- Participate in all phases of software operating system and application engineering, including design, analysis, modeling, development, and optimization at a highly technical level.
- Perform full life-cycle application system design and development, ensuring robust architectural decisions and adherence to engineering best practices.
- Assess system architecture and hardware limitations, and recommend new concepts, approaches, methodologies, and technologies for modern software development.
- Define complex design specifications and parameters, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and compatibility across hardware/software interfaces.
- Resolve complex interface design and hardware/software compatibility issues.
- Perform requirements acquisition, definition, and data analysis to support architectural and implementation decisions.
- Conduct research on emerging technologies and evaluate impacts on application execution and performance.
- Perform systems modeling, database analysis, design, implementation, and testing.
- Create, modify, and maintain technical documentation, including user guides, system documentation, and training materials.
- Conduct integration testing and support a variety of computer operating systems and network environments.
- Troubleshoot and provide customer support for software operating systems and application issues.
- Analyze and document client needs and requirements, participate in customer meetings, and deliver client presentations when required.
- Serve as a task or team lead, providing technical mentorship, enforcing engineering standards, and guiding development efforts from design through deployment.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in computer science or mathematics
- Candidate must be eligible for DoW TS/SCI upon hiring
- At least five (5) years of directly related experience in designing, writing, and testing computer programs or databases.
- Comprehensive knowledge of full life-cycle application and systems development principles, practices, and procedures.
- Experience with software engineering, system programming, modeling, analysis, and database development.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to code in at least three different modern programming languages
- Experience supporting DoW or Federal programs
- Experience support Information and Operational Technologies
- Familiarity with secure development environments, RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both engineering teams and clients
- Proven ability to lead technical efforts or coordinate project delivery
Salary: $135k+ to align with education and experience.
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
