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　　MITRE’s Software Engineering Innovation Center is one of the government’s largest R&D resources dedicated entirely to software engineering; delivering a comprehensive spectrum of capabilities, spanning the full development lifecycle from prototyping (concept and user-centered design), through software architecture & modeling, agile development, testing and deployment, to software assessments (verification & validation). We recognize the importance of knowing how to balance being quick and agile, with the right amount of engineering rigor and quality for different types of software solutions. To that end, we have embraced a vision and mission of “A safer world though healthy software systems”.

　　Based in our Tampa office this position will require on site work at MacDill AFB 3 + days per week.

　　We are looking for creative and experienced Software Engineers, with a passion to work on innovative, advanced approaches and technologies to help our nation solve its most critical challenges within one or more of the following domains:

　　Agile Development

　　Full-Stack Development

　　Cloud Engineering

　　Cyber Security

　　DevSecOps

　　Embedded Systems and Internet of Things

　　Immersive Virtual Reality

　　Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

　　Model-Based Engineering

　　Data Analysis and Visualization

　　Human-Systems Integration and User-Centered Design

　　Roles and Responsibilities:

　　Play a trusted technical leadership role in helping government sponsors apply modern software engineering methodologies and software development best practices to mission critical systems.

　　Provide deep subject matter expertise and/or lead software design and development efforts

　　Design, architect, prototype, and integrate software solutions that solve complex technical challenges

　　Work closely with the sponsor at the sponsor location to help guide the work, identify new areas or challenges for MITRE to assist with, and work with the greater MITRE team for reach back, research, and collaboration to further enable the sponsor’s ability to meet their software system goals and provide impact to the sponsor.

　　Evaluate Policies, Processes, and Standards to Define Interface Standards and Application Programming Interfaces for the sponsor

　　Evaluation of Vendor Capabilities and Provide Recommendations for Product Development

　　Provide Systems Engineering Support for Requirements, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Systems Engineering Plan

　　Support Engineering Meetings Across the sponsors, the Services, and the DoD for Collaborative Autonomy

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Applicable Bachelor’s degree in STEM major & 5+ years of related experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

　　Must have an active Secret clearance for consideration.

　　Demonstrated success with Agile practices and frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)

　　Proficiency using Cameo / MagicDraw, Doors , Draw.IO and similar packages.

　　Documented success applying DevSecOps concepts in both developing new systems and improving existing systems

　　Familiarity with multiple programming languages, such as Java, C/C++/Objective-C/C#, Kotlin, Python, Python3, Go, NodeJS, JavaScript, Ruby, HTML5, MySQL, MongoDB, GIT, including at least one front end framework (Angular/React/Vue)

　　Demonstrated success across the entire software lifecycle, from design/architecture to agile development, testing, continuous integration, deployment (CI/CD), and support

　　Design and Development of Enterprise Software Infrastructure to Include a DEVSECOPS Platform and Data Layer Implementation

　　Design and Development of Enterprise Communications Architecture for Unmanned Platforms

　　Evaluate Policies, Processes, and Standards to Define Interface Standards and Application Programming Interfaces for the sponsor

　　Evaluation of Vendor Capabilities and Provide Recommendations for Product Development

　　Proficiency using Cameo / MagicDraw, Doors , Draw.IO and similar packages.

　　Provide Systems Engineering Support for Requirements, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Systems Engineering Plan

　　Support Engineering Meetings Across the sponsors, the Services, and the DoD for Collaborative Autonomy

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Advanced degree in STEM major

　　Experience with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and unmanned systems is desired.

　　Knowledge of autonomous systems and autonomy desired

　　integration/design of data and communication channels for autonomous systems

　　Design, Development, and Test of Collaborative Autonomy Software Applications

　　Design, Development, and Test of Machine Learning Operations Software Applications

　　Technical Direction Agent Expertise for Review of Software Architectures and Requirements

　　Capable of defining and leading projects or programs with experience in both task leadership and management

　　Demonstrated ability to establish a trusted business network and engage with project leaders in defining and shaping work that aligns within the division’s strategic direction

　　Ability to deliver thought leadership and partner across organizational boundaries

　　Technical stature that includes a track record of journal publications and conference presentations

　　Proven ability to develop software systems while taking on growing responsibility for analysis, design, implementation, and deployment tasks

　　Experience mentoring and leading technical teams in a distributed environment to develop and deliver both prototype and production software that spans the full tech stack, from the back-end to the front-end

　　Strong fundamental knowledge of computer science, especially algorithms and data structures germane to the development of high-quality, efficient software

　　Experience with building applications and deployment in scalable environment using Docker and Kubernetes

　　Track record of architecting, delivering, and operating mission critical, large scale software systems in production cloud (Azure, AWS) and on prem environments

　　Solid understanding and experience with operational Cyber concepts and objectives

　　An entrepreneurial spirit

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills

　　This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

　　Secret

　　This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

　　Top Secret

　　Work Location Type:

　　Onsite

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