**Job Description** Come see what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced systems Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems. You'll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. BAE Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer with Java, Java Spring Boot and 8 to 10 years of backend or full-stack development. **Objectives of this role** : + Communicate regularly with project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on long-term technology roadmap + Create and maintain workflows with teams to provide visibility and to ensure workload balance for consistent visual designs + Develop and oversee testing schedules in client server environment + Produce quality code, raising the bar for team performance and speed + Recommend systems solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and cutting-edge alternatives **Responsibilities** : + Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks + Design robust APIs to support various clients + Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud + Optimize web applications for performance and scalability + Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and allow for regression testing At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We take pride in important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. _* Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status*_ Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed 100% on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility all of the time. \#SWSD **Required Education, Experience, & Skills** + Must be a US Citizen with an active Secret clearance + Bachelor's Degree or higher in a computer related field + Strong software architecture, design, and development experience using Java and RESTful services. + Experience developing RESTful microservices using Java Spring Boot + 8 to 10 years of software and backend development + Ability to innovate, evaluate and research new technologies while staying abreast of industry trends + Motivated individual with strong problem-solving abilities + The ability to engage constructively with peers and technical lead to communicate the technical approach, trade-offs, and technical decisions + Effective communication skills (both verbal and written) + Highly motivated and able to work well in both team and solo settings **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills** + Experience with Agile software development + Full stack development with UI like Angular, ReactJS, VueJS + Experience in cloud-based concepts such as AWS or Azure + Knowledge of the DevSecOps development process + Experience with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis + Experience with Docker, Helm, Kubernetes + Experience with Git **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. **Senior Principal Software Design and Development Engineer (Onsite)** **108886BR** EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression