Software Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Astrion offers an on-site Software Engineer - Electronic Warfare role in Dahlgren, VA. The position carries a compensation range of USD 120,000 - 140,000 per year and sits within a Scrum team focused on the SKCS program. This role requires a DoD Secret clearance and US citizenship, reflecting the security-sensitive nature of the work. You will contribute to automated testing, data mining, and CI/CD efforts as part of a team delivering critical EW capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Strong Python skills and experience with automated testing frameworks
• Solid C++ background with object oriented design principles
• Data reduction techniques, including manipulating output text and binary data for automated and manual analysis
• Experience with Git and GitLab workflows
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and practices

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
• STEM Bachelor's Degree
• US Citizenship
• DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience with automated testing frameworks
• Test Tool Development: design, code, and implement scripts and applications for creating simulated data and message injection using Python/C++
• Code Review and Analysis: ability to understand existing tactical software implemented in C++
• Enable automated analysis of manual regression tests using collected data (raw binary data or human readable logs)
• CI/CD and DevOps: participate in our DevSecOps pipeline to convert manual tests into repeatable automated tests
• Consolidate repeatable tests within a testing framework for configuration management, extensibility, repeatability, maintainability of tests as well as to aid in report generation
• Code Management: use Git for local development and GitLab for configuration management, including handling merge requests and maintaining code repositories
• Agile and Project Management: participate in agile development using JIRA for ticket management and Confluence for documentation

Technologies

• Python
• C++
• Git
• GitLab
• Redhat Linux
• Docker containers
• Jenkins
• Rust