Lead Software Integration Engineer

STR makes the world a safer place by developing technology and applying it to solve emerging national security challenges. Our Cyber Division develops the people, tools, and processes that put all the right bytes in all the wrong places. We strive for impact, craftmanship, and teamwork while tackling our nation’s most demanding cyber problems.

A Lead Software Integration Engineer at STR will supervise and mentor a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers dedicated to developing cutting-edge vulnerability research technologies. Candidates must have the qualifications necessary to obtain a Top Secret Clearance. Our work targets the boundary between the digital and physical worlds by creating models of physical systems, probing interfaces for weaknesses, and reverse engineering software.

What you will do:

• Working as part of a small, focused team to architect, develop, implement, and test distributed applications using modular software design principles
• Implementing composable software components in Python, C, C++, and/or MATLAB software processing chains
• Delivering quality software through the practice of unit-level and system-level tests and verification, as well as bug/issue tracking and resolution
• Developing scalable integrated software systems using virtualization tools and networking/messaging technologies
• Enabling ease and speed of deployment with use of automation scripts, software infrastructure management tools
• Developing and testing integrated software systems to meet speed and scalability requirements
• Packaging software for easy of configuration control, delivery, and deployment
• Participating in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze real-world data for software verification, validation, and improvement
• Communicating technical foundations of software designs and implementations through reports and presentations

Who you are:

• This position requires an active Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 10 years of experience (or an MS with 7 years)
• Proficiency in Python
• Expertise with C and/or C++
• Proficient with virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker, QEMU), compiler technologies (e.g., GCC, Clang), software scripting and build automation tools (e.g., bash, make)
• Experience with network communications frameworks (e.g., TCP/IP sockets)
• Applied skills with collaborative source code management and software engineering tools (Git, Subversion, Gitlab)

Nice to Haves:

• Experience working on classified programs
• Experience with SQL/No-SQL databases and message queue technologies (e.g., ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ)
• Knowledge of signal processing, statistical analysis, electro-magnetics
• Understanding of common software vulnerabilities, and secure programming principles