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Lead, Software Engineer

Melbourne, Florida

Job ID 30206
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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:  Lead, Software Engineer 

Job Code: 30206

Job Location:Palm Bay, FL (on-site) rotational shifts 24x7

Job Description:

This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skills and experience, and contribute to the Space Systems Sector of L3Harris. You will join a great team of talented professionals with world class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to engineering and enjoy working together. We are a company on the move, growing in the Space area; with long history of innovative and exceptional performance, we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers. 

Seeking experienced Software Engineers to join our dynamic team, focusing on operating, maintaining, and sustaining a Cloud-based 24x7 operational system. Role encompasses the live monitoring and real-time anomaly troubleshooting of Cloud data operations, and participating in the sustainment development efforts (patching, upgrades) for that environment, using an agile development process. 

Essential Functions: 

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance cloud applications using Python, Typescript and Java
  • Provide 24x7 real time monitoring and troubleshooting of an operational Cloud based Data Operations system (Shift work; nights and weekends as required on a rotational schedule).
  • Shifts to include:  First Shift Day (06:00am - 2:30pm EST), 2nd Shift Evening 10% differential (2:00pm - 10:30pm EST), 3rd Sift Night 12% differential (10:00pm - 06:30am EST). 
  • First line anomaly lead: reporting/resolving/future mitigation of any issues encountered.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement engineering changes (enhancements, automation, capability improvements and bug fixes)
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation related to Cloud sustainment and operations.
  • Organize and support training sessions for operations personnel as required.
  • Ensure compliance with NIST, Department of Commerce and NOAA IT security standards such as FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST 800.53
  • Once hired you will obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
  • Tool familiarity: Grafana, Prometheus, influx DB, Postgres, CDK (Cloud Development Kit), Cloud formation, Ansible, GIT (Global Information Tracker), Active Directory, Networking, GRE (Global Accelerator Resolvers & Endpoints), EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), RDS (Relational Database Service), Lambda, IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 6-9 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 4-7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10-13 years of prior related experience.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance cloud applications using Python, Typescript and Java.
  • Experience with commercial cloud systems (Cloud Linux SYS Admin/coding) and services (AWS, Azure, etc.).
  • Experience with any of the following tools:  Grafana, Prometheus, influxdb, Postgres, CDK (Cloud Development Kit), Cloud formation, Ansible, GIT (Global Information Tracker), Active Directory, Networking, GRE (Global Accelerator Resolvers & Endpoints), EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), RDS (Relational Database Service), Lambda, IAM (Identity and Access Management).

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Experience with Agile software development best practices and tools (SAFe, Jira, Git, etc.) and participation in continuous Agile planning and coordination.
  • Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with container observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB, PromQL).
  • Background in security architecture and secure coding practices.
  • Experience in domain-driven design (DDD) and API-first development.

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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.

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.

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