LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER with Security Clearance

Description JOB SUMMARY: MCSG is seeking a Software Engineer to review current systems and present ideas for system improvements, including cost proposals. Work closely with analysts, designers, customers, and staff. Produce detailed specifications and write program code. Test the product in contr olled, real situations before going live. Prepare training manuals for users. Maintain systems once they are up and running.

Location: Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Analyze and clarify business requirements to implement server-side business logic and UI.
• Demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Design, develop, unit/integration test, and build software code to provide new functionality and extend/modify legacy existing code; using object-oriented software methodologies.
• Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
• Administrative and development knowledge with relational databases.
• Provides database software support to include Structured Query Language (SQL) and Microsoft Access® for the maintenance of new and existing database applications to include modification of database applications, updating technical and user documentation and provide training to users and client support administrator on the modifications.
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Provide ongoing application maintenance and support.
• Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.
• Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools and programming techniques; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations.

REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge building and maintaining cloud systems
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to communicate highly technical concepts effectively and concisely to non-technical personnel
• Full-Stack Competency abilities to create and connect front-end user interfaces smoothly with backend services and database layers.
• Version Contr ol && Collaboration proficiency with Git and GitHub/GitLab for collaborative workflows and code reviews.
• Knowledge of testing li braries like Jest, Mocha, or Supertest for unit and integration testing.
• Experience using JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript.
• Frontend experience using modern frameworks like React, Angular or Vue.js. Experience with React component li braries like MaterialUI.
• Backend experience using Node.js (preferred), Java, or Python.
• Database experience using relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
• Practical ORM / Query Builders experience using modern Object-Relational Mappers such as Drizzle or Prisma.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• IAT L2 Cetification RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 10 years experience in software engineering.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: High School Diploma. IAT II certification.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI Qualifications ABOUT US: At MCSG Technologies, we believe the path to success begins by empowering our employees to do what is best for our customers. This helps create value for our customers and business partners through efficiencies and cost-effective relationships that are built on trust, while delivering on-time and within budget. Our company ethos is simple Empowered to serve our customers, our communities, our colleagues. If you would like to learn more, please visit our website at www.mcsgtech.com or find us on Glassdoor.

BENEFITS OFFERED: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, paid time off, holidays and more. Learn more about MCSG Technologies benefits: https://www.mcsgtech.com/benefits/.

COLORADO'S EQUAL PAY ACT: In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; MCSG Technologies considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)