Overview

Axient is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to support the Air Force SEEK EAGLE Evaluation of Compatibility and Technical Advisory process by participating as part of a disciplined software development team to generate software tools, user interfaces, utilities, and applications. This will include collaboration with other software developers to analyze, estimate, design and implement features and user stories.

Responsibilities

The work performed will be in direct support to the Air Force SEEK EAGLE Program. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills accustomed to disciplined software development and analysis processes, including code standards. Must be able to work directly with contractor and Government personnel in a mixed badge environment to support Air Force SEEK EAGLE mission. RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Develops code to meet established requirements as an individual and as part of a team.
• Contributes to technical design documentation.
• Communicates with end users, customers, and other team members to implement, modify, or correct code.
• Plans and conducts unit testing and code validation activities.
• Attend meetings (i.e., iterations/sprints, Retrospectives, Weekly staff meeting, daily stand-ups).
• Peer reviews fellow software developer’s code and documentation to ensure it meets team’s quality standards and best practices.
• Recommend additions, deletions or changes to software development.
• Build a knowledge base of clients' mission, organization, and objectives.
• Effectively document in Azure Dev-Ops all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Qualifications

• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related technical discipline.

• Must have an active and transferrable DoD security clearance with current investigation at the required level. Must be able to maintain the required clearance

• Experience with Web development using C#, Javascript (Vue, React, Angular), ASP.NET, HTML 5, CSS, JQuery, Ajax, etc.
• Familiar with Web development using MVC, Entity Framework, SQL Server.
• Familiar with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Very good attention to detail and a candidate who takes ownership and pride in all work.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

 DESIRED SKILLS: 

• 3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or applicable technical discipline; OR 2 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or applicable technical discipline.
• Azure DevOps experience.
• Knowledge of a modern front end framework such as Vue, React, or Angular.
• Knowledge of wireframing tools such as Figma or Balsamiq.

Must meet applicable COVID safety requirements and protocols