Mid Level Software Developer Jobs in West Roxbury, MA

Purpose and Impact

Our contract supports more than 12 efforts with varying levels of hardware and software development requirements. Our projects are focused on front end equipment configuration/maintenance, back‑end repositories, front end dashboards, as well as everything in between for the full data processing thread. Our teams can range from one to two developers to a team of 12. All of our teams work right alongside our customer to discuss requirements, identify solutions, and choose the way forward for implementation. As part of an engineering office, our customer and our workforce look and plan for future expectations- continuously trying to stay ahead of the next challenge.

Work Schedule

Monday‑Friday: Normal schedule. Specific start/end times can be determined by candidate and the team for best schedule needs.

Essential Responsibilities

• The Software engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing‑intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real‑time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolves software problem reports.
• Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provides specific inputs to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade‑offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS)/Government Off‑the‑Shelf (GOTS) in place of new development and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Capabilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing proposed databases or data repositories.
• Make recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, conferring with users or system engineers; analyzing systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigating problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces/queries.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development being used on any particular project.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Seven or more years of relevant Java programming experience, including at least two years of Java 1.7+ and development of presentation tiers.
• One or more years of experience using Spring and JavaScript.
• Two or more years of JSP and servlet programming experience.
• Two or more years of experience with JEE and enterprise web application design and development.
• One or more years of experience designing and writing REST‑ful applications.
• Ability to create and deploy applications in an Apache Tomcat web server.
• Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience; four additional years if the candidate does not have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Experience with Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Three or more years of experience programming in Linux platforms.
• Three or more years of experience using one or more of the following revision control applications: Git, Subversion (SVN), CVS, ClearCase.
• One or more years of experience generating and documenting design specifications of system‑level components in a UML‑based tool (e.g., Confluence/Gliffy).
• Two or more years of experience with test‑driven development.
• Familiarity with Perl, Oracle, MySQL, and/or PL/SQL.

Safety

• Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self‑aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

• Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction.
• Each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

• Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Equal‑Employment‑Opportunity Statement

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug‑free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies.

Compensation Details

Salary: $160,000 – $190,000. The compensation range listed is a good‑faith estimate for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase planTax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance