Software Engineer Level 2

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Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.

 

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Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

 

Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

 

Markon is seeking a senior Software Engineer / Software Developer to design, develop, integrate, and sustain complex software systems supporting mission-critical operations for our Fort Meade Customer. This role involves translating user and system requirements into high-performing software solutions, leading development efforts, and ensuring software quality, performance, and compliance with established development standards.

• Analyze user and system requirements to derive software design, performance, and functional requirements.
• Design, develop, and code new software or modify existing software to add features, improve performance, or adapt to new hardware and operating environments.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and correct software defects across the development lifecycle.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments.
• Develop and implement algorithms that meet strict system performance, timing, resource, and interface constraints.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical modeling to predict and measure outcomes.
• Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces and queries.
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or repositories as needed.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components and systems.
• Write, review, and maintain software and system documentation.
• Provide and implement recommendations to improve documentation quality and software development process standards.
• Confer with system and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and understand system limitations, interfaces, and performance constraints.
• Coordinate software system installation and monitor system performance to ensure operational specifications are met.
• Serve as a technical lead or team lead, as appropriate, for software development efforts.
• Oversee one or more software development teams and perform quality control on team deliverables to ensure compliance with project and process constraints.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph with this Customer. 
• Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years of professional software development experience.
• Extensive experience in software design, development, integration, and sustainment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop complex algorithms under strict performance and resource constraints.
• Experience working with databases and data repositories, including query development and interface design.
• Proven experience leading or overseeing software development teams.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and process standards.
• Ability to analyze system performance, data usage, and workflows to develop effective software solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical or classified systems.
• Familiarity with multiple software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevSecOps, Waterfall).
• Experience collaborating across software, systems, and hardware engineering teams.

USD $210,000.00 - USD $225,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.