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DoE Q or L
$115,000 - $156,000
Polygraph
IT - Security
Livermore, CA (On-Site/Office)
Are you passionate about solving complex problems and applying your expertise to develop innovative solutions? Join our dynamic team and help solve critical challenges to enhance our nation's security!
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (R&D S&E Computer Science) to design and implement cutting-edge solutions for high-consequence national security challenges. In this role, you will collaborate with U.S. government customers to develop impactful capabilities that directly support warfighters, strengthen national security, and deliver measurable results for critical missions. Your contributions will foster innovation, leverage teamwork, and cultivate creativity while addressing key mission needs. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities
On any given day, you may be called on to:
Qualifications
Desired Qualifications:
Physical Demands:
Job ID
2025-20678
Work Type
On-Site
Pay Range
$115,000.00 - $156,000.00 annually
Benefits
Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
Company Description
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Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.
As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (R&D S&E Computer Science) to design and implement cutting-edge solutions for high-consequence national security challenges. In this role, you will collaborate with U.S. government customers to develop impactful capabilities that directly support warfighters, strengthen national security, and deliver measurable results for critical missions. Your contributions will foster innovation, leverage teamwork, and cultivate creativity while addressing key mission needs. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Utilize your skillset in software system architecture, software system implementation, technical documentation, unit and integration testing, reliability and performance assessment, and/or systematic technology insertion to enhance mission capabilities utilizing code bases ranging from 0.5 to 1.0+ million lines of code.
- Collaborate with technical design teams and subject matter experts to create innovative solutions that meet mission requirements and address end-user needs.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers, System Engineers, Information Technology staff, management, and customers to implement solutions that address requirements. Architect software systems, develop code, write unit tests, and create software tools to support the mission.
- Provide on-call support for software discrepancy resolution in the production environment.
- Develop and execute test plans/procedures, create reports, and write software documentation.
- Perform system integration and testing.
- Apply system design principles to architect scalable, reliable, and secure solutions for critical missions.
- Develop and refine system CONOPS (Concept of Operations) to ensure technical solutions address operational needs.
- This position requires willingness and ability to work in a 24/7/365 on-call support role to provide software discrepancy resolution.
- Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA site.
- Ability and willingness to travel, up to 25%, required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
- Active DOE Q/SCI security clearance or equivalent DOD Top Secret/SCI security clearance, and willingness to take a polygraph test.
Desired Qualifications:
- An ideal candidate will have 10+ years' experience in front-end, back-end, or full stack development in software engineering for code bases with 0.5 to 1.0+ million lines of code and the ability to quickly understand and contribute to complex software systems.
- Expertise in front-end development, with proficiency in Dust, JavaScript, TypeScript, JQuery, HTML5/CSS, or Angular.
- Expertise in back-end web application development using frameworks and tools such as Spring MVC, Tomcat, Jetty and coding with languages such as Java, Python, C++.
- Experience with implementing custom Java applications using Apache Ignite 2 or 3, and/or experience modifying Apache Ignite open-source software.
- Relevant experience with fixing bugs or implementing new features in open-source software repositories of 2.5 million lines of code
- Hands-on experience with Oracle databases including PL/SQL.
- Experience with Web Services, including WSDL, SOAP, and REST.
- Experience with any of the following: Hazelcast, Apache Karaf, Apache Camel, Mina/Netty, OSGI, JMX, JDBC, Apache Aries, Log4J2, Apache CXF, Docker.
- Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and internal/external mission partners.
Physical Demands:
- If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sub-contractor you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
- If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sub-contractor, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Job ID
2025-20678
Work Type
On-Site
Pay Range
$115,000.00 - $156,000.00 annually
Benefits
Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Services (AIS), an Akima company, is not just another staffing contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders, AIS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers, AIS supports vital missions with the most in-demand and specialized skill sets in the world.
As an AIS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Be part of something bigger. With Akima, you’ll enjoy the agility and autonomy of working for a small business, while also being supported by an enterprise over 10,000 employees strong. Career growth and opportunity? Look no further.
