Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) Integration Lead Engineer

Radiance Technologies, a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for an EOS Integration Lead Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) program.

Space Systems Command has been tasked to acquire the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) system, a modern and resilient ground system that is being built to support the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program and continued operations of legacy Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) capabilities. The final FORGE solution is being developed through three major thrust areas: FORGE Mission Data Processing (MDP), FORGE Command & Control (FC2), and Relay Ground Stations (RGS). The MDP thrust currently contains three projects: 1) Mission Data Processing Application Framework (MDPAF), 2) Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP), and 3) Legacy SBIRS Sensor Specific Processing (SSP). Space Systems Command is seeking to continue advancement and add capabilities to the existing FORGE MDPAF solution via the Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) project. EOS will be a foundational FORGE prototype capability that will ultimately lead to the fielding of a fully operational MDP capability.

EOS will be a critical piece of the United States Space Force’s missile warning mission. To provide a modular, extensible, and operationally resilient ground processing capability, EOS will need to be developed in a cyber-secure fashion that meets EOS requirements and include a technical baseline that is Government-owned. In addition, the EOS solution will be required to integrate capabilities that are provided by other contractors (including both FORGE programs and efforts external to the FORGE program).  

Responsibilities:

The Radiance EOS (Enterprise OPIR Solution) Integration Lead Engineer is responsible for technical direction, mentoring junior staff, ensuring all customer technical requirements are met, as well as contributing to the software integration effort as needed. Note, this position is contingent upon contract award expected in Jan 2025.

• Lead the integration efforts for complex software systems on the OpenShift-based Mission Data Processing Application Framework (MDPAF), ensuring seamless connectivity, data flow, and performance optimization.

• Lead a team of engineers, provide technical guidance and mentorship, ensuring the team follows best practices for integration, automation and deployment and basic deployment security

• Conduct performance testing, performance analysis, and configuration optimization to meet latency, availability and scalability requirements

• Integrate existing and newly developed microservices and microservice architecture into the larger MDPAF ecosystem

• Work closely with software developers, product managers, system architects, and QA teams to gather integration requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs

• Serve as the primary technical liaison for application integration between various teams

• Develops and maintains productive partnerships with project stakeholders, EOS partnering subcontractors, and enabling partners (i.e. Space Systems Command).

Required Travel: 25%

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a Science & Technology related STEM field or 4 years of additional experience.

• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key individuals/groups outside immediate work unit.

• Ability to forecast long-term resource requirements.

• Ability to identify problems and develop innovative technical solutions.

• Ability to take the initiative on customer support.

• Ability to work in dynamic environment

• Thorough understanding of containerization using Podman and/or Docker

• Experience with network communication between microservices using ZMQ, Kafka or similar as well as gRPC or similar

• Understanding and knowledge of CI/CD pipeline configuration using GitLab, Jenkins or similar

• Proficiency in C++, Python and/or Go software development and debugging

• Proficiency in Linux environments (preferably RedHat)

Required Experience:

• 5+ years experience developing and integrating complex software systems

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience leading a software engineering team

• Active Secret clearance

The anticipated compensation for the position is $120,000 to $180,000 based on a full-time schedule. Your compensation will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience, and education.

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