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Sr Staff/Senior Software Engineer

SciTec Aurora, CO

Aurora, CO

1mo ago Closed

$130k - $170k/yr Full time Senior Cloud Native Cloud Platform

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 11, 2026).

Job Description

SciTec offers a mission driven, onsite Software Engineer role in Aurora, CO with a salary range of USD 130,000 to 170,000 per year. This Sr Staff and Senior Software Engineer position supports Missile Defense Solution software in an operational, customer facing setting, focusing on system optimization and on site support for OPIR sensor data processing. The role emphasizes reliability, proactive engineering, and clear cross team communication, backed by a comprehensive benefits package and flexible work hours.

Benefits

4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
100% company paid HSA medical insurance with two buy up options
80% company paid dental insurance
100% company paid vision insurance
100% company paid life insurance
100% company paid long term disability insurance
Short term disability insurance
Annual profit sharing
Discretionary performance bonus
Paid parental leave
Generous paid time off including holidays, vacation, and sick leave
Flexible work hours

Responsibilities

Ensure operational services remain available, reliable, and performant for critical mission systems
Monitor software infrastructure health using metrics, logs, and alerts
Respond to incidents and work toward resolution
Maintain and enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities
Conduct root cause analysis for outages in infrastructure and services
Implement corrective and preventative actions
Participate in post incident reviews
Improve system reliability through automation, standardization, and proactive engineering
Support the software system lifecycle, including upgrades, patches, and configuration changes
Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of existing software systems
Leverage knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and performance trade offs
Assist with integration, testing, and debugging in Linux environments
Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, training, and clear cross organization communication
Fulfill other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or related technical field
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
6+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years of professional Linux experience
Solid understanding of software engineering best practices and commitment to high quality code
Demonstrated performance optimization skills for data intensive or compute intensive systems
Ability to work onsite at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado
Effective communication skills and strong attention to detail

Technologies

Linux
Docker
Podman
Kubernetes
Jira
Confluence

Colorado Residents

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Preferred qualifications

Active TS/SCI DoD security clearance
Advanced degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or a related technical field
Experience with mission critical data processing workflows for remotely sensed data such as OPIR, EO/IR, SAR, Spectral, RF or similar
Experience with software development, integration, and deployment within government frameworks
Knowledge of cloud environments and transitioning from on premise solutions
Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker or Podman and Kubernetes
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence
Experience with operational planning activities
Experience providing customer support and help desk activities
Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications generated by AI will not be considered for employment

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