Software Systems Engineer Senior

Senior Software Systems Engineer

The SES III contract provides IT services throughout all aspects of the engineering process of the entire space systems arena. We are looking for a Senior Software Systems Engineer to support in-house Engineering and Flight Software hosted on high performance systems running Ubuntu Linux operating system. The candidate will be trained to run inhouse applications such as Freespace and will be responsible for deployment, patching, system reliability and performance monitoring.

This job is located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD and will work on the Lab IT Services Team supporting the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM-1) project.

LOCATION: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Deployment and management of Linux Operating systems, OS patches, NASA approved system baselines, and engineering/flight software.
• Test and monitor for degradation in software efficiency and performance due to driver changes, performance bottlenecks or security patches.
• Understand and ensure the flow of data to the CPU and GPU at a low level to ensure high end graphic support and performance of flight software is stable after system changes or upgrades.
• Test and present options for remotely executing Monte Carlo runs requiring high end graphics support for remote users and/or AWS Cloud deployments.
• Execute, monitor, and restart test scripts (Monte Carlo simulations) which may take days to fully complete.
• Facilitate the upkeep of the Freespace web-based services including wiki, repo, data-distribution server/DLF, nightly regression test suite, and web services
• Manage mandated OS upgrade projects for Ubuntu Linux including porting Freespace and other utilities to any newly required OS.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 7 years of experience with Linux systems administration (Ubuntu preferred).
• 3 years of experience coding in Python, C, C , C#/.NET, and /or Java.
• 2 years of experience with configuration management tools (Ansible preferred).
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to multi-task, adapt to change, and work in a cooperative environment.
• Individual must meet government NAC and citizenship/permanent residency requirements for access to NASA GSFC. Extensive background investigation will be performed as a requirement of the job.
• Familiarity with NASA GSFC systems administration, network, and security policies is ideal.
• Familiarity with compliance requirements of NIST FIPS/FISMA framework is a plus.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 7 years

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelors Degree in computer-related field (Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, etc.)

ABOUT US: Vantage Systems is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) that was founded in 1992 to provide aerospace software engineering services and has evolved and grown into a dynamic, multidisciplined engineering and IT company offering solutions and products throughout the engineering and software development life cycles. Over the years, our operating philosophy has been singularly focused on Customer Service and Customer Success. We consistently meet schedule and budget targets without fail and have the project management tools and financial management skills to successfully oversee a program from start to finish.

BENEFITS OFFERED: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, paid time off, holidays and more.

EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)