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# Sr Software Engineer

- **Company:** The Space Inc.
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $128,960.0 - $189,280.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, Collaborative Software, Relational Databases, Linux, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), PostgreSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Web Application Security, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Spring-boot, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Docker
- **Published:** October 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fcecb55fa5dbf13a

## About the Role

* Active DoD Top Secret clearance required
 * Must be a U.S. citizen
 * Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (i.e., Computer Science, Software Engineer, Information Technology) or equivalent combination of military service, professional IT/cybersecurity certification, and program management experience, plus 15 years of related experience
 * Minimum of ten (10) years' professional Software Development experience
 * Experience in Linux (Redhat preferred)
 * Experience in Object Oriented Development (Java EE)
 * Experience with relational databases (PostGreSQL)
 * Experience with development of software application program interfaces (APIs)
 * Experience with cloud software and containerized development (Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Understanding of microservice applications
 * Excellent communication and teamwork skills
 * Problem solving capabilities to diagnose and troubleshoot problems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

 * Experience with Spring/Springboot application development
 * Experience with Java EE application development
 * Experience defining and deploying Kubernetes primitives (pods, services, deployments)
 * Use of Atlassian Collaboration Tools (JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab)
 * Web security technologies and best practices.
 * GUI/UI/UX development experience

## Description

* Perform analysis of requirements and software documentation
 * Complete research on new technologies or methodologies for the purpose of implementing complex workflows
 * Develop and document improvements to the VMOC software system
 * Communicate effectively with customers, management, and other developers to aid and provide guidance in designing new features as well as determining defect fixes
 * Ability to work in an Agile environment