{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"25b03b69c0997f2be195c236","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/25b03b69c0997f2be195c236","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/25b03b69c0997f2be195c236","title":"Software Solutions Engineer","description":"Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.\n\nSSI is seeking a Software Solutions Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.\n\nRole and Responsibilities include:\nServe 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.\nEvaluate 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.\nDevelop technical integration roadmaps defining modernization increments, legacy dependencies, interface transitions, data migrations, risks, decision points, and production transition activities.\nSupport 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.\nCollaborate 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.\nAssess modernization opportunities to refactor, rehost, replatform, replace, or retire legacy components; reduce technical debt; and move toward modular, scalable, secure, and supportable architectures.\nCoordinate capabilities through development, CI/CD, integration, testing, cybersecurity assessment, deployment, production transition, and sustainment while maintaining configuration and release traceability.\nAssess integration readiness across applications, APIs, data models, messaging, infrastructure, identity, cybersecurity, observability, performance, resiliency, and mission-system interfaces.\nPlan data migration and interoperability between legacy and modernized systems, including schema mapping, transformation, interface compatibility, authoritative data sources, synchronization, and sequencing.\nApply Agile, DevSecOps, and Software Acquisition Pathway practices to support iterative delivery, automated testing, CI/CD, platform modernization, and rapid operator feedback.\nUse Jira, Confluence, and related tools to maintain traceability of requirements, architecture decisions, interfaces, technical debt, defects, risks, dependencies, test findings, releases, and modernization status.\nAdvise government leadership on architecture, modernization priorities, legacy transition, integration risks, sequencing, and technical tradeoffs across BMC3I.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor'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.\nStrong knowledge of software engineering, architecture, systems integration, API/interface design, data integration, testing, configuration management, and software lifecycle management.\nExperience integrating new software into enterprise or mission systems containing legacy applications, shared services, data dependencies, external interfaces, and operational constraints.\nAbility to analyze software at the system-of-systems level and translate mission and program requirements into practical integration and modernization approaches.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, and related collaboration and documentation tools.\nActive TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.\nMust meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.\nTravel is 25%.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience modernizing legacy DoD software through refactoring, rehosting, re-platforming, cloud migration, API enablement, data migration, service decomposition, or retirement.\nExperience with cloud platforms, containers, Kubernetes, microservices, RESTful APIs, event architectures, infrastructure as code, automated CI/CD, observability, and secure software supply chains.\nKnowledge of DoD software acquisition, including the Software Acquisition Pathway and DoDI 5000.87, with experience supporting rapid software delivery within a Program of Record.\nExperience integrating commercial or non-traditional software into government architectures, legacy systems, and operational environments.\nDemonstrated ability to lead cross-functional integration across software, systems engineering, cybersecurity, test, platform, operational, and government teams.\nExperience evaluating technical debt, dependencies, sustainment, performance, scalability, resilience, cybersecurity, and lifecycle impacts in modernization strategies.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to present complex architecture, modernization, integration, and technical tradeoffs to engineers and senior leaders.\n\nTarget salary range: $210,000 - $255,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range and bonus potential for this position based on experience and other factors. We offer medical/dental/vision benefits and 401k contribution.\n\nSpace Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.\n\n#ssi #weknowhowtobuildit #spacejobs","company":"Space Systems Integration","rawCompany":"space systems integration","city":"El Segundo","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-29T08:08:09.214Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Solutions Engineer","description":"Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.\n\nSSI is seeking a Software Solutions Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.\n\nRole and Responsibilities include:\nServe 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.\nEvaluate 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.\nDevelop technical integration roadmaps defining modernization increments, legacy dependencies, interface transitions, data migrations, risks, decision points, and production transition activities.\nSupport 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.\nCollaborate 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.\nAssess modernization opportunities to refactor, rehost, replatform, replace, or retire legacy components; 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