No C2C & USC Only**
U.S. Citizenship Requirements
Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.
Clearance Type Required
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform software development, debugging, modification, enhancement, and documentation
- Design, test, and develop computer software in order to meet program requirements
- Apply expertise in computing systems to define requirements and develop software designs recognizing limitations of target hardware platforms
- Author technical reports and presentations for projects of moderate-to-high complexity
- Compile report input from other researchers and prepare final report deliverables
- Lead and/or contribute to white papers and proposals
- Create and analyze network protocols
- Provide technical leadership to development teams
Additional Responsibilities
- Develop object-oriented software applications
- Follow agile software development processes and practices
- Interface and coordinate with team members including other developers, testers, system engineers, etc.
- Support optimization of software for running on specific targets/platforms
- Support translation of system requirements into software requirements and design
- Review/produce technical documentation, designs, and data
- Mentor junior software engineers
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Familiarity with C, C#, C++, Java, Python and other scripting/programming languages
- Proficiency and knowledge of software version control tools and best practices, i.e. Git
- Proficiency in developing on/for Windows and Linux operating systems
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Secret Clearance
- Experience working with automated testing systems
- Experience working with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- Knowledge of agile software development methodologies
Education and Length of Experience
Levels 4, 5, 6
This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook
- 9 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field
- 7 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field
- 4 years of related experience with a Ph.D. inComputer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field