Software Engineer
US$146,500 / yr base salary
Posted 12 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Software Engineer (Expert)”
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- Expected experience
- 11+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$146,500 / yr |
|---|
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Job Description
BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.
At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.
We are looking for experienced Software Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer. This program will deliver engineering services for network infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, multi-Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflow that function both on customer premise, and via remote Cloud services. Network infrastructure engineering services are comprised of core infrastructure, voice and video engineering, field engineering, application management and development for networks, network analytics, firewalls, network access controls and bandwidth service delivery.
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees are preferred with a minimum of eleven (11) year’s relevant experience. Two (2) additional years experience for a total of thirteen (13) years is acceptable in lieu of a degree. Software Engineer will serve as part of a software development team to deliver automated solutions for standard network services support of a large IT infrastructure project.
Qualified candidates with the following skillsets will be considered:
- Proven Experience using Ansible/ python/ REST/API
- Must have hands – on programming and scripting experience in Python with 5 to 7 years of experience with a minimum of 2 years on network automation
- Successful self-starter that can lead complex automation projects and guide junior developers
- Experience operating in a CI/CD/DevOps/Agile fast paced environment
- Experience in network automation tools Ansible and Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)