Principal Software Engineer

Job Description:

Vertex Aerospace Solutions is growing! We have an immediate career-growth opportunity for a collaborative and highly skilled Principal Software Engineer; we hire innovative thinkers wishing to work with emerging technologies on tactical defense solutions recognized around the world.

The Principal Software Engineer will join our multi-discipline Agile/DevSecOps Development team in Indianapolis, IN, supporting our Air Soldier program. The Principal Software Engineer uses and provides creative solutions to complex, technical, system and software integration problems using modern Agile/DevSecOps processes and tools. The multi-discipline team that includes Software, Systems and Cyber Engineers work closely together to design ideal solutions with the end user and operational needs in mind. The Air Soldier product development environment employs modern development techniques such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Automated Functional Testing, and Paired Programming. The Principal Software Engineer should have experience developing in one or more C++, Java, and Python languages. The Principal Software Engineer should have strong communication and teaming skills and embrace modern development processes and techniques that improve code quality and productivity. The ability to listen with empathy and seek to understand the perspective of others is one of the keys to success within our Agile teams. Individuals who love to learn and seek new challenges are highly valued.

Typical Duties:

The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for leading development, integration, test, and documentation of software for our Air Soldier products. Integration and test usually occur in our state-of-the-art lab in Indianapolis. The Principal Software Engineer must be able to work in an agile environment, cross functionally with paired programming techniques. The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for leading developing software, tailoring reusable software, and integrating software components on virtual machines and the target hardware. The Principal Software Engineer shares knowledge with other engineers and contributes to maturing and improving our processes and products. Leading adherence to coding standards and best practices, and configuration management of all code is required for this position.

Note: This position will require onsite work, typically 3 days a week.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 8 years related experience in Software Development and software engineering leadership.
• Experience with one or more: C++, Java, and Python programming languages.
• Familiarity with Object Oriented Analysis (OOA) and Object-Oriented Design (OOD).
• Knowledge of one or more: Linux, Android, or Windows, Operating system concepts.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps Software Development process environments.
• Strong communication and teaming skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time to support customer meetings, and integration and installation events.
• Must be a US Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD Secret level clearance.
• Be able to reside in the Indianapolis area to support lab testing and other team events.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity of Networks (TCP/IP, UDP, Wi-Fi, etc.).
• Familiarity with Virtual Machine Environments.
• Familiarity of one or more Agile techniques (LeSS, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, SAFe, eXtreme Programming, etc.)
• Knowledge of Secure Coding techniques.
• Experience with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like Android Studio, Eclipse, and MS Visual Studio
• Familiarity with Automated Testing and Automated Test Framework.
• Current/active DoD Secret level or higher clearance.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) degree program or equivalent work experience.