Senior Software Developer – Post-Test Analysis & Test Automation

CFD Research is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead efforts within a multidisciplinary team building cutting-edge tools to analyze, reduce, and visualize complex simulation data for missile defense systems. This role focuses on driving Post-Test Analysis (PTA) architecture, leading trade studies, architecting automated test frameworks, and guiding Agile software delivery. Partnering with customer software development leadership, you will architect solutions to accelerate test-case generation, ensure data validation accuracy for formal test events, and optimize system resource utilization across complex software suites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead trade studies to evaluate and select potential PTA tools, presenting strategic recommendations to senior leadership; define Concept of Operations (CONOPs), test procedures, and message/data validation standards.
• Drive feature backlog prioritization and architecture in Jira alongside the GSD team; design, implement, and review complex PTA codebases to automate end-to-end test-step validation.
• Architect automated input generation frameworks to dramatically boost the speed, scale, and efficiency of building complex test cases.
• Spearhead technical progress demos of working test scripts, establish code quality and peer review standards, and author user guides and documentation on analysis best practices.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required; must possess and maintain an active DoD SECRET Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math/Statistics, Physics, or a related STEM discipline with 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Advanced programming skills in Python, MATLAB, and C++ with a proven track record of designing extensible, multi-language software architectures
• Deep experience in object-oriented design patterns, software architecture, and system design
• Proficiency with enterprise version control systems, CI/CD workflows, and Git repository management
• Proven ability to lead technical trade studies, present complex architectural recommendations to executive stakeholders, and mentor team members through technical demos and reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading Agile software teams (Jira) and architecting enterprise software tools for data validation, script automation, or requirements verification
• Domain experience with missile defense simulation/test architectures
• Hands-on expertise architecting containerized environments (Docker) and embedding Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies across teams
• Mastery of Python data science stacks (pandas, scipy, scikit-learn) and interactive visualization frameworks (Matplotlib, Plotly, Dash) for high-dimensional data reduction, modeling, and automated reporting

Location: This role is based in the Huntsville, AL area, and is 100% onsite.