Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.

We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that strive to find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!

Altamira is searching for a Software Engineer in the Chantilly and Herndon, Virginia area:

• Software Engineer, Senior

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides software development technical team leadership and high level expertise in developing complex software applications involving new technologies, methods, concepts, or approaches
• Based on functional and conceptual design specifications, develops diagrammatic plans and design logic required to implement computer programs
• Integrating existing Government provided analytics, tools, software and capabilities into platform and ensuring capabilities operate as expected
• Ensuring full security certification and accreditation of any such Government provided capabilities in the context of the operational environment
• Provide Operational and Maintenance (O&M) support during standard business hours to any needed tools and applications, including O&M of any required enhancements
• Support Discrepancy Report (DR) work, following customer prioritization. Deploy critical patches/hotfixes, enhancements, and routine upgrades as part of the nominal O&M process
• Document new issues and progress on existing issues via the DR repository chosen by the government customer
• Assist in integration and transition of inhouse developed and third-party tools and provide documentation of repeatable processes for emergency fixes and routine fixes
• Participate in all Agile ceremonies as full members of assigned Scrum team

Qualifications:

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems Management (or related discipline)
• 12 years of experience software development experience preferred
• Ability to develop software solutions
• Ability to work in a team setting and communicate with team members
• Ability to learn new technologies and apply them to assigned work
• Familiarity with at least some of the following:
  • Programming Languages
    • C
    • JavaScript / Typescript
    • Python
    • Java
    • HTML/CSS
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI – CI Poly may be required

This position will require U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartment Information (TS/SCI). Due to the nature of this work, we are unable to consider applicants who do not hold this level of clearance.

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Altamira requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In accordance with applicable law, Altamira will provide an exemption to this requirement as a reasonable accommodation due to a disability or a sincerely-held religious belief or practice that prevents receipt of the vaccine.