Software Engineering Director jobs in Towson, MD

Software Engineer

Praxis Engineering is seeking candidates to support full life-cycle management (development, production, procurement, integration, testing, operations, and maintenance) of C5ISR and CDL solutions supporting space, air, maritime and land. As a software engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape missions by leading software development, prototyping and/or sustainment efforts. Grow your skills by merging software development and system engineering to create worldwide software solutions. Join our team and create the future of systems in Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Programs.

What you will be doing:

The Software Engineer will be responsible for developing software solutions to meet mission needs, using Agile methodologies. You will create collaborative mission operations software.  You will design mechanisms for rapid development of initiatives, prototype activities, proof of concept initiatives, capability gaps, solutions, studies, and data links.

What you need:

• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required, with minimum 3 years of experience as a software developer or system engineer
• Experience in software development lifecycle phases
• Exceptional communication skills and strong attention to detail

• Software development to include new development, customer support, and system testing, software deployment
• Experience with supporting DOD programs as a software developer or system engineer
• Experience with technologies and operating systems, including RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows OS, Windows Server and VMware
• Certification in Security
• Experience creating/maintaining documentation in support of Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditations efforts.
• Clearance: Active Secret clearance is required to be considered for this role; TS/SCI is preferred

Required technical skills include:

• Development Tools: : Service Oriented Architecture, Atlassian tool suite, GIT, Jenkins, Docker, databases (MS Database Designer)(MS SQL, MySQL), Eclipse, Git, GitLAb, Gradle, Maven, GRID
• Technologies: Java, Javascript, XML, Grafana, Powershell, Python, MS Office, VMware, Linux Scripting , JSON,
• Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows server, Linux, CentOS, Unix

Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems. 

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.  

*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.

Why Praxis? 
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace.   We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission.  We've been profitable year after year.  We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do.   We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best.  No red tape. No micromanagement.  Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

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Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off 10 holidays comp time eligibility. (30 days of leave to start!)
  • We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35 days of leave altogether!
  • On your 10th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40 days of leave altogether!
  • At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!
• Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars. 
  • Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.