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Software Engineer 4

The Judge Group

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Top Secret
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IT - Software
Colorado Springs, CO (On-Site/Office)

You'll join a small, senior agile pod building real-time command-and-control and sensor-fusion micro-services for a next-generation missile-defense system that protects U.S. and allied forces. Your focus is low-latency Java 17 services that ingest multi-domain sensor feeds and deliver fire-control quality tracks to Patriot, Aegis, THAAD, and GBSD interceptors.

Responsibilities
  • Design, code, and unit-test Java 17 / Spring Boot algorithms that merge radar, EO/IR, and satellite data in < 5 ms.
  • Own the full SDLC: requirements, architecture, implementation, CI/CD, integration, and field test support.
  • Containerize services (Podman, OCI) and deploy on hardened RHEL nodes through air-gapped Jenkins pipelines.
  • Tune JVM GC, thread pools, and network I/O to meet deterministic real-time performance.
  • Collaborate with systems, cyber, and test engineers in 2-week sprints; provide technical mentorship to mid-level developers.
  • Generate RMF evidence, remediate STIG & Nessus findings, and support accreditation reviews.


Minimum qualifications
  • Bachelor's in CS, EE, Math, or related field.
  • 8 + years modern Java development (multithreading, performance tuning).
  • Spring Boot REST services and containerized deployment on Linux.
  • Experience in classified or DoD C2, avionics, or real-time sensor-processing domains.
  • Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility; ability to work 100 % on-site.


Preferred qualifications
  • Master's degree and 10 + years in missile-defense, radar, or sensor-fusion programs.
  • Kalman filtering, IMM, or similar tracking algorithms.
  • Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket, JUnit 5, Cucumber, SonarQube, Artifactory.
  • Hands-on with MIL-STD-1553, Netty UDP multicast, or high-rate TCP interfaces.
  • Familiarity with Ansible IaC and SBOM/Software-supply-chain best practices.
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The Judge Group is an international leader in talent solutions that specializes in bridging technology talent gaps. Judge Technical Services, a Judge company, participates in the National Industrial Security Program and can obtain, maintain and service clearances up to and including Top Secret. For decades, Judge has worked with clients across all aspects of the government, aerospace and defense, and commercial sectors. Our greatest asset is the talent we work with.

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IT - Software
Clearance Level
Top Secret