Software Engineer, Federal Team
Durham, North Carolina
Overview
General Atomics pioneers technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.
Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.
Schedule: Full-Time Salary
Job Level: Mid-Level (3-7 years)
Travel: 0 - 25
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- Analytical
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- Problem Solver
- Team Player
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Job Summary
General Atomics – Integrated Intelligence Inc. (GA-i3) will be opening an office in/near Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC in 2025. GA-i3 is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Federal team, which builds, deploys, monitors, and maintains our streaming geospatial data platform. Our system handles billions of records daily and houses petabytes of historical information, enabling rich and impactful analytics, giving users the ability to track the most relevant information in real time or dive into detailed history. The Federal team’s goal is to develop, integrate, test and deliver quality software utilizing a security centric CI/CD pipeline.
Initially, this role will be hybrid work from home and in-person at co-working spaces while we establish our office in/near RTP, NC. We are an in-person and collaborative culture, which means this role will eventually be primarily on-site at our future office in/near RTP, NC. Our hybrid policy allows for up to one day of WFH per week, with a minimum of 32 hours on-site, with core hours set by individual teams. We are looking for dedicated, team-oriented engineers who are willing to learn and join the team!
This role will involve:- Building reliable infrastructure solutions to enable repeatable configuration managed software deliveries
- Architecting core logging and graphing solutions to enable monitoring of critical systems
- Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines and processes
- Improving security of production systems by implementing security scanning pipelines
- Delivering software applications that run on top of our core software platform baseline
- Determine user requirements and specifications and plan for software development within the broader organizational scope. Software development includes end-user, system-level, and data management applications.
- Formulate detailed plans for the implementation of software solutions.
- Implementation of design including coding, testing, and documentation.
- Deployment of applications across the enterprise, including cross-platform compliance and ensuring availability of necessary resources.
- Code maintenance including debugging and updating to keep pace with the evolving environment.
- Assist in planning for future applications based on advancements in software/security best practices.
- Collaborate as a part of an Agile Software Development team and participate in regular standups and planning activities.
- Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Responsible for observing all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
- Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Qualifications:
- Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in computer science, information systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; six or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, four or more years of experience with a masters degree, or two or more years with a PhD.
- Equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
- Must have a general understanding of software development concepts, principles, and theory and demonstrate the ability to apply programming and analysis concepts.
- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment while organizing work assignments to meet established timetables.
- Strong communication, computer, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other professionals, produce appropriate documentation, and present results to an internal audience.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential.
- Experience with a variety of programming languages (Java, Scala, Python, and Golang).
- Experience with deployment technologies, such as Kubernetes (K8s) for container orchestration.
- Experience with containerization technology (Docker).
- Understanding of AWS services and cloud environments.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Gitlab CI/CD, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Jenkins).
- Must be able to work extended hours as required.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- CompTIA Security+ certification or willingness to get certified
- An interest in geospatial data and analytics
- Experience with AWS infrastructure and tooling
- Knowledge of database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL or other relational databases)
- Experience with cloud technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, HBase, Accumulo, Storm
- Experience with deployment technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Knative, Helm, Rancher
- Experience with DevOps concepts
We’re looking for someone in this role who is:
- Curious and excited to learn new technologies
- Able to coordinate with a small team of engineers
- Excited about designing and building reliable software applications
- A collaborative problem solver
- Passionate about understanding our customer’s needs and mission
- Comfortable working with Linux systems on a daily basis
- Comfortable with version control and Git
Salary:$89,110 - $155,680
Benefits
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Healthcare
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Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans
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Competitive Pay
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Multiple product lines means a variety of work
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Paid Time Off

“The company is growing, has a very good reputation and had open positions in my area of expertise (aircraft design/design methodology development).”– Peter, Senior Staff Engineer

“We don't ascribe to quotas; we do ascribe to securing the BEST talent to enrich our culture toward healthy diversification and active/viable community service. We are STEM advocates.”– Debra, CSSBB: Staff Engineer

“Every day is different, with different problems to solve and many programs to support. I am a problem solver and have always been motivated by the tough questions.”– Scott, Laser Scientist

“I work in the Components Engineering and Obsolescence Management Dept. Our efforts are saving General Atomics several millions of dollars by proactively leading and informing the company of all these decisions which significantly impact production, sustainment and new designs.”– John, Staff Engineer
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