Overview:
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.
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Project/Unit Description
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Lab has opportunities within the Test & Training Range Capability Division for a Software Architect position in support of DoD test/training range research and development. Responsibilities of this position include visualization lead responsible for the design and implementation of user interfaces for DoD range training software and systems environments. The application of subject matter expertise in relevant visualization technology, software engineering, systems engineering, networking, cyber solutions, and test/training range environments is required. This position will report to the Test & Training Range Capability Division.
Job Purpose
The Software Architect designs, develops, and deploys software solutions for GTRI's applied research sponsors. The Software Architect provides technical leadership, including design documentation that details recommendations and implementation details about software subsystems, hardware technologies, and deployment requirements. The Software Architect is knowledgeable in continuous development / continuous integration (CD/CI) best practices and enabling technology, cloud platforms for deployment, and development environment creation and management. The Software Architect is also able le to independently implement any portion of the design/development process, as needed for custom implementations.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the development of software system architectures to solve complex analytic systems.
- Oversee the development of complex test plans and test activities.
- Oversee software deployment and field testing including efficient troubleshooting of test or system malfunctions, on-the-fly interpretation of test results, and ability to modify test plans to adapt to tests results on the fly.
- Perform comparative analysis to similar systems, assessing system strengths and weaknesses.
- Research system theory and design concepts and implementation methods to help in determining system functionality, state of the art, and potential weaknesses.
- Serve as primary author of technical reports/presentations for projects of high complexity-Develop enterprise level reference architectures and architecture frameworks.
- Lead Architecture Review Boards or serve as the organizational authority for architectural decisions.
- Manage team of architects and serve as an organizational mentor to software architects and software engineering teams.
- Serve as a resource and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software engineering tools and technologies.
- Lead development of whitepapers and proposals.
- Contribute to overall community's knowledge through publishing, presenting, and participating in national societies and symposia.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Expertise in model & simulation-based protocols High Level Architecture (HLA) and Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS).
- Expertise in development of simulation-based software architectures for large scale simulation environments.
- Expertise in simulation-based standards IEEE 1730 and Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO).
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top-Secret Clearance.
- Expertise in Universal Command and Control language and processes.
- Expertise in Live, Virtual, Constructive operating and testing environments.
- Expertise of cyber simulations within an LVC environment.
Travel Requirements
Education and Length of Experience
This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook
- 14 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- 12 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- 9 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
U.S. Citizenship Requirements
Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.
Clearance Type Required
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Benefits at GTRI
Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.
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