Software Engineer

• Company: Huntington Ingalls Industries
• Position: Software Engineer
• Location: Hybrid 2-3 days onsite in Norfolk, VA
• Duration: 6 month contract to hire, you will convert perm after 6 months
• Clearance: Secret

Required Skills & Experience
-5+ years of software engineering experience
-Strong Java development experience
-Experience working in Linux/Red Hat environments
-Object-oriented programming (OOP) experience
-Experience building, debugging, and maintaining software applications
-Experience with multithreaded development
-Experience using Git for source control
-Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
-Ability to work in a team environment
-Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Nice to Have Skills & Experience
-Modeling & Simulation (M&S) experience
-TENA, HLA, or DIS experience
-Navy or DoD program experience
-JavaScript experience (ExtJS or Vue.js)
-Agile development experience
-Jenkins, SonarQube, or CI/CD experience
-JUnit testing experience
-Shell scripting experience
-C/C++ experience
-DISA STIG or secure coding experience

Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Software Engineer III to support the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) and Navy Training Baseline (NTB) product suite. This individual will support the design, development, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical modeling and simulation software that enables Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Fleet training environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong Java development experience, thrive in Linux-based environments, and have a passion for building scalable software solutions that support Navy readiness and training objectives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

-Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain Java-based software applications and distributed simulation systems.
-Enhance and sustain Navy Training Baseline (NTB) products including JSAF, JBUS, RAVE, ERM, MDS, NEXUS, JMAC, CS3, and ATD.
-Develop software solutions within Red Hat Linux environments using Java, JavaScript, shell scripting, and modern development tools.
-Support integration efforts across distributed modeling and simulation architectures.
-Collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, technical leads, and Navy stakeholders to implement operational requirements.
-Troubleshoot software defects, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
-Apply modeling and simulation protocols such as TENA, HLA, and DIS to support interoperable training systems.
-Participate in software design reviews, code reviews, and Agile development activities.
-Develop and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and software implementation artifacts.
-Utilize Git and software configuration management processes to support development and release activities.
-Ensure software solutions meet cybersecurity requirements, secure coding standards, and NCTE architecture guidelines.
-Support system testing, deployments, and software sustainment efforts across the NCTE enterprise.
-Assist with proposal support, technical briefings, and engineering documentation as needed.
-Contribute to continuous process improvement efforts and adoption of software engineering best practices.