NISSC 3 Software Developer III

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain software components for cadence-managed and event-managed program deliverables.
• Lead or perform software integration, troubleshooting, defect resolution, and performance tuning.
• Apply secure coding practices consistent with DevSecOps and DoD/NIST cybersecurity requirements.
• Use version control and configuration management tools to manage source code, branches, baselines, and releases.
• Collaborate with systems engineering and test teams to implement new features, address findings, and validate changes.
• Document software releases, including change descriptions, test results, known issues, and deployment notes.
• Provide technical input for incident reports, maintenance records, and user/operational documentation.
• Support continuous improvement of development processes, automation, and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Carefully coordinate with the EDLM/UDLM Manager to ensure software changes supporting urgent/emergency depot-level maintenance are properly integrated and documented.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in software development, with increasing responsibility and leadership, preferably in secure or mission-critical DoD/defense environments.
• Strong experience in software design, development, modification, testing, and maintenance using modern languages and frameworks.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software integration, troubleshooting, and secure coding practices.
• Experience documenting software releases and providing technical input for incident and maintenance reporting.
• Experience with tools such as: ELMS, RTC, Jira, Confluence, ClearCase, ClearQuest, SQL or related database tools.
• Active Secret Clearance (TS/SCI Eligibility Required).
• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following (or closely related field): Information Technology (IT) / Cybersecurity / Computer Science (CS) / Information Systems (IS) / Data Science / Software Engineering OR equivalent DoD/Military training and experience in software development or related technical discipline.
• One of the following is desired / strongly preferred: CSSLP, GSEC.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Paid leave
• Retail plans
• Insurance programs
• Education and training assistance