Remote Staff Software Engineer Java Jobs in Huntsville, AL

SAIC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Architect to join the Joint Range Extension (JRE) software development team. This is a remote role within the U.S.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

JRE is a combat-proven datalink gateway that plays a vital role in the defense of the United States and our allies by extending the reach of tactical data across the battlespace and around the globe. As a Senior Software Engineer/Architect on the team, you'll play a lead role in shaping JRE's future.

JOB DUTIES:

Architecture Strategy and Design

• Define and own the architectural vision, strategy, and roadmap for JRE.
• Lead the team in making high-level design decisions and technology selections, documenting trade-offs and rationale.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, including an architecture description, component design documentation, architecture diagrams (C4, DoDAF, UML), and architecture decision records (ADRs).
• Translate business requirements and product and program goals into technical designs that meet both functional and non-functional criteria.
• Develop proofs of concept and prototypes to validate architectural choices.

Standards, Governance, and Quality

• Evolve the architectural principles, patterns, and standards used for JRE.
• Lead architecture and pull-request reviews, providing constructive feedback on designs and significant implementations.
• Ensure JRE meets key quality attributes such as scalability, reliability, performance, security, maintainability, and operability.
• Manage technical debt and inflation, strategically incorporating the remediation of legacy debt into the product roadmap.

Collaboration and Leadership

• Partner with product management to align technical strategy with business goals.
• Collaborate closely with industry partners to understand their requirements and align with JRE modernization goals.
• Mentor and coach engineers on design patterns, systems thinking, and architectural reasoning.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executives, peers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to interviewing and hiring decisions for engineering roles.

Execution and Evolution

• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools; make recommendations that balance risk, cost, and time-to-value.
• Guide large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Support incident reviews and post-mortems where root causes touch architectural decisions.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:  

• Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field with 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years in an architect or lead engineering capacity.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale mission-critical systems.
• Experience effectively leading the design and architecture of multi-million-line codebases.
• Experience leading significant architectural evolutions (e.g., monolith decomposition, major re-platforming).
• Fluency with domain-driven design; objection-oriented, functional, and enterprise systems design patterns; software design principles; and refactoring techniques.
• Proficiency with modern distributed systems patterns (APIs, messaging/event-driven, service boundaries, data consistency trade-offs).
• Experience with modern deployment practices for cloud and edge systems.
• Security-by-design mindset and working knowledge of common threat models.
• Knowledge of test automation principles and best practices.
• Proven ability to lead and work collaboratively, and influence at all levels regardless of direct authority.
• Growth mindset and a track record of elevating other engineers.
• Demonstrated ability to gain the trust of others and elicit their highest level of contribution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in the tactical data link domain or comparable mission-critical, high-reliability systems.
• Knowledge of MIL-STDs such as 6016, 6017, 3011, 6020, 6040, and 2525; tactical terminals and radios such as MIDS JTRS, STT, AN/ARC, and AN/PRC; GPS and inertial navigation systems protocols such as NMEA 0183 and GPS-153; avionics standards such as ARINC 429 and 661; and industry security standards such as DISA STIGs, and NIST SP 800-171 and 800-207.
• Experience with network programming, networking protocols, and the low-level processing of binary data.
• Deep experience with the Java platform; including fluency with Java, and familiarity with JVM. languages such as Kotlin or Scala.
• Experience with native development with C and C++.
• Proven track record of deploying AI/ML solutions in production-grade, scalable systems.
• Active contributions to open source, technical writing, or speaking.