Defense Logistics Agency

Defense Logistics Agency

Software Engineer

Battle Creek, MI
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Telework Eligible

    Yes

    Major Duties

    • Provides complex management advisory and technical services on the most important and substantive ITapplications software functions and modern practices to DoD managers and subject-matter experts.
    • Identifies and proposes solutions to the most significant, complex, and difficult DoD IT applications software and system interface issues, with a focus on enterprise SAP environments, API integrations, and cross-platform interoperability.
    • Monitors software development projects to ensure compliance with specifications; plans and coordinates the testing, installation, and implementation of software, including SAP S/4HANA solutions, middleware platforms, and API lifecycle management.
    • Serves as a senior SAP/API Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for providing technical expertise and guidance for the DLA Enterprise Core Platform team implementing and sustaining the system platform and individual use case development teams.
    • Leads the design, development, and governance of enterprise API strategies, including RESTful and SOAP services, ensuring secure, scalable, and reusable integrations across DoD systems.
    • Provides oversight and technical direction for SAP system architecture, integration frameworks (e.g., SAP PI/PO,SAP CPI, SAP BTP Integration Suite), and data exchange mechanisms supporting mission-critical logistics and financial systems.
    • Develops IT program policies, procedures, and practices, ensuring the agency is responsible, accountable, and incompliance with overarching directives and guidance, including cybersecurity, Zero Trust architecture, and data governance requirements.
    • Provides technical expertise supporting decisions regarding assigned programs and devises methodologies, and synchronized approaches to identify and give solutions to management or problems involving enterprise resource planning and API ecosystems.
    • Leads cross-functional integration efforts across SAP modules (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, WM) and external systems, ensuring seamless data flow and system interoperability.
    • Provides visionary technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment, and mentoring junior engineers and developers in SAP and API best practices.
    • Establishes and enforces API governance standards, integration patterns, and DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing frameworks.
    • Report status of programs to leadership, including current activities, risks, issues, and opportunities impacting software systems, with emphasis on integration risks, system dependencies, and enterprise architecture alignment.

    Qualification Summary

    QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for a Software Engineer your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Provides overall technical direction and guidance for the development, acquisition, testing, systems integration, product improvement, and fielding of enterprise SAP platforms and API-driven architectures. Designs, develops, and manages API solutions and integration frameworks, including RESTful and SOAP services, microservices architectures, and API gateways (e.g., Apigee, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, or equivalent). Develops IT program policies, procedures, and practices for systems ensuring agencies are accountable and incompliance with overarching directives and guidance on system platforms, including DoD cybersecurity (RMF),Zero Trust, and data protection standards. Provides leadership in enterprise architecture, data modeling, and system interoperability, aligning solutions with DoD IT modernization strategies. Experience leading technical teams, driving architecture decisions, system design, and integration roadmaps in complex, large-scale enterprise environments. B.Education Substitution: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specializedexperience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

  • Compensation
    $125,776-$187,093 per year
  • Industry
    Government Relations
  • Fun Fact
    Working for the Defense Logistics Agency means being part of the largest logistics agency in the Department of Defense. Our 25,000 employees are dedicated to providing essential services to military and federal organizations.
  • About Us

    The Nation's Logistics Combat Support Agency, responsible for delivering agile, adaptive, and resilient logistics support across the continuum of conflict.