VES, LLC is seeking aSenior Software Engineerwith demonstrated success supporting and providing leadership within DoD organizations. For this position, you'll be supporting our efforts up at Picatinny, NJ and helping to lead a team of exceptionally smart individuals. While this position can be performed remotely, the employee will be expected to travel occaisionally to the worksite.

ABOUT VES, LLC

We are a small business headquartered out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. We have grown up to 60 employees, many of them getting our footprints established in other areas of the United States. This particular role will support our team in Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Established in 2014, our core competencies are the development of custom government off the Shelf (GOTS) infrastructure solutions, integrating mission command systems, and prototyping emerging technologies for use in the Army tactical architecture. We are a company built entirely of engineers, focused completely on solving the DoD's hardest software systems integration challenges.

Many software government contractors only hire to fill a slot and then release the person with the contract time is up. We truly strive to be more of aclose-knit group, hiring people for their talent and making sure they want to stay for the long haul. We offerhighly competitive pay,generous benefits, and afriendly work culture.

General Job Duties:

• Software Integration of existing components with R&D
• Develop, test, and manage software as directed and determined by the project lead
• Perform technical prototypes for emerging technologies
• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software solutions
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
• Recommend improvements to existing software solutions as necessary
• Lead and manage the software development team to design, develop, and maintain software applications for mission objectives.
• Work closely with the customer and other stakeholders to understand requirements and design software solutions to meet their needs.

Required Skills:

• Solid problem-solving and debugging ability. Must be comfortable using a debugger.
• Solid CS fundamentals including object orientation, data structures, advanced algorithms, complexity, automata, operating system fundamentals, computer architecture, and systems analysis and design
• Familiarity with professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including requirements elicitation, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, agile development, build processes, testing, and operations
• Have developed unit tests and useful code documentation
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment
• Passionate about learning new technologies, tools, and platforms
• Ability to take strategic guidance and execute in a self-motivated manner
• Ability to write code and documentation that is maintainable for years down the line
• Ability to write code that is easily adaptable to changing requirements
• Working knowledge of C, C++, and/or Java

Desired Skills:

• Experience with ApacheNiFiand Apache Kafka
• Experience with big data search and databases including Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL
• Experience creating, managing, and debugging containerization technologies including Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience using a profiler to debug performance issues
• Experience with Atlassian (JIRA, Confluence).
• Understand the entire SDLC

Required Education and Experience:

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years of experience leading software development teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with respect to all the above requirements.

VES offers a rich benefits package that includes:

• 401(k) match
• Highly Competitive Salary
• Up to 15 Paid Vacation days / year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Flexible work/life balance culture

VESis an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.