Senior Software Engineer position with KBR’s National Security Solutions team. This on-site role is based at Schriever Space Force Base, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, supporting our IC customer and Satellite Control Network. The software team develops and maintains containerized software and supports real-time on-orbit operations, launch ascent, and End-of-Life activities for NOPS missions.

Responsibilities

Environment: Qualifications:

Develop Java software and perform software engineering tasks to implement systems using Spring Boot.
Maintain software that handles scheduling of on-orbit contacts and orbit calculations.
Create software supporting launch operations with trajectory calculations for SpaceX and ULA.
Provide Java development support to teammates, using Spring Boot.
Develop React-based user interfaces for operator interaction.
Write and integrate microservices interfacing with various vendor systems for data processing.
Deploy new containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
Contribute to enhancements for customer requests and new capabilities.
Location: On-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO.
Travel: Minimal.
Working hours: 1st shift, standard full-time 40 hours.
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Education: Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Experience: 5+ years in software development
Proficiency with Java and Spring Boot; knowledge of REST and software design patterns
Experience with GitLab or similar CI/CD tools
Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB), Docker/Kubern

About the role

Senior Software Engineer position with KBR’s National Security Solutions team. This on-site role is based at Schriever Space Force Base, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, supporting our IC customer and Satellite Control Network. The software team develops and maintains containerized software and supports real-time on-orbit operations, launch ascent, and End-of-Life activities for NOPS missions.

Responsibilities

Environment: Qualifications:

Develop Java software and perform software engineering tasks to implement systems using Spring Boot.
Maintain software that handles scheduling of on-orbit contacts and orbit calculations.
Create software supporting launch operations with trajectory calculations for SpaceX and ULA.
Provide Java development support to teammates, using Spring Boot.
Develop React-based user interfaces for operator interaction.
Write and integrate microservices interfacing with various vendor systems for data processing.
Deploy new containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
Contribute to enhancements for customer requests and new capabilities.
Location: On-site at Schriever SFB, near Colorado Springs, CO.
Travel: Minimal.
Working hours: 1st shift, standard full-time 40 hours.
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Education: Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Experience: 5+ years in software development
Proficiency with Java and Spring Boot; knowledge of REST and software design patterns
Experience with GitLab or similar CI/CD tools
Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB), Docker/Kubern