Software Engineer

Responsibilities for this Position

Software Engineer

ID: 2025-68286
USA-VA-Manassas
Required Clearance: Secret
Posted Date: 9/22/2025
Category: Engineering-Software
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelors degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 2+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

As a software engineer for the Payload Control System (PCS), youll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for the tactical lab configuration for the PCS and for the Development network.

We encourage you to apply if you have Technical experience troublshooting or building tactical military systems and systems/network administration. Specifically the job will require the following:

1. Technical Troubleshooting and Maintenance - Ability to maintain and fix servers, workstations, and networking devices, including resolving issues as they arise.
2. System Setup and Configuration - Skills in setting up and configuring tactical bays, servers, and workstations, including wiring and rebuilding server clusters.
3. User and Account Management - Handling user requests, unlocking accounts, and setting up new user/system accounts and access.
4. Hardware and Software Updates - Updating antivirus definitions, rpms, BIOS, and replacing physical hardware.
5. Documentation and Inventory Management - Keeping detailed records of discs, drives, classified media, inventory lists, network diagrams, and physical maps.
6. Security Compliance - Ensuring systems are STIG compliant, sufficiently hardened against attacks, and generating reports for IA auditing.

What sets you apart:

• Strong understanding of software development process, as well as software engineering concepts, principles, and theories
• Creative thinker capable of applying new information quickly to solve challenging problems
• Comfortable providing technical leadership
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nations security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is fully on site.
While on-site, you will be a part of the Manassas Virginia site.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $97,754.00 - USD $108,445.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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