Senior Software Engineer - Java

Title: Senior Software Engineer

• Java

Segment: Voyager Space

• Defense (Valley Tech Systems)

Location: Folsom, CA

Job Type: Full Time

• Hybrid

Company Description: Voyager Space is dedicated to building a better future for humanity in space and on Earth. With over 35 years of spaceflight heritage and over 2,000 successful missions, Voyager is powering the commercial space revolution. Voyager delivers exploration, technology, and defense solutions to a global customer base that includes civil and national security agencies, commercial companies, academic and research institutions, and more.

Position Description:

Responsible for the design and development of distributed enterprise Java applications to include front end, back end, database and messaging subsystems. The position will provide opportunities to work directly with technical peers, chief engineers, systems engineers and program managers within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Performs software design, development, and testing of software modules

• Analyze, develop, and recommend design approaches to meet requirements for new or improved products and/or processes in the Airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (AISR) technology space

• Collaborate with software engineers on system characteristics that affect software systems and works with them to resolve incompatibilities

• Build, integrate, and test Java software applications in a service-oriented architecture

• Support the development of technical proposals

• Evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services

• Participate in customer meetings, peer reviews, and problem-solving meetings

• Identify potential solutions given technology, organization, and management constraints

• Create software models depicting domain characteristics and technology structure

• Conceptualize and experiment with alternate architecture approaches

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering from an accredited university

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level (requires U.S. Citizenship)

• Seven (7) years to Ten (10) years of experience in similar position

• Understanding of object-oriented design principles, UX design, thick & thin client GUI technologies, and distributed programming

• Applied working knowledge of development technologies including Java, Spring, UI development, AMQP

• Applied working knowledge of object-oriented software design principles, distributed computing environment concepts, and graphical software interface technology

• Understanding of object-oriented design principles, computer architecture, concurrent programming, database programming, distributed processing, and secure programming

• Preferred working knowledge of cyber-security and encryption

• Working knowledge of Linux

• Working knowledge of Agile software development methods

• Working knowledge of Atlassian tools

• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Preferences:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering from an accredited university

• Current DoD Top Secret SCI Security Clearance

• Java, Spring, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, PostgreSQL, JavaFX, Swing

Salary Range: $130,662.00 - $178,614.00

Voyager Space

• Defense (Valley Tech Systems) offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you're not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voyager Space

• Defense (Valley Tech Systems) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.