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Junior Software Engineer - Aurora, CO - Active TS/SCI Clearance Required Agile - Software Engineering or Dev Ops

SOC LLC
United States, Colorado, Aurora
Aug 06, 2025
Junior Software Engineer needed for a long term Contract opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Aurora, CO. Contract Length: Multi-year, with possibility of converting to client FTE Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance to be considered for this role. In this role, you have the opportunity to directly impact the world around you and contribute to classified programs and technologies you are passionate about. Our small agile teams adapt to evolving customer and warfighter needs. What You Will Do* Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for satellite ground systems. Modernize software systems and upgrade Commercial off-the-shelf COTS and Free and open-source software (FOSS). Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment. What You Will Learn A breadth of software tools and technologies. Software lifecycle practices for large-scale defense projects. Satellite ground system technologies. Required Qualifications Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 2 years of relevant software engineering experience. Experience designing and developing object-oriented software using Java. Ability to troubleshoot software errors and provide fixes. An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Preferred Qualifications Experience working with COTS/FOSS and performing COTS/FOSS upgrades. Experience with some areas of satellite ground system software such as mission management, planning and scheduling, command and telemetry, satellite operations, or flight dynamics models. Experience developing software using C++ and Python. Experience working with a large-scale legacy software system. Experience with tools such as Confluence, Eclipse, Jira, Jenkins, Junit, Kafka, and Spring Boot. Employment Prerequisites The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis. SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply. Estimated Min Rate: $38.50 Estimated Max Rate: $55.00