Software Engineer 1

Purpose and Impact

Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join their team in Ft. Meade, MD. The role supports challenging, mission-critical projects that directly impact the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.

Essential Responsibilities

• Implement new capabilities in support of the current classification marking tool and the tool to be used for M365 web-based applications.
• Full life cycle design, development, testing, and documentation of policy-driven software across multiple fabrics.
• Extend and customize tools used for classification string validation and comparison for access control.
• Perform both development and enhance testing.
• Provide input throughout the software lifecycle and follow established development processes.
• Improve testing at all levels and work with system engineers to document processes.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands

• Must be able to work in a collaborative environment.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.

Other Responsibilities

• Safety - Develops and maintains a safe work environment.
• Quality - Consistently provides services that meet customer expectations.
• Procedure Compliance - Adheres to all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to job activities.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems.
• Works individually or as part of a team.
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolves software problem reports.
• Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provides specific input to the software components of system design.

Mandatory Skills

• Working knowledge of JavaScript, Jest, and Cypress.
• Active participation in code reviews.
• Analyze system requirements, the concept of operations, and high-level system architecture to develop requirements specifications documents.
• Gather, analyze, and capture customer requirements.
• Assist in the development of requirements for new features.
• Create and expand unit and functional tests.
• Create and update system engineering and test documentation.
• Follow team procedures and standard practices.

Desired Skills

• Track and respond to user issues/questions.
• Triage user issues.
• Test new configurations/software releases.
• Coordinate with test users for various scenarios.
• Track and report testing results.
• Work independently and in a team setting.

Clearance Required

• TS/SCI with poly.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or a related field.
• Additional 4 years of Software Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree, totaling 7 years.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience.