Software Developer (Mid-Senior)

RS21 is a dynamic and rapidly growing company with 65+ employees doing good with data to make a significant impact. Our nine core values empower a culture of integrity, learning, risk-taking, creativity, and consistent improvement. We prioritize helping our team achieve a healthy work-life balance with flexible schedules and remote work options. As a testament to our exceptional culture, we were named a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators. 

RS21 is seeking a Software Developer with an active or interim Secret security clearance and experience building and integrating large-scale software systems to help us work on challenging and exciting projects within RS21 partner organizations. We are searching for experienced software developers at the mid and senior level so if you meet any of the qualifications listed below, we encourage you to apply.

In this role, you will be working within the team environment of one of our partner organizations as a software developer, performing software design and software implementation of large-scale software solutions that host containerized applications developed with C++. 

In addition to working daily with our partner organization, you will have access to RS21 subject matter experts and technology to enhance the impact and effectiveness of projects. You will also serve as a central point of contact between RS21 and our partner organization. 

This full-time position is located in Aurora, CO with Hybrid work options available.   

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Practice disciplined software engineering (e.g., automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, readable code).
• Responsible for performing design, development, integration, test and documentation duties to ensure proper operation of software platforms and applications
• Integrate a wide variety of applications from various sources, while ensuring they meet performance standards for stability and resource utilization
• Develop software tools to assist in creating new capabilities, to facilitate testing, and increase efficiency of yourself and the team
• Adhere to accepted standards for development, including writing unit tests which provide a high percentage of code overage, participating in code peer reviews, conducting design reviews, and generating test plans to ensure maximum stability and quality of code
• Participate in automation activities to establish Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment and DevOps
• Work with multiple disciplines in the creation of technical work products
• Interpret requirements into software architecture and design
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to build functional, complete, and well-performing technical solutions, with an emphasis of personal responsibility on implementation processes. 

 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Active or interim Secret security clearance  
• Ability to obtain a Sec+ certification within six months of hire  
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field 
• 3-5+ years working experience in object-oriented software development using C++ 
• Containerization experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker 
• Experience with DevSecOps based development
• Work related experience with Python or a different interpreted language
• Software and system-level debugging experience including the ability to identify problems in established code and make modifications as necessary  
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationship with all levels of the organization  
• Ability to Travel to demo and support command and control systems 

  NICE TO HAVES 

• Active Sec+ certification 
• Current or past working experience with Missile Warning / Missile Tracking 
• Current or past working experience with Space Vehicle Command and Control. 
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Experience with Web based development, including Angu