Contribute to architecture decisions by evaluating the pros and cons of approaches and technologies, and how they align with the project's goals and requirements. Design and implement new software or modify existing software to add new features Identify and fix bugs in the code, while considering greater impact on the software application as a whole Develop tests that verify the correctness of the code and ensure it meets system requirements Design, develop, and modify software pipelines and deployment methods to automate the software development process, ensuring consistency and efficiency. Collaborate with other teams, such as network specialists, to ensure that the simulation software properly models relevant parameters. Lead, mentor, and task less experienced software developers to create software capability Support and deliver technical updates to Government customer. Leads effort to transfer existing software tools and datasets from an Unclassified to a Classified environment Requires an active DoD Top-Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility at time of application Level 4 (Senior Principal) - Bachelor's degree with 8 years of software development experience; Master's degree with 6 years of software development experience; PhD with 4 years of software development experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed Bachelor's Demonstrated proficiency with Python with a minimum of 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience in Python Experience in software architecture design patterns Experience with Version Control practices (such as Git/Gitlab) Strong object-oriented python programming skills Experience with satellite systems and networking topology A basic understanding of the network stack and associated network protocols Strong software engineering fundamentals STEM degree Active TS with an active/current SCI [TS/SCI] Security Clearance Experience with developing or using containerized software Experience with DevOps fundamentals and the maintenance of software pipelines Experience with productizing software solutions Experience leading junior software developers Experience with satellite network management and traffic topology