Software Engineer I

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Job Description

Software Engineer I

Position Description
CGI Federal has a career opportunity for a talented Software Engineer in Aberdeen, MD to support a critical modernization effort of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) in order to satisfy the vision of Program Executive Office (PEO) Command Control Communications - Tactical (C3T) and Project Manager Mission Command.

The AFATDS is a multi-service, automated command, coordination, communication, and computing system that provides automated fire support and coordination to all echelons, from firing unit through theater level, at Army, Marine Corps, Naval Firing Platforms, Navy Command and Amphibious Assault Ships, Air Force Operations Centers, and Joint Command and Control Centers. AFATDS enables the automatic application of the Force Commander’s guidance in the Fires Warfighting Function to plan, execute, and deliver effects at all levels of command within the current and future force. AFATDS can automatically tailor the selection of fire support assets (field artillery, mortars, close air support, naval gunfire, attack helicopters, and offensive electronic warfare assets) based on the Commander’s guidance, thereby enabling maximum effective use of all available fire support assets across the full spectrum of conflict.

This effort is to meet the government’s objective to modernize the underlying AFATDS architecture, redesign the AFATDS front-end to a fully web- and role-based user interface, integrate common services made available through the Army’s Common Operating Environment (COE), and incorporate advanced embedded training technologies to aid in operator-initiated system instruction and refresher training.

Your future duties and responsibilities
• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission critical software source code using modern software development languages and tools, such as java
• Work independently as a contributing member of Agile Sprint Team
• Use Jira, Confluence, Nexus, Stash-Git/Subversion development operations, collaboration and source control tools
• Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development and testing
• Identify potential roadblocks and develop around them
• Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics
• Develop maintainable code that matches specifications
• Participate in Design Reviews, Sprint Planning, estimating, Release Planning, demonstrations and retrospectives
• Perform unit testing of code, including manipulation of data for analysis of system requirements
• Other duties as required

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• BS degree in related technical field and 4-8 years prior relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance
• Due to the nature of this government contract, US Citizenship is required
• Agile Software development experience
• Experience with Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) development tools, such as Jira, Confluence, Nexus, and Stash-Git/Subversion
• Experience in Java/J2EE technologies
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and SOAP based web service technologies, including WSDL, JAX-WS, JAX-RPC, XML, XSD, and XSLT.
• Experience with Objected Oriented Analysis, Design and Programming
• Experience designing and building web services, including REST-based services
• Experience developing applications using network sockets
• Experience serializing data structures using JSON or SML for communication with web clients
• Experience using pub/sub message queues, such as 0MQ
• Able to multi-task, self-assign work, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Good verbal and written skills
• Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint)

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to successfully complete the CGI Background Investigation to include; 50 State Criminal, Education and Employment; Additionally, your ability to successfully complete a Credit and/or Driving Records Checks may be conducted if required by the contract for continued employment.
• Possession of an INTERIM SECRET security clearance is required to begin employment; Ability to maintain a SECRET security clearance is required for continued employment; US Citizenship is required.

Desired Skills:
• Experience with automated unit test and test driven development concepts, tools, and languages
• Experience in User Interface development technologies, such as HTML5, NodeJS, AngularJS, etc
• Web Client end user devices, Smart Clients and Andriod applications
• Experience with AFATDS, Army Common Operating Environment (COE) or other PM MC systems

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