Navstar Inc.

Security Verification Test SWE, Senior

Navstar Inc.  •  $100k - $275k/yr  •  Maryland (Onsite)  •  22 days ago
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Job Description

Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security.

The selected individual will perform software development activities as a member of an agile development team focused on preparation and execution of verification tests of our software releases. Development includes the full range of turning agile stories into implementable concepts, through development, testing and deployment of the new capabilities in this large, complex system. Following the Behavior Driven Development (BDD) pattern, our developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging DEVOPS automation and, where appropriate, use of test automation commercial tools. Developers will have the opportunity to focus on developing customer domain specific language code and there are a range of opportunities for Java, embedded C++, scripting languages, object-oriented modeling tools, low-level programming, serialization/deserialization, and dependency injection.

The SVT Software Engineer will be responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. She/he will actively participate in Program Increment planning and related team activities, and will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques with the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable. The individual will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process. Additionally, the individual will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. The selected individual will engineer, author, tune, and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
  • Must have demonstrated experience with Java.
  • In-depth experience or familiarity with multiple the following: Java/JEE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, WADL, PERL, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, Postgres, Oracle, Jenkins.
  • Experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, and/or experience working with JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT.
  • Experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures).
  • Experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems.
  • Must have documented professional experience with web services.
  • Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.
  • Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration.
  • Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, TDD, Refactoring, and ATDD.
  • Developing/integrating with custom defined Domain Specific Languages (DSL).
  • Implementing structures in a scripting language that can be interpreted by a DSL.
  • Experience with Object Software Modeling tools.
  • Experience with developing real-time embedded software.
  • Experience with the following: JEE (EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), scripting.
  • Experience with FITNesse, Mockito, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium.
  • Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
  • Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy).
  • Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an agile team.
  • Additional experience in J2EE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, PowerShell a plus.​

Pay Rate:

In compliance with Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $275,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland’s requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy.

About Navstar

For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place.

Benefits at Navstar

  • Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
  • Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave
  • Employer Paid STD/LTD
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • 401K plan and Employer Match
  • Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs
  • Professional Development Assistance

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Navstar Inc.

About Navstar Inc.

Who We Are:

Since 1999, Navstar has built a reputation for excellence and responsiveness that has allowed us to stand out from the rest. We have achieved that reputation by listening to our customers, being easy to work with, and delivering on our commitments.

For the past decade, Navstar has built a proven track record of successfully providing management and technology consulting services as a teaming partner to Large Government Primes and the Federal Sector customers. We are committed to solving our customer’s mission-critical problems with innovative applications of technology expertise. We do all this with the constant and deliberate commitment to performance and integrity.

What We Do:

Our expertise in our Core Competencies has guided clients through the maze of constant business and technology change, while maintaining focus on delivering innovative, practical results. We focus our efforts on proven solutions that will achieve our customer’s business objectives.

Navstar Core Competencies:

- Software Development

- Systems Engineering

- Data Management

We are experts in our Core Competencies and can successfully manage and guide through phases of the project lifecycle.

Bring It On:

We have never turned away from a challenge, tackling the most difficult tasks our clients have is what inspires us – solving problems for our clients. We approach each and every project with a true commitment to the satisfaction of our customers.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1999
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