Description
SAIC has an immediate opening for a Software Engineer to maintain, upgrade, and develop as necessary a custom software solution critical to the daily execution of our customer's mission. The current software solution runs as an Apache Web Server that serves SQL database content over a customer provided network. The solution is developed using Python running within an application framework hosting a SQLite database. The Software Engineer candidate will also work within a team to support development of scripts and tools to support data collection and automation of lab-based hardware testing.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The candidate’s role is primarily centered on developing and maintaining software solutions that support test efforts and data collection, as part of a team in a hardware research lab. The candidate will:
- Perform software maintenance and upgrades to address user concerns
- Perform testing and debugging ahead of software release to ensure no interruption to operations
- Provide support, troubleshooting, and training to end users as necessary in use of system
- Develop emerging team use cases into software as necessary
- Maintain configuration control of software and provide release notes with each version
- Identify, communicate, and address risks related but not limited to pending changes in enterprise environment and software compatibility
Qualifications
- Must currently hold a TS/SCI w/ poly
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
- Minimum of 9 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated proficiency working in and developing in a Python environment using an application framework such as Flask
- Demonstrated proficiency with Python, JavaScript, CSS, and SQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills; must interact with contractor and customer personnel on a daily basis to include senior personnel
- Must be able to act independently with minimal oversight