Software Engineer- JLLIS Lead ( (Engineer Software 3) - 28262

Location: Suffolk, VA, Virginia, United States

Requisition Number: 28262

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time / Salaried / Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $96,951.00 - $130,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

Job Summary

HII Mission Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer to support the JTSE program at the Joint Staff Complex in Suffolk, VA. In this role, you’ll design and deliver high quality software solutions while providing technical leadership to a team of developers supporting critical DoD training systems.

What You Will Do

• Develop high quality software solutions and lead a team of software engineers
• Translate functional requirements into scalable and supportable technical solutions
• Lead design and architectural discussions
• Ensure adherence to coding, testing, and deployment best practices
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from planning to deployment
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to ensure system reliability
• Collaborate across cross‑functional teams to design, implement, and deploy customer‑focused solutions
• Provide leadership, align your team to goals, and support a positive, productive team culture
• Develop clean, well‑structured code following provided standards

Preferred Requirements

• Understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, and large‑scale application design
• Experience with Node.js, React.js, or other modern web frameworks
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Expertise with NoSQL/Graph databases such as MongoDB, including data modeling
• Experience with Elasticsearch and Lucene based search technologies
• Experience migrating from Elastic App/Enterprise Search to native Elasticsearch
• Development experience in Linux environments
• Familiarity with Git, Jira, Confluence, and other collaboration tools
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps workflows
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365

Physical Requirements

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of the Software Engineer family.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do you need assistance? If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.