Senior Software Engineer

DS2 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build secure, mission-critical software supporting Army rapid capability programs. In this role, you will lead architecture and development of modern cloud-based services, modeling and simulation tools, and data-driven mission systems for U.S. defense customers. You will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and military stakeholders, drive technical decisions, and mentor teammates. This position offers a collaborative, defense-focused environment with complex challenges, modern tech stacks, and impactful work directly supporting U.S. military operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain mission-critical software solutions for Army rapid capability programs.
• Lead technical design reviews, code quality standards, and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with defense stakeholders to translate mission needs into software requirements.
• Implement secure, scalable, and testable services, APIs, and data workflows.
• Guide and mentor engineers, promoting best practices and modern development tools.
• Integrate with modeling, simulation, and analytics systems to support mission operations.
• Contribute to Dev
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• Ops pipelines, automated testing, and continuous delivery.
• Ensure compliance with Do
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Required Skills

• Java or C
• Java
• Script/Type
• Script
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Microservices architecture
• RESTful API design
• Relational and No
• SQL databases
• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Git
• Lab CI/Git
• Hub Actions)
• Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Secure coding and Do
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