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Space Force - Software Engineer
Job in
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85257, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
APR Consulting
Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Location:
Scottsdale, Arizona - Type:
Contract - Job #86974
Employment Type: Contract Labor
Job Title: CL - Space Force - Software Engineer
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Overview
Our client delivers advanced engineering solutions supporting mission critical operations for the Department of Defense and aerospace programs. This role contributes to the Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground Mission Integration (GMI) effort-building secure, scalable ground systems that enable resilient space capabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and deploy software components for SDA ground operational systems.
- Develop robust APIs and services; create unit/integration tests and automate validation.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; apply Git Ops, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code.
- Containerize applications and orchestrate services with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security to meet performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.
- Author technical documentation (architecture, interfaces, runbooks) and contribute to readiness reviews.
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or related STEM field and 2+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree plus 6 months of experience.
- Agile / Scaled Agile experience preferred.
- Proficiency in Python and Java; strong understanding of API design, testing, and management.
- Knowledge of Dev Ops principles (CI/CD, automation, IaC), cloud platforms (AWS; Azure a plus).
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Understanding of security best practices (risk/compliance, vulnerability management, encryption/PKI, auditing/monitoring).
- Excellent problem solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- Department of Defense Top Secret clearance preferred at time of hire.
- Applicants may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Programming & Development
- Python, Java; API design and testing; VS Code, Maven
- Git Lab, Nexus Managed Artifacts, Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD
- AWS: EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail
- Kubernetes, Docker
- Vulnerability scanning (ACAS / Grype)
- Splunk (SIEM), Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Git, Jira, Confluence
- Experience with prompt engineering and AI tools to accelerate developer workflows
- Fully remote/telework, hybrid, or onsite.
- Onsite work is with the SDA program team in Scottsdale, AZ.
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