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Software Engineer III

**This position is contingent on contract award**

Come Join Our Team! First Division Consulting (FirstDiv) provides program management, acquisition, logistics, field service representative, explosive ordnance disposal, and personnel support services to Department of Defense and Federal Government Agencies. We are a Small Business Administration certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Small Disadvantaged Business. If you are looking for a company who has an overall rating on Glassdoor of 4.8 and who puts their people first, then continue to read below and join the FirstDiv team!

FirstDiv is seeking an experienced and qualified Software Engineer III to help the government research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementing software solutions to meet our customer's needs. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met and will play a key role in troubleshooting and optimizing existing applications.

Location: Point Loma, CA

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
  • Update or enhance existing software capabilities.
  • Work with other functional disciplines (e.g., project management, acquisition, logistics, security, etc.) to integrate hardware and software systems, develop specifications, and performance requirements.

Education/Certification:

  • Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as engineering or mathematics (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems).
  • Additional Certification: Agile Developer certification or Certified Scrum Developer certification.

Experience:

  • 10 years of professional experience with software engineering.
  • Experience with applying programming concepts in a professional or academic setting.
  • Experience with applying modern software development methodologies (e.g. agile, DEVOPS/DEVSECOPS) in a professional or academic setting.

Security Clearance Level: Active Secret and eligibility to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, holidays, PTO and 401(k) plan with company match.

First Division Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. All fully qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws prohibiting discrimination by protected classes.

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First Division Consulting is committed to creating a productive work environment and providing fair compensation. We are a minority-owned employer and will not discriminate with regard to age, disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ge...

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