Junior Frontend Software Engineer

Summary

SAIC is seeking a Junior Frontend Software Engineer in Huntsville, AL. The role involves designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining the NSITE software application, while working on an agile development team to effectively communicate and complete tasks in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining the NSITE software application
• Work on an agile development team where success is defined by the ability to understand your path forward, effectively communicate that path, and complete the task inherent to that path in a timely matter
• Communicate with leadership and the customer to ensure a common understanding of requirements
• Document your work for the benefit of your teammates, the user, leadership, and posterity
• Identify and solve challenging problems by writing performant, clean, and practical code

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent and zero (0) years' experience; Additional six (6) years' experience can be considered in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle)
• Must possess an active Interim Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance; US Citizenship required
• Experience working with Software Design and Development
• Proficient in C#, and in Microsoft .NET
• Familiarity with WPF and MVVM patterns
• Ability to understand what makes an intuitive User Interface (UI)
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including Agile methodologies
• Ability to analyze a requirement, generate a design, and produce efficient, robust, and testable software
• Ability to understand, and evaluate WPF / C# code and develop corresponding unit test(s)
• Familiarity with WPF based control sets such as DevExpress, Telerik, or Infragistics
• Understanding of and experience with secure programming techniques
• Knowledge of tactical and simulation data links (specifically Link 16, JREAP, DIS, VMF, CMF and XML)
• Experience working with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience with using Git version control and Gitlab as software management tools
• Currently have an Information Assurance Technical certification (CompTia A+, Net+, or Sec+) or the ability to obtain one

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent and zero (0) years' experience; Additional six (6) years' experience can be considered in lieu of degree (per contract vehicle)
• Must possess an active Interim Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance; US Citizenship required
• Experience working with Software Design and Development
• Proficient in C#, and in Microsoft .NET
• Familiarity with WPF and MVVM patterns
• Ability to understand what makes an intuitive User Interface (UI)
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including Agile methodologies
• Ability to analyze a requirement, generate a design, and produce efficient, robust, and testable software
• Ability to understand, and evaluate WPF / C# code and develop corresponding unit test(s)

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with WPF based control sets such as DevExpress, Telerik, or Infragistics
• Understanding of and experience with secure programming techniques
• Knowledge of tactical and simulation data links (specifically Link 16, JREAP, DIS, VMF, CMF and XML)
• Experience working with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience with using Git version control and Gitlab as software management tools
• Currently have an Information Assurance Technical certification (CompTia A+, Net+, or Sec+) or the ability to obtain one