Software Engineer 2

If you want to be part of a dynamic team delivering cutting-edge cyber training solutions, this is the place for you. Amentum is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Low-side LMS team in Hanover, MD. The team develops, deploys, and supports mission-focused cyber training solutions used across multiple locations.

Team members work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment supporting the entire software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, software development, testing, deployment, infrastructure management, and operational support. Engineers work closely with instructors, developers, and system administrators to deliver reliable, realistic training capabilities.

Unlike many software organizations w engineers are assigned to a single product or technology stack, members of the Low-side LMS team contribute across a diverse portfolio of applications, services, and supporting infrastructure. This provides opportunities to build broad technical expertise while collaborating with teammates to deliver integrated solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.

This position is ideal for software engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, learning new technologies, and applying their skills across a diverse portfolio of software, infrastructure, and operational systems. you.

Work Schedule:

The courses?being supported are active from 0800-1500 M-F. Contract core hours are 1000-1400. The Low-side LMS team is flexible on arrival and departure time however t are occasions w one or more Low-side LMS team members will be needed to support testing and maintenance before or after course hours.

Essential Responsibilities:

The Software Engineer will contribute to the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of software applications and supporting infrastructure. Team members are expected to broaden their experience across multiple areas of the software development lifecycle while developing technical expertise in one or more areas.

Responsibilities include

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and maintain software applications supporting cyber training environments
• Analyze requirements and develop technical solutions that support mission and customer needs
• Develop user interfaces, backend services, APIs, automation tools, and data processing solutions
• Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of software development pipelines
• Configure, deploy, and maintain applications in virtualized and containerized environments
• Develop and maintain databases, dataflows, scripts, and automation solutions
• Support the creation and maintenance of realistic cyber training environments and simulations
• Perform software testing, debugging, validation, and analysis of results
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute recommendations for improving applications and development processes
• Document software designs, configurations, processes, and operational procedures
• Collaborate with instructors, developers, system administrators, and other technical teams to improve training capabilities
• Identify opportunities to improve existing applications, workflows, and user experiences
• A working knowledge of both Windows and Linux platform is required
• Design and implement features and services of moderate complexity, including APIs, data access layers, and UI components as applicable; document design decisions and interfaces. (U) Maintain and enhance automated grading/evaluation capabilities (e.g., parsing outputs, scoring logic, workflow automation) while protecting assessment integrity and restricted solutions
• Perform root-cause analysis for defects and production issues; implement fixes with regression coverage and document corrective actions
• Develop and maintain integrations with external services/components
• (authentication/authorization touchpoints, reporting, data stores, file/object storage, etc.) as applicable to the environment
• Collaborate with QA/Test to define acceptance criteria, support test case development, and validate fixes in Dev/Test environments prior to production promotion
• Support controlled releases by producing implementation notes, configuration/dependency updates, and release notes; participate in change control and post-deployment verification as directed
• secure coding practices appropriate to the environment (input validation, least privilege, secrets handling) and remediate vulnerabilities in code/dependencies as directed

Minimum Education:

Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and two (2) years of relevant experience;ORBachelor's degree in the same fields and five (5) years of relevant experience;OR Associate's degree (or 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in a computer-related field) and seven (7) years of relevant experience;OR High school diploma/GED and nine (9) years of relevant experience.

Required Qualifications

• Experience developing using one or more of the following languages: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Java, or C++
• Requires demonstrated proficiency in web UI interface design using a variety of languages such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, JSON/XML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and JQuery or similar
• Experience using SQL/NoSQL and relational databases (MySQL/MongoDB preferred) required.
• (U) Demonstrate experience working in agile teams (backlog execution, sprint ceremonies, estimation, iterative delivery).

Preferred Qualifications:

The DevOps team?positions require fully cleared individuals?with an extensive range of experience and abilities?to develop?applications for Computer Network Operations. As a team we?implement and support?all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle and recognize the benefit of having team members that specialize in specific stages of that cycle.?As a team member you should be able to fit into at least one of the following specializations?(UI/UX, Backend Services, DevOps/Integration)?with a desire or ability to?expand?into?at least one other specialization.

UI/UX specialist:?Focus on?designing and?creating the student and instructor facing interfaces and?need the following skills at a minimum

• ?develop aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly front ends?using frameworks like react, angular,?and?svelte
• develop and implement test beds?and use?test suites such as jUnit or PyTest for robust testing practicesinterface with API endpoints, databases, and other dataflow solutions
• perform trend analysis of student?

activities?and identify?potential improvements to course delivery systems and interfaces.

Backend Service specialist:?Focus on creating?dataflow components?to collect, parse, and provide information to other services or for exfiltration and deliverables. You will need the following skills at a minimum:develop services, APIs and dataflow solutions using various languages and frameworks such as Python?

Flask, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.

JS, Express/Hono, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and Go.design and implement database schemas across multiple systems with and without replication using SQL and NoSQL solutionsdevelop?scripts,?scrapers and parsers in support of automated grading and course delivery

• develop and implement test beds?and use?test suites such as jUnit or PyTest for robust testing practices
• administer, configure, and maintain?common Unix/Linux?and Windows Server?variants
• create?

and configure?virtual hosts and networks using VMware in support of developing real-world scenariosDevOps/Integration?

specialist:

?Focus on the management and maintenance of the virtualization and deployment solutions used to ensure rapid validated deployments of services and application... Visit the Employer site for more details