Navstar Inc.
Aurora, Colorado
Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security. Role Description: Navstar is looking for a Software Engineer to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a nationally significant and fast-paced program. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. Additionally, the program is using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. This new program is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities over the coming three years while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system. The Software Engineer will perform software development activities as a member of an agile development team. Development includes the full range of turning agile stories into implementable concepts, through development, testing and deployment of the new capabilities in this complex system. Following the BDD pattern, our developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging DEVOPS automation and, where appropriate, use of test automation commercial tools. There are a range of opportunities for server-side business logic implementation as well as client web application and user interface (UI) development. Java, Python, embedded C/C++, Java cryptographic framework, XML, web UI and special purpose device programming opportunities are available. Required Skills and Qualifications: The Software Engineer will be responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. The software engineer will actively participate in program increment planning and related team activities. The individual will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques with the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable. The individual will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process. Additionally, the individual will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. The individual will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench. To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Must have demonstrated experience with Java. Experience or familiarity with multiple the following: Java/JEE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, WADL, PERL, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, Postgres, Oracle, Jenkins. Experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, and/or experience working with JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT. Experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures) Experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems. Must have documented professional experience with web services. Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices. Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment. To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the requirements for one of the following skill levels: Senior: Seven (7) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Expert: Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Subject Matter Expert (SME): Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Desired Skills and Qualifications: Experience with the following: JEE (EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), scripting. Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration. Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, TDD, Refactoring, and ATDD. Experience with FITNesse, Mockito, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium. Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD). Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy). Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an agile team. Additional experience in J2EE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, PowerShell a plus. Pay Rate: In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for this posi tion is $100,000-$250,000. P lease note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Navstar considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. A candidate hired into this position will also be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to certain contingencies in accordance with Navstar policy and applicable law. About Navstar For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place. Benefits at Navstar Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave Employer Paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs Professional Development Assistance EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security. Role Description: Navstar is looking for a Software Engineer to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a nationally significant and fast-paced program. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test, and production environments. Additionally, the program is using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. This new program is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities over the coming three years while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system. The Software Engineer will perform software development activities as a member of an agile development team. Development includes the full range of turning agile stories into implementable concepts, through development, testing and deployment of the new capabilities in this complex system. Following the BDD pattern, our developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging DEVOPS automation and, where appropriate, use of test automation commercial tools. There are a range of opportunities for server-side business logic implementation as well as client web application and user interface (UI) development. Java, Python, embedded C/C++, Java cryptographic framework, XML, web UI and special purpose device programming opportunities are available. Required Skills and Qualifications: The Software Engineer will be responsible for software development activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. The software engineer will actively participate in program increment planning and related team activities. The individual will analyze and study complex system requirements, use design software tools, provide support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, and other accepted design techniques with the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and will use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable. The individual will provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process. Additionally, the individual will promote code reuse and cross-program collaboration while reducing maintenance costs by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers. The individual will engineer, author, tune and document automation scripts in a development environment and deploy to the test/production bench. To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Must have demonstrated experience with Java. Experience or familiarity with multiple the following: Java/JEE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, WADL, PERL, PowerShell, VBS, Eclipse, Postgres, Oracle, Jenkins. Experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, and/or experience working with JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT. Experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures) Experience developing on Windows, and/or Linux operating systems. Must have documented professional experience with web services. Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices. Must be able to plan and prioritize personal tasking and be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be an independent thinker, capable of performing high quality work, both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment. To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the requirements for one of the following skill levels: Senior: Seven (7) years experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Expert: Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Subject Matter Expert (SME): Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Desired Skills and Qualifications: Experience with the following: JEE (EJB, JPA, JTA, JAX-B, JAX-RS, JAX-WS), SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), scripting. Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration. Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, TDD, Refactoring, and ATDD. Experience with FITNesse, Mockito, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium. Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD). Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy). Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an agile team. Additional experience in J2EE, Python, C/C++, SQL, SOAP, WSDL, Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, PowerShell a plus. Pay Rate: In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for this posi tion is $100,000-$250,000. P lease note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Navstar considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. A candidate hired into this position will also be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to certain contingencies in accordance with Navstar policy and applicable law. About Navstar For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place. Benefits at Navstar Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave Employer Paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs Professional Development Assistance EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
Navstar Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security. Role Description: The Automated Test Framework Software Engineer will support the framework of automated tests on multiple environments for a large complex enterprise system. Our agile development teams follow the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) pattern, where developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging automation and, where appropriate, the use of test automation commercial tools. Activities supporting this framework include developing, improving and maintaining the BDD framework. Responsibilities Include: The Software Engineer will be responsible for activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. She/he will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications; troubleshooting and debugging automated tests to identify root causes of failures and ensure test reliability; working closely and collaborating with development teams to identify testable requirements; implementing automated testing solutions and ensuring that the software is testable; writing and executing automated test scripts using various testing tools and frameworks; maintaining clear and concise documentation; tracking issues; managing VMs; and using CI/CD tools and basic system admin experience. The selected individual will actively participate in daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and other related team activities. Required Skills and Qualifications: To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph Must have demonstrated experience with Java, including development of unit tests. Must have experience working with Spring libraries, development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments), and working with CI/CD frameworks. Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools. Must have experience working in Windows and/or Linux operating systems and experience working in a virtualized environment (managing VMs). If not located at the MD location, some short-duration travel may be required to support quarterly PI Planning sessions in MD. Desired Skills and Qualifications: At least 8 years of relevant experience. Experience working with integration test framework. Basic Windows administration experience (i.e. Windows Registry Editor, Services, Task Scheduler, etc.). Experience with task automation such as PowerShell. Experience with knowledge management systems. Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD). Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team. About Navstar For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place. Benefits at Navstar Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave Employer Paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs Professional Development Assistance EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.
Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security. Role Description: The Automated Test Framework Software Engineer will support the framework of automated tests on multiple environments for a large complex enterprise system. Our agile development teams follow the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) pattern, where developers are responsible for implementing robust testing leveraging automation and, where appropriate, the use of test automation commercial tools. Activities supporting this framework include developing, improving and maintaining the BDD framework. Responsibilities Include: The Software Engineer will be responsible for activities both individually and as a member of an agile team. She/he will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications; troubleshooting and debugging automated tests to identify root causes of failures and ensure test reliability; working closely and collaborating with development teams to identify testable requirements; implementing automated testing solutions and ensuring that the software is testable; writing and executing automated test scripts using various testing tools and frameworks; maintaining clear and concise documentation; tracking issues; managing VMs; and using CI/CD tools and basic system admin experience. The selected individual will actively participate in daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and other related team activities. Required Skills and Qualifications: To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph Must have demonstrated experience with Java, including development of unit tests. Must have experience working with Spring libraries, development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments), and working with CI/CD frameworks. Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools. Must have experience working in Windows and/or Linux operating systems and experience working in a virtualized environment (managing VMs). If not located at the MD location, some short-duration travel may be required to support quarterly PI Planning sessions in MD. Desired Skills and Qualifications: At least 8 years of relevant experience. Experience working with integration test framework. Basic Windows administration experience (i.e. Windows Registry Editor, Services, Task Scheduler, etc.). Experience with task automation such as PowerShell. Experience with knowledge management systems. Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD). Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team. About Navstar For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place. Benefits at Navstar Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave Employer Paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs Professional Development Assistance EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.