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About Arcticom, LLC

 Arcticom, LLC provides network and systems administration, enterprise architecture and resource planning, certification and accreditation, software design, programming, maintenance of telecommunications and land mobile radio equipment and systems, help desk support and IT transformation services among other services.

About this position: Journeyman Software Engineer                      Location – Anchorage, AK

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze existing code base and software repositories for deficiencies and errors.  

• Comfortable working with a distributed remote team and collaborating primarily online.  

• Conduct code reviews and suggest necessary improvements in existing processes and applications.  

• Work with architects, analysts and other developers in software design and documentation sessions.  

• Report on status of systems and projects on a regular and timely basis.  

• Resolve difficult design and build issues and troubleshoot bugs, working closely with the test team and requirements managers to ensure successful implementations.  

• Play an active role in joint solutions design and be an advocate for long term quality in the processes.  

• Reviews processes and procedures for software quality and data accuracy.  

• Develop, maintain, and support a complex code base for our DoD customer efforts.  

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree.  

• Level of Experience Requirements: 4-7 years’ Software Development / Engineering experience.  
• Must have or be able to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries and/or National Security Clearance; requires US Citizenship 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)  

• Familiar with secure coding standards and processes, including OWASP, code scans, and other processes.  

• Experience in developing and maintaining applications built on Java, Oracle, and/or other related platforms.  

• Experience in container-based computing technologies, including Docker or Kubernetes, and the management of containers in various environments.  

• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication and decision-making skills.  

• Strong analytic, problem solving, negotiation, issue resolution and facilitation skills.  

• Experience in writing and maintaining complex SQL queries, data structures, and other database-related functions.  

Preferred

• Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) is a plus and will be considered favorably. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will not have supervisory responsibilities.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. 

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily in a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required. 

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law