Associate C++ Software Engineer - Boulder, CO

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

• →Works on program sub task or feature, may own small projects
• →Demonstrates fluency of primary coding language; comfortable with software design
• →Regularly communicates with team leads, engages in agile meetings and processes
• →Other duties as assigned

• A Bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
• Experience and fluency in C++
• Experience using Linux operating systems
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Knowledge in C++ language on Linux
• Knowledge of writing and debugging Makefiles
• Knowledge of writing and debugging shell scripts
• Knowledge of Data Structures
• Detail oriented
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred

• An advanced degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
• At least one year of professional experience and fluency in C++
• At least two years of professional experience using Linux operating systems
• Experience implementing features of C++ 11, 14, 17 and 20 standards
• Optimization skills for high data throughput processing
• Strong understanding and experience with modern object-oriented design, inheritance patterns and SOLID principles
• Software vulnerability analysis and remediation using static code analysis tools
• Unit, component, and integration test development with a test framework such as googletest - test driven design
• Exception and error handling for recovery and graceful degradation
• Application containerization and orchestration with docker, docker-compose, podman, Kubernetes, etc.
• Process automation and CI/CD in Jenkins, gitlab-ci or similar
• Build configuration with CMake
• Experience with the exploitation and analysis of OPIR, E/O, SAR, Spectral, RF, or other remotely sensed data
• Professional experience with DevSecOps
• Professional or academic experience with Agile software development