Senior Software Engineer

Gritter Francona is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support and modernize mission-critical Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits processing systems. This role serves as a key contributor for a middle-tier application development, maintenance, analysis, and modernization efforts within the VETSNET ecosystem.

The ideal candidate possesses expertise in C++ development, legacy system analysis, VA Awards processing, and software engineering across both traditional and modern development methodologies. This individual will help bridge legacy architectures with emerging technologies, including Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI-assisted software engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, analyze, maintain, and enhance middle-tier application components supporting VA benefits and awards processing.
• Perform detailed code reviews and modifications across large, complex, monolithic code bases that may exceed 10,000 lines per module.
• Analyze and support legacy VETSNET applications, including systems originally translated from C and FORTRAN into C++.
• Serve as a middle-tier for awards processing functionality and related business workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, diagnose, and resolve software defects through comprehensive root cause analysis.
• Evaluate multiple technical solution paths and recommend approaches based on effectiveness, efficiency, maintainability, risk mitigation, and business requirements.
• Support modernization initiatives, including migration efforts toward Java-based and database-driven architectures.
• Participate in the adoption and implementation of Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodologies and AI-assisted code analysis and generation tools.
• Validate software behavior through testing, database verification, and system-level analysis.
• Contribute actively to Agile development activities, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Communicate technical concepts, system issues, and remediation strategies to technical teams, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and support adoption of modern development practices, including Git and GitHub workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Experience developing and maintaining applications in C++.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and modifying complex legacy systems.
• Experience supporting middle-tier application architectures and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software design, structured programming methodologies, and application lifecycle management.
• Experience working within UNIX/Linux environments, including shell scripting and command-line development tools.
• Experience using Git and GitHub for source control, branching, code reviews, and collaboration.
• Debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience evaluating technical impacts of computational precision, machine rounding, monetary calculations, and system architecture considerations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with VA VETSNET applications and tools.
• Experience with:
• Tuxedo middleware development and support
• VETSNET Awards
• VBMS-CORE
• VBMS-RATING
• VBMS-AWARDS
• SHARE
• Experience developing in C and/or FORTRAN.
• Java development experience.
• Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries.
• Familiarity with Oracle SQL Developer or similar database tools.
• Experience with JIRA or comparable work management systems.
• Exposure to software modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development platforms and Spec-Driven Development methodologies.
• Knowledge of VA organizational processes and operational environments.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development