Zachary Piper's Integrated Product Team is seeking a Senior Web Development Engineer for their Satellite Systems Division located in Seal Beach, CA. We are seeking engineers that are passionate about space and motivated to be part of a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment that supports the design, development, and implementation of software built government space products!

This is an opportunity to work in a rapid development environment using modern technology, architecture, and tools. We need your help to develop a new cloud-based and containerized front-end web application with additional interfaces. Our team works within an agile methodology using a CI/CD environment; integrated with automated testing, vulnerability, & quality scanning capabilities. The software team is using javascript, HTML, and Python languages; using the Django framework; and with a complex SQL based backend database.

You will directly partner with customer counterparts and program management to deliver the highest value capabilities, performing demonstrations along the way. The role requires a creativity, and you will be encouraged to automate manual processes and workflows where possible. The candidate should possess excellent communications skills and work well in a team environment to support the needs of the Integrated Product Team.

This senior position requires proven experience within the software ecosystem, a unique background of project experience, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to engineer new solutions and capabilities. Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are required!

Primary Responsibilities & Expectations:

- Develop and maintain requirements, architectures, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for software systems.

- Write software code and integrate completed software components into a fully functional software system.

- Perform software development in the agile methodology utilizing a DevSecOps environment where you will support continuous improvement.

- Build software test procedures and environments, execute the tests and document results to ensure software system requirements are met.

- Support the presentation of progress demonstrations to customer representatives and satellite program leadership.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

MUST HAVE Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or another related field.

MUST HAVE Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph.

MUST HAVE 7 or more years of experience with the Java, and/or Python software languages.

Experience with front-end web application development.

Software development experience in a collaborative team environment using agile principles and a structured development process including code reviews and DevOps processes/tools.

Experience using team collaboration tools including Git, JIRA, Confluence, Artifactory, etc.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

- Current CompTIA Security certification.

- Experience using SonarQube and/or Coverity to manage code quality.

- Experience with cloud computing and virtualization technologies and containerized applications and frameworks (Jupyter, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).

- Experience with Python numerical tools (numpy, scipy), GIS tools for python & map front-ends (OpenLayers/Cesium).

- Experience with databases using PostgreSQL, including Geospatial, Multi-Level Security, Alembic/migration and/or Oracle Spatial/Database Vault capabilities.

About the Company:
Piper Companies

Piper Companies is an elite staffing and human capital solutions firm specializing in information technology, life sciences, and clinical solutions. With a proven track record of delivering high quality talent, managed services, and consulting, we help our clients build high performing teams and drive long-term value. Our rigorous customer engagement process assures results in addressing a variety of people-centered challenges, whether it is helping teams reach maximum performance through comprehensive managed services, directly recruiting permanent employees, or staffing projects on a contract or contract-to-hire basis. When the need is sudden and critical, we specialize in identifying and onboarding the most qualified people in a rapid fashion.

Industries Served:
• IT Infrastructure & Cloud
• Software Development
• Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
• Information Security
• Clinical Research & Life Sciences
• Applied Health

Our Value:
With a focus on understanding the needs and objectives of each enterprise we serve, Piper augments its staffing solutions with program management innovations to help teams reach maximum performance and deliver business results. Each client relationship is grounded in our Piper Engagement Process (PEP), which delivers measurable results and a predictable hiring experience for both clients and candidates.

Company Size:
500 to 999 employees

Industry:
Staffing/Employment Agencies

Founded:
2011

Website:
http://www.pipercompanies.com/