Senior Software Engineer

DKW is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support our team. The individual hired for this position will provide support for our government customers located in Whidbey Island, WA. This is an onsite position., * Performs the work necessary to design, develop, document, test, integrate, and modify operating systems and application software for aviation training systems

• Develops, creates, troubleshoots, and modifies specialized utility programs and applications in support of real-time systems
• Performs hardware and software development planning in the incorporation of hardware and software modifications into aviation training systems
• Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Helps to lead other junior S/W engineers to perform and assist in duties.

• This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance to start
• Bachelor’s degree in electronics or computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• A minimum of five years of practical experience in software development associated with modeling and simulation within the training systems domains is required
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Windows and various Unix flavors, such as Linux
• Familiar with software development and diagnostic tools
• CompTIA Security+ CE preferred; if not held, certification must be obtained within six months of date of hire

Desired Programming Languages: Assembly; C, C++; Microsoft .Net (C#, VB); Java

Desired Operating Systems: Windows 7/10, Windows Server 2008R2, Windows Server 2012R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5,6,7, * Bachelor’s (Required)

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account, * 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Vision insurance

Come Join Our Team! DKW Communications, Inc. (DKW) is a government contractor providing professional and technical services to various government agencies i.e. defense, law enforcement and security. DKW was recently named a Top Workplace in Washington Post Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards, and we are seeking talented individuals to join our winning team!