Arcfield Overview: Arcfield was purpose-built to relentlessly protect the nation and its allies from today’s national security threats. We have nearly 70 years of proven expertise and excel in space superiority, hypersonic defense and nuclear deterrence, digital transformation, and surface and undersea warfare domains. Our solution areas include space mission engineering, atmospheric science, digital engineering, mission assurance, and advances in modeling and simulation that together with our enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, lead to better systems and timely, reliable decision-making. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 18 North American offices, Arcfield employs 2,200 engineers, scientists, analysts, IT specialists and other professionals who challenge the status quo to deliver an efficient technological advantage to our national security and defense partners. Responsibilities:

• Develop and Integrate Software Solutions: Design, develop, test, and integrate software solutions into customer hardware and larger naval systems with a focus on innovation and scalability.
• Containerized Solutions and Kubernetes Expertise: Lead efforts in containerized application development, Kubernetes deployment, and container orchestration to support composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) goals.
• Collaboration and Problem Solving: Collaborate closely with a small, agile team of engineers (3-person team) to solve complex technical challenges through creative and efficient solutions.
• Software Integration: Serve as the primary point of contact for integrating custom-developed software into customer enterprise hardware environments.
• System Innovation: Apply cutting-edge development practices and innovative approaches to rapidly deliver solutions that push the boundaries of composable infrastructure systems.
• Technical Collaboration: Work collaboratively with equipment designers, hardware engineers, systems analysts, and other professionals to plan and integrate software solutions.
• Documentation and Maintenability: Provide thorough documentation of software changes, enhance system maintainability, and support software deployment and operational troubleshooting.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor and troubleshoot software installations and ensure system components function as specified.

Qualifications:

• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 2–4 years of experience.
  • Master’s degree with 0–2 years of experience.
  • 8–10 years relevant experience in lieu of a degree for highly qualified candidates.
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  Software Development and Integration Expertise: Demonstrated experience in end-to-end software development, including requirements analysis, programming, testing, and integration of software into larger systems.
• Kubernetes and Container Proficiency:
  • Practical experience with Kubernetes and container technologies like Docker is essential.
  • Strong understanding of containerized environments, microservices architecture, and orchestration concepts.
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  Technical Skillset:
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++, Java, or Go.
  • Experience with REST APIs, system integration, and software communication protocols is a plus.
  • Familiarity with composable and disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) is highly preferred.
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  Location Flexibility: Must be local to Northern Virginia and available to travel to team facilities in Manassas and Chantilly as required (~10% travel).
• Team Collaboration: Comfortable working in a small, fast-paced engineering team (3 engineers), collaborating closely to deliver innovative solutions.
• Active Department of Defense Secret level security clearance

Equal Pay Act: This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections. Min: $69,184.83 Max: $166,250.12 EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.