Principal Software Developer Engineer

🏢 Oracle
📍 Reston, United StatesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 2mo ago🔄 Updated: 2mo ago
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Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is seeking a Principal Application Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. This senior technical role involves leading complex design and implementation work, guiding engineers, improving development practices, and resolving production and integration issues. Key responsibilities include leading the design and implementation of application features, services, and integrations, developing and guiding new enhancements, leading code reviews, troubleshooting complex issues, and contributing to architecture and continuous improvement. The role requires U.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance and significant experience in software development, programming languages, and databases. Experience with cloud platforms, microservices, CI/CD, and other modern development practices is preferred.
Required Skills
Other
software developmentprogramming languagesdistributed application servicestechnical mentorship
Information Technology
ScriptingDatabase DesignCode ReviewQuality AssuranceSecure Development Practices
Productivity & Workplace Tools
RPA
Nice to have:
Information Technology
IT InfrastructureAWSAzureGCPREST APIMicroservicesService-Oriented ArchitectureCI/CDContainerizationKubernetesLinuxObservabilityIncident Response
🎁 Benefits & Perks
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion; Short term disability and long term disability; Life insurance and AD&D; Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child); Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts; Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits; 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match; Paid time off (13 days annually for the first three years of employment, increasing to 18 days annually thereafter); 11 paid holidays; Paid sick leave (72 hours upon hire, carrying over up to 112 hours); Paid parental leave; Adoption assistance; Employee Stock Purchase Plan; Financial planning and group legal; Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.
Requirements
Requires U.S. Citizenship with an active US Government security clearance (TS/SCI with Poly). Must have a minimum of 11 years of software development experience, or a relevant technical degree with 7 years of experience, or a master's degree with 5 years of experience, or a doctorate with 3 years of experience. Additionally, 6 years of experience with programming/scripting languages and 4 years of experience with databases are required. Experience with distributed application services, code review, automation, quality assurance, and secure development practices is also necessary.
Description

Principal Application Software Engineer 

Position Overview

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is seeking a Principal Application Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. This role is a senior technical contributor who leads complex design and implementation work, guides engineers, improves application development practices, and resolves complex production and integration issues across distributed systems.

Who We Are

Oracle Sovereign Cloud builds and operates secure cloud capabilities for mission-critical government workloads. Our engineers build resilient services, automation, and integrations that support cloud operations in highly secure environments.

Minimum Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship with active US Government security clearance, TS/SCI with Poly, at hire.

  • 11 years of software development experience; or bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and 7 years of software development experience; or master's degree in a relevant technical field and 5 years of software development experience; or doctorate in a relevant technical field and 3 years of software development experience.

  • 6 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.

  • 4 years of experience with databases.

  • Experience designing, building, testing, and operating distributed application services.

  • Demonstrated experience with code review, automation, quality assurance, secure development practices, and technical mentorship.

Preferred Qualifications 

  • 11 years of software development experience or equivalent advanced degree plus experience. 

  • 3 years of experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. 

  • 1 year of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials. 

  • Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, service-oriented architecture, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, Linux, observability, and incident response. 

  • Experience delivering software in regulated, classified, sovereign, or air-gapped environments. 

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