Hiring: Software Solutions Engineer Company: SAIC Location: El Segundo, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:11:46 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Configuration Management, Confluence, Event-Driven, Infrastructure as Code, Jira, Kubernetes, Microservices, Microsoft Office, Program Management, REST, RESTful, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration About the job Experience: •Bachelor's degree with 14+ years, Master's with 12+ years, or PhD with 9+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, computer science, systems engineering, architecture, integration, or related DoD mission systems. •14+ years, Master's with 12+ years, or PhD with 9+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, computer science, systems engineering, architecture, integration, or related DoD mission systems. Required Skills: •This position is based in El Segundo, CA and supports the Horizon program within the Space C2 Program Management Office, working closely with the Space Systems Command's BMC3 Program Office. •Serve as a software engineering and integration focal point for BMC3I, aligning new development, commercial solutions, and modernization with existing Programs of Record, legacy systems, architecture, interfaces, data services, infrastructure, and operational requirements. •Evaluate end-to-end software solutions to determine how new applications, services, data products, APIs, and platform capabilities integrate with or replace legacy components while preserving mission continuity and interoperability. •Develop technical integration roadmaps defining modernization increments, legacy dependencies, interface transitions, data migrations, risks, decision points, and production transition activities. •Support software architecture and design, including capability decomposition, service boundaries, APIs and interfaces, data flows, event-driven integration, cloud/platform services, deployment patterns, and distributed-system dependencies. •Partner cross-functionally with developers, engineers, architects, cybersecurity and DevSecOps teams, testers, Product and Program Managers, vendors, operators, and legacy-system owners to resolve cross-system integration issues. •Assess modernization opportunities to refactor, rehost, replatform, replace, or retire legacy components; reduce technical debt; and move toward modular, scalable, secure, and supportable architectures. •Coordinate capabilities through development, CI/CD, integration, testing, cybersecurity assessment, deployment, production transition, and sustainment while maintaining configuration and release traceability. Qualifications: •Strong knowledge of software engineering, architecture, systems integration, API/interface design, data integration, testing, configuration management, and software lifecycle management. •Demonstrated capacity to analyze software at the system-of-systems level and translate mission and program requirements into practical integration and modernization approaches. •Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, and related collaboration and documentation tools. •Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs and consent to a polygraph examination (as required). •Knowledge of DoD software acquisition, including the Software Acquisition Pathway and DoDI 5000.87, with experience supporting rapid software delivery within a Program of Record. •Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional integration across software, systems engineering, cybersecurity, test, platform, operational, and government teams. •Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex architecture, modernization, integration, and technical tradeoffs to engineers and senior leaders. Compensation: •$200,001 - $240,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!