Jr. Software Developer

Space Ground System Solutions has a full-time opening for a Jr. Software Developer at our office in Alexandria, VA. Our focus is to provide our customers with practical, state of the art solutions to complex communications, command, control and intelligence applications. This position would be responsible for designing, implementing, testing and validating software used to command and control satellites and payloads on orbit.

General Experience:

Zero (0) to two (2) years of software engineering/development experience, knowledge of high level programming language(s).

Responsibilities - Essential Functions:

• Develop software using in a wide variety of application technologies in a Linux environment.
• Design and implement software for large-scale command and control systems
• Troubleshoot and report software anomalies
• Apply agile development practices and techniques to adapt rapidly to changing requirements and schedules

Required Skills/Abilities - Competencies:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must meet eligibility requirements associated with obtaining a DoD Secret clearance
  • Selected applicant will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements associated with access to classified information
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science/Engineering or other relevant Engineering field from an accredited university or equivalent combination of formal education and experience
• Proficiency developing and testing software in a Linux environment
• Experience with programming languages such as Java, Go, Javascript, C/C+, Python

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Experience writing scripts (examples: shell scripting, python, PERL, etc.)
• Experience using software configuration management tools (examples: git, BitBucket, Jira, etc.)
• Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes/Docker/Podman)
• Familiarity with web technologies (examples: HTML, CSS, React, REST, JSON, WildFly, etc.)

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SGSS is passionate about making our nation the undisputed leader in Space because we understand that ensuring our security for future generations depends on it. We have emerged as a leader in the development of cutting-edge solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our tremendous success can be attributed to our people and our priorities. Do you want to be part of a team that is helping the government solve major national security challenges in the space domain? We need your help.

SGSS believes in taking care of their employees by offering:

• ALL benefits fully funded, for your entire family
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Group Life/STD/LTD - no employee premiums
• HSA (Health Savings Account) provided, with SGSS funding the maximum amount allowed by the IRS
• Retirement Savings Plan (RSP/401k) with a 20% annual company contribution - no employee contribution required

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If this position requires a government clearance, the applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for accessing classified information.

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