Sr. Software Engineer

Overview

Trinzic is forming as the independent company planned through the spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Candidates who join KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before the separation will transition to Trinzic when the process is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join at a defining moment and help shape a company focused on complex challenges and meaningful impact.

Team and Mission

KBR’s National Security Solutions team delivers high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this role, your work will support the country’s most critical mission: protecting national security.

You will provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) support for the Intelligence Community Customer Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). GED enables the Intelligence Community Customer to plan and execute intelligence-gathering missions, turning collected data into useful information for Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) users.

This contingent position is based upon contract award.

What You Will Do

• Perform activities for the design, development, implementation, maintenance, configuration management, and quality control of software for scientific and engineering applications.
• Define system and software requirements and obtain customer approval.
• Analyze customer requirements and translate them into system design.
• Create prototypes.
• Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with the team.
• Identify potential roadblocks and develop software solutions when the solution is not always well defined.
• Improve performance metrics through critical planning and execution of development tasks.
• Respond to and resolve software discrepancies against documented requirements.
• Work with the team to define software requirements.
• Generate program design language and code based on department standards.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy software systems for customers.
• Determine software maintainability and overall adherence to user requirements on department standards.
• Generate and update documents defining software product baselines.
• Explore new areas or program needs, including delivery using new languages to produce a complete product.
• Support on-site meetings and customer deliveries.
• Lead junior engineers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline.
• DoD 8570 certification for IAT Level II or higher: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, CCNA OR SSCP.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, object-oriented design, architecture, coding, and testing, including substantial experience implementing DevOps practices such as CI/CD automation, containerization, orchestration, configuration management, security, and cloud technologies.
• Experience with Web Services and JavaScript (for example, ReactJS).
• Container-based application development experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve customer and company goals.
• Supervisory experience for a team of engineers.
• Hands-on experience with Java, C/C++, and/or Python.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with Postgres and MySQL, MongoDB.
• Experience with AWS and Azure.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Fortify, CodeDx, Trellix.
• Familiarity with Agile and/or DevSecOps procedures.
• Contractor Product Owner with more than 10 years of experience in software management and managing a backlog of requirements.
• Experience with Neural Networks and/or Machine Learning.

Basic Compensation

$156,400 – $215,100 per year (this range is for the VA area only). The rate offered will be based on the selected candidate’s work location, knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience, contract affordability, and consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may include sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, and flexible work schedule. Career advancement support includes professional training and development.

Location

Chantilly, VA