Senior Software Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee‑owned company, is seeking candidates for a Senior Software Engineer to support EPASS GB. This position is located in Kettering, OH.

• Perform work that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of software engineering to include, but not be limited to, reviewing, preparing, and analyzing all types of documentation:
  Planning, requirements, design, V &V, support, and test.
• Source code, configuration files, and engineering resolution support.
• Prepares, creates, reviews, and analyzes all types of documentation for planning, requirements, design, coding, support, and testing.
• Develops and applies advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced software applications and problems.
• Determining operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Demonstrating solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, and code comments.
• Determining and designing system specifications, and standards, and programming/coding and installing solutions.
• Improving operations by conducting systems and process analysis, plus recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Advising (licensed) software procurements by researching, analyzing, comparing, and documenting results of vendors and products, which may include installation, configuration, and testing (of products).
• Providing information and recommendations by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service‑related issues.
• Accomplish the engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Developing software solutions by studying requirements/user stories, user/system/data needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigating problem areas, and following an Agile software development lifecycle.
• Evaluating software technologies such as containerization and the use of Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, configuration as code, micro services, standard application program interfaces (API), continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and maximizing the automation of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Ensuring the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices to the delivery of application software services.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Advanced Degree (MA/MS) or Doctorate from an ABET‑accredited program in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other Engineering Discipline, and 10 years of experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD, OR
• BA/BS Degree from an ABET‑accredited program in Computer Science, Information Technology or other Engineering Discipline, and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD, OR
• 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, 8 of which must be in the DoD.
• Possesses the advanced knowledge, experience, and recognized ability to be considered an expert in their technical/professional field, and possesses the ability to perform tasks and oversee the efforts of junior and mid-level personnel within the technical/professional discipline.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline, as well as possesses a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise. (Program Office, Enterprise and Staff Level Support interface)
• Must be a US Citizen and have/able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time. US travel only.

• Knowledge and experience with Agile principles, methodologies, and enabling technologies, e.g., Kanban, Scrum, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Git Lab, Check Marx, Sonar Qube, Zephyr.
• Cloud platforms, e.g., AWS, Azure, OCI.
• General cloud technologies, e.g., elasticity, scalability, IaC, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, on‑demand instantiation, containers, Kubernetes, serverless/Lambda.
• Any…