Senior Engineer II Software/Cloud Native
Company: VT iDirect
Location: Herndon
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Overview
As a global leader in IP-based satellite communications, we are the
change agent, shaping the future of how the world connects. Our
team is helping the world's leading satellite operators and service
providers capture the future through major innovation. The most
fulfilling work of your career is waiting for you at ST Engineering
iDirect---imagine your talent and energy paired with our vision and
technical leadership: the sky is truly the limit!
As we continue to fuel our engineering growth, we seek an
innovative, creative Senior Software Engineer who is ready for the
challenges, responsibilities, and rewards that come with working in
a high-energy, fast-paced environment. We are dedicated to
providing next generation solutions for broadband IP networking via
satellite networks. As the leading innovators in this new space,
our diverse and talented team of Internet, satellite and
telecommunications professionals continues to break new ground and
create significant opportunities for network operators, for service
providers and resellers, and for corporate networking
professionals.
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer requirements and RFCs and come up with
efficient software designs.
- Participate in determining the future direction of the
satellite system and related products in the areas of software
architecture, infrastructure performance, test and
reliability.
- In an Agile framework, document, design, develop, test, and
integrate software functionality for various components within a
satellite system and related environments.
- Take a collaborative design and validation approach in working
with a multi-functional Scrum team of software, firmware, embedded,
application, -and test engineers.
- Troubleshoot and provide resolutions for technical issues
encountered in the deployment of software solutions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education - - BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or
Mathematics, or equivalent experience
Experience - 7+ years of industry experience in programming and
software engineering
PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES:
- Strong problem solving and communications skills.
- Must be a self-motivated individual with technical leadership
potential and proven success in a structured development
environment.
- Possess the ability to proactively drive technical solutions in
a collaborative environment.
- Good software design skills using proven and best practice
design methodologies & related principles; Strong command of Object
Oriented Design and Object Oriented Programming
techniques.
- Demonstrated experience in developing quality and maintainable
software.
- Hands-on experience developing, designing and testing
multi-threaded and multi-process applications on Linux, with strong
working knowledge of C++.
- Good understanding of networking and network protocols
(TCP/IP)
- Strong documentation and writing skills.
POSITION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Hands-on experience developing, designing and testing
multi-threaded and multi-process applications on Linux, with strong
working knowledge of C++.
- Detailed knowledge of object-oriented design and
programming
- Linux, POSIX, RTOS, device driver experience
- Knowledge of GNU development and debugging tools
- Knowledge of Microprocessor architecture
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, Sockets Programming
- Knowledge of networking protocols
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
- Excellent presentation skills required
- Software design skills with analytical problem-solving
abilities
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced -development
environment
- Working knowledge of UML is strongly desirable
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and
best practices for the full software development life cycle,
including coding standards, code reviews, source control
management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience/ knowledge in satellite/ terrestrial communications
systems is desired
- Working experience with tools such as GDB and
Valgrind.
- Experience with version control system (such as git) strongly
desired
- Experience with Jira and Jenkins desired
- Experience developing unit tests, integration test and
functional testing, including the development of related test
automation integrated in a CI/CD pipeline desired.
- Scripting using shell scripting or Python desired.
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Keywords: VT iDirect, Germantown , Senior Engineer II Software/Cloud Native, IT / Software / Systems , Herndon, Maryland
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