Software Engineer (Principal)

NextGen’s practice in Digital Engineering (DE) is growing. As such, we are seeking to hire Software Engineers with familiarity with technologies that enable modeling and simulation and/or digital engineering. NextGen’s DE team builds high fidelity Digital Twins employing Model Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) approaches in support of new systems development for commercial and DoD/Intel customers. Selected engineers will collaborate with fellow DE colleagues to solve complex technical tasks while becoming experts with and deploying cutting edge modeling and analysis tools. Establish and grow your Digital Engineering career with NextGen today!

• Work on a cross-functional team to develop cutting edge software solutions for DoD mission critical programs of record, ranging from C2 to intel to acquisition
• Lead a team of software/DevSecOps engineers to develop scripts for automation of V&V, develop model interoperability and Digital Thread code and develop real-time services that emulate network nodes, links and capabilities
• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software solutions
• Contribute capabilities to the Integrate Digital Environment (IDE) built to enable all modeling activities
• Work with platform engineering team on IDE deployment and development
• Work with DE vendor on integration and application of network emulation and RF simulation capabilities into the solution
• Work with systems engineers on alignment with broader architecture
• Support development of design (Ex: SDD), test and user guide documentation
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, ensuring best practices in coding, testing, and deployment
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends to continuously improve our tech stack
• Optimize application performance, security, and scalability
• Enforce best practices for code review, testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Work within an Agile Project Management framework and DevSecOps culture
• Lead Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, planning and demos
• Collaborate across stakeholders including customers, teammates and partners

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or similar
• 6 years software engineering and development experience
• 2 years leading a small software team
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages: Java, Python, C , etc.
• Solid understanding of the modern software lifecycle including DevSecOps and Agile
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automating software build, containerization, delivery, quality and deployment
• Experience deploying and operating production grade and containerized software
• Ability to work closely with software engineers to evolve the systems architecture
• Ability to roadmap capabilities to be developed, decompose a Backlog and estimate tasks
• Ability to analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
• Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and implement in a dynamic environment
• Experience working on Agile teams in Kanban and/or Scrum with Jira for issue tracking
• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and customer-facing skills
• Current DoD Secret clearance preferred; U.S Citizenship is required

• Experience with performant languages such as C/C , Rust and Go for real-time emulation
• Experience with deploying applications to Kubernetes with Helm
• Experience with performant transports and serialization such as gRPC/protobuf
• Good understanding of software architecture and design patterns
• Experience with cloud providers like AWS (preferred), Azure or Google
• Experience with SysML using Cameo/MagicDraw, Cameo Simulation Toolkit, ModelCenter and/or AGI SAM, Rhapsody or Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Experience with GOTS MS&A tools (AFSIM, EWIRDB, NGTS, OneSAF or similar)
• Experience with COTS MS&A tools: MATLAB/Simulink, Ansys Minerva, AGI STK, Ansys ModelCenter, Dassault SOLIDWORKS, Keysight EXata, SystemVue or similar)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance

About NextGen: NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance.

We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:

1. Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.

2. Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.

3. Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.

4. Strive to achieve results as an organization.

5. Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.

6. Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.

7. Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.

8. Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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