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Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

Greenville, Texas

Job ID 21574
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

Job Code: 21574

Job Location: Greenville, Texas – (Responsibilities must be performed on-site.)

Job Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule – (Every other Friday is a non-workday.)

Job Description: 

  • Responsible for research, design, and development of application software in multi-tier architectures to configure and manage Mission Communications Systems equipment.
  • Analyzes requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
  • Ability to develop and analyze design tradeoffs against scope, cost, and schedule constraints
  • Perform coding and unit test of resultant software
  • Perform software component integration
  • Participate in peer reviews
  • Identifying, tracking, and repairing defects.
  • Support continuous improvement, process innovation and lessons learned activities into software development process
  • Experience developing, testing, and debugging (GDB) in the Linux OS.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
  • OR Master’s Degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
  • A combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with backend application development including the following:
    • Multi-process/multi-thread and shared memory environments
    • Network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP)
    • Usage of complex data structures via various methods of storage/access
  • Proficiency in a high level programming language such as C and C++
  • Prior work with containers, shell scripts, and system services is a plus
  • Capable of working in a fast-paced environment and able to work independently as a contributing member of a focused team
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • DoD Secret or TS/SCI Security Clearance
  • Experience with Google Protocol Buffer (GPB) data serialization and NATS publish-subscribe messaging
  • Experience with iterative software development processes (Agile, SCRUM, Kanban)
  • Experience working with DevSecOps including CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Artifactory)
  • Experience in the use of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) methodologies
  • Experience with JavaScript and WebSocket.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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