Software Engineer 3 in Huntsville, AL OR Colorado Springs, CO

Description:
Seeking Software Engineer 3 for DEFENSE Client in Huntsville, AL OR Colorado Springs, CO (Can work at either location)
CLEARANCE TYPE: ***Secret in Scope / Must have an Interim or Active Secret Clearance***
*ONLY Two required skills:
***Recent C++ or Java
AND
***Recent MATLAB or PYTHON
Engineer Software 3 (10 Openings)
Huntsville AL OR Colorado Springs CO
6 + months CONTRACT
TELECOMMUTE: No- must be on site - NO REMOTE
Teleworking NOT available for this position
US Citizens only
CLEARANCE TYPE: ***Secret in Scope / Must have an Interim or Active Secret Clearance***
WORK SHIFT: 1st Shift (9/80A)
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Must pass Background Check and Drug Test
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Role:
As a software developer on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team, you will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements, create and implement new capabilities and algorithms. Many of the algorithms and capabilities implemented by the team will be mathematics and physics intensive complex solutions that will be highly critical to the system performance. In addition to software development you will also be expected to support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed for the software capability.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field, and 12 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 10 years of related experience, or 8 years with a PhD.

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java
Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information
Recent MATLAB and or Python Experience
Must have an Interim or Active Secret Clearance
Unix/Linux Operating System Experience
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration.
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment

Preferred Qualifications:
o Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
o Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis
o Experience with the battle management and or fire control systems
o Experience developing and deploying containerized applications in distributed environments
o Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing
o Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube
o Experience developing software in an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
o Experience with CI/CD, containers, and pipelines.
o Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.
o Familiarity with the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
o Experience with Apache Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, Istio, Elastic Stack (ELK), Terraform, and/or Ansible.
o Very solid background in math and physics
o Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science
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***This CONTRACT does NOT include any paid holidays and NO paid vacation days***
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If qualified, email your resume and then call Peggy at 774-210-4108 to discuss.
 
Job Number: PL SWE AL or CO
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
Rate: DOE
Per Diem: Possible
Overtime: Possible
Duration: 6+ months CONTRACT
Start Date: 2-3 weeks
Input Date: 12/04/2025
Last Updated: 12/05/2025
Firm Name: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Attention: Peggy Lundie Sr. Recruiter
Address: 15 KENNETH MINER DR
City, State: WRENTHAM, MA 02093
800 Phone: 877/334-7700
Fax Phone: 877/335-7700
Email: plundie@advancedtechno.com
Website: www.advancedtechno.com
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