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Zel Technologies LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Dahlgren, VA · On-site

$124K - $164K/yr

The Sr Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and ... Preferred : • Experience supporting Naval or DoD software development programs. • Strong ...

Zel Technologies

Sr. Software Engineer

Dahlgren, VA · On-site

$140K - $160K/yr

The Sr Software Engineer will support the design, development, testing, and documentation of complex software systems for Department of Defense (DoD) programs. This role requires extensive experience ...

Castellum Inc

Sr DoD Spectrum Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

$165K - $185K/yr

Job Summary Corvus Consulting, LLC is seeking an experienced Senior DoD Spectrum Analyst to support ... Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, RF engineering ...

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Sr. Software Engineer

Zel Technologies LLC

Dahlgren, VA • On-site

$124K - $164K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
Zel Technologies LLC is a trusted leader in national security, providing comprehensive support to the Department of Defense and federal agencies. The Sr Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and documentation of complex software systems, contributing across the full software lifecycle and working with advanced technologies such as cybersecurity and machine learning.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, maintain, and enhance software applications including operating systems, communications software, database packages, compilers, assemblers, and utility programs.
• Define, manage, and document software requirements, architecture, design, and code.
• Conduct benchmark testing, debugging, and performance analysis across multiple software components.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation such as Software Development Plans (SDPs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Interface Change Requests (ICRs), Interface Design Specifications (IDS), and software test plans and reports.
• Analyze software performance in realistic operational Naval environments and scenarios.
• Support technical recommendations by developing and defending technical positions and writing detailed technical reports.
• Participate in software testing at multiple levels, including unit, system, and system of systems testing.
• Identify software constraints, perform analyses, and define actionable corrective measures.
• Contribute to advanced software engineering tasks in areas such as cybersecurity, real-time programming, UML/SysML modeling, or datadriven technologies.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must have an active secret security clearance.
• Ten (10) years of experience in software engineering; OR a bachelor's degree in engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, or Computer Science and six (6) years of software engineering experience.
• Experience as a skilled developer creating or maintaining at least two of the following: Operating systems, Communications software, Database packages, Compilers, Assemblers, Utility programs.
• Experience in software requirements definition and management, software design, coding, debugging, benchmark testing, software development lifecycles, architecture, and documentation.
• Experience developing and understanding technical documents including SDPs, ECPs, ICRs, IDSs, software test plans/reports, and analytical evaluations of software performance.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and support technical positions, justify recommendations, and write technical reports.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: Cybersecurity, Programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, HTML, .NET, UML/SysML modeling, Realtime programming, Multilevel software testing and corrective action analysis, Big data, data mining, machine learning, or artificial intelligence techniques.
• Successful background and drug screening check.
Preferred:
• Experience supporting Naval or DoD software development programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Company:
Founded in 1988 by Ret. Founded in 1988, the company is headquartered in Hampton, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.

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