Sr. Software Engineer

Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. 

Cole Engineering Services (CESI), a By Light company, is recognized as a premier provider of modeling and simulation (M&S) training solutions to the Federal Government and industry. Since 2004, CESI has been at the forefront of developing, maintaining, and integrating simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support in live, virtual, constructive, and gaming (LVCG) domains.  

CESI also designs, builds and runs infrastructure, platforms, applications and processes that enable cyber training for the integrated multi-domain force. Our vision is to become a worldwide full spectrum LVCG and cyber training/analysis developer, integrator and services provider.

The Orlando Sentinel has recognized CESI as a top workplace every year since 2019 and by The USA Today as a top workplace for the past two years.

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, then CESI is the perfect fit for you! Apply today for immediate consideration.

Position Overview

CESI is seeking motivated software development candidates to lead agile development projects across modern full-stack software applications. The candidate will lead one or more software development projects and provide technical recommendations to Agile scrum teams in the development and integration of advanced software capabilities into fully functional production applications to support cyber training capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Responsibilities

• Work through agile-based software lifecycle development that includes requirements analysis, design, & implementation.  
• Recommend solutions and corrective actions to technical applications and software issues.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less-experienced engineering staff.
• Apply software engineering standards and assist engineering teams in software system or subsystem development and documentation efforts.
• Understands and adheres to project schedules and stays within technical standards and design principles.
• Efficiently diagnose and debug front-end and back-end software issues.
• Clearly and effectively communicate problems and solutions with the team and external stakeholders, both verbally and electronically.
• Plans, conducts, directs and evaluates software projects across an agile development cycle.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a technical discipline such as electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 10 years of software engineering and design experience. 
• Strong object-oriented programming expertise – this position requires active day-to-day software development 
• Strong expertise with JavaScript, Java Spring Boot, React, Angular and other related libraries desired
• Experience in Linux shell scripting
• Experience in cloud-based infrastructures and environments

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

Knowledge in any of the following areas would be considered a plus:

• Experience within the commercial software development and deployment workforce
• Experience with containerization of applications
• Experience in Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience with back-end development, including node.js, web servers (Nginx, Apache, etc.), database servers, etc.

• Secure web-based development
• Agile development process and planning tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.) 
• In-depth knowledge Git repositories and DevOps principles 
• Strong technical grasp of database design 
• Experience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) would be considered a plus 

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

Please note that pursuant to a Government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. Security Clearance requirements will be specified in the Government's Task Order. 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. The above is intended to describe the general contents of and requirements for the performance of this job. 

Benefits Overview

Our total compensation package was strategically designed to reward employees with competitive benefits including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Wellness Program
• 401(k) Matching
• Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Education & Training
• Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)

Cole Engineering Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, membership in an employee organization, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local laws.