Senior Software Engineer

Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with critical thinking and effective communication skills to join our system development team responsible for mission-critical, training, and real-time military software applications that will be deployed in commercial and/or private environments.

The position will require the potential partner to work on-site in Waterford, CT and may require some travel in support of the project.

What you will be doing:

• Work on interesting and challenging software projects (such as our Standard Space Trainer and wXstation systems).
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to develop server-side simulation platforms using modern programming languages and technologies.
• Participate in various aspects of server-side development including API development, systems integration, database development, microservice design and development, data processing, etc.
• Participate in all areas of the software development lifecycle from planning through test and sustainment.
• Provide tasking and mentorship as a technical software lead.

What’s in it for you?

• Working on challenging and innovative projects.
• Salary ranges between $120,000-$160,000, dependent on experience, qualifications and other relevant business criteria.  
• Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes:
• Flexible Time Program enabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, children’s activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time.
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Sales Bonus Program
• Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program
• Health and Preventive Dental Insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Professional Development through Tuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program
• Relocation Assistance to Southeastern Connecticut, to be in the vicinity of our Waterford, CT headquarters. Southeastern Connecticut offers unlimited waterfront access from restaurants to parks, beaches and downtown areas, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, thrilling nightlife entertainment, fascinating history, and abundance of farms and vineyards with offerings of markets and farm-to-table dinners and is conveniently located at the mid-way point of Boston and New York City and within an hour drive of three major commercial airports.  Visit Southeastern Connecticut for the infamous lobster rolls, apple cider and steamed cheeseburgers and stay for the highly ranked schools, low crime rates and abundance of attractions.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. citizen, eligible for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET security clearance*
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical degree
• 10+ years of professional experience in software application development

Desired, but not required, qualifications:

• Possessing an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET security clearance*
• Expertise building distributed microservices using C# or .NET
• Expertise with other object-oriented languages e.g. C++, Java, TypeScript, etc.
• Must have strong communication skills, for socializing plans and enumerating potential options while managing customer or internal product requirements
• Experience interfacing with multiple stakeholders including product owners, testers and development team members
• Microservice development including Representational State Transfer (REST) API and WebSockets
• Unit and integration testing
• Asynchronous programming and general multi-threading
• Experience in and/or knowledge of:
  • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
  • Unified Modeling Language (UML)
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Functional programming patterns
  • Database development and Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • One or more Object Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks
  • Messaging systems (e.g. ActiveMQ, Kafka, etc.)
  • Identity management using OAuth and OpenID
  • Secure coding and application hardening
  • Security+ or similar certifications

*Obtaining a U.S. Government security clearance involves a comprehensive background check.  Candidates are eligible for a clearance if they have demonstrated sound financial management (including good credit) over time, are free of criminal records, have limited foreign contacts or ties, and other factors indicative of a position of trust to protect information sensitive to the U.S. Government.

Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.

This job is not available to residents of New York City because of local law restrictions there.

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