GENERAL SUMMARY

The successful candidate will work closely with a highly technical team of engineers and scientists developing advanced software capabilities and technical solutions for a tactical mission planning system. The candidate will thrive in environments where the problem is not yet well-defined, requirements are lacking and a solution is not obvious, assisting teammates in decomposing desired capabilities into executable implementation activities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

• Designs, develops, tests and implements software/systems integration components to support the tactical mission planning system

• Analyzes user’s software program needs and assists in troubleshooting

• Design and develops software using basic compilers, assemblers, utility programs and operating systems

• Implements pillars of DevSecOps to mature Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment (CI/CD) workflows

• Performs systems modeling, simulation and analysis

• May provide input for documentation of new or existing programs

• Some travel (15%) to military exercises or customer sites can be expected to support Warfighter adoption and usage of the tactical mission planning system

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Required Skills Required Experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors’ degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business or other related field or equivalent
• Minimum of  8 years’ of related work experience
• Familiar with agile development approaches and tools to include story mapping approaches to defining and decomposing Epics and User Stories
• Experience with Jira, GitHub
• Experience with web development using the JavaScript API for working with text, arrays, dates, and regular expressions
• Experience using the Node.js runtime environment for developing server-side web applications and possess basic understanding of the V8 JavaScript engine
• Experience in web-based solutions, databases, and graphical user interface (GUI) designs
• Thorough understanding of system security, security architecture and security by design
• Ability to work under minimal general direction to define, develop and govern Agile System/Software Architecture methodology
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to brief, present, demonstrate and communicate with members of the armed forces, government and civilian officials, and all/any stakeholders of the software product
• US Citizenship Required; Minimum of SECRET clearance
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% with or without reasonable accommodation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Design/architect enterprising software
• Understanding of mission planning systems including Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS), Precision Guided Munitions Planning Software (PGMPS) and Weapon Planning Software (WPS)
• Understanding of system functions and external interfaces of software suites
• Working knowledge of web-based dynamic data using integrated 3D web-based globes and maps such as Cesium
• A strong knowledge of DoD datalinks such TCP/IP networks, tactical data radios, Link16 and other military tactical networks
• Knowledge of how other DoD and US Army command and control software suites exchange data using the networks and messages sets above
• Experience multiple programming languages and environments to include JavaScript, NodeJS, and Vue
• Experience in software development using Visual Studio, Electron, Cesium, JavaScript, Node.JS, Angular.js-to-Vue.js Migration, HTML, CSS, Model-View-Controller (MVC), MongoDB and MongoDB CRUD operations
• TOP SECRET clearance

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.