**Engineering** **Software Engineer 3** Cedar Rapids, IA Posted: 1/22/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 215151 Job Category: Engineering Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 6 mo Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer 3, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Job ID#215151** **Job Description:** Looking for a senior level Software Engineer with a strong background in DevSecOps, Cert DevOps and creating digital technology transformations. Someone with a strong software engineering background responsible for helping teams across the organization smoothly adopt the Avionics Common Development Environment. This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. **What You Will Do: ** • You will create and deploy adoption strategies for helping teams to efficiently adopt our common development environment.  • You will integrated with adopting teams to provide first class adoption support. • You will create and manage adoption roadmaps and plans. • You will execute adoption plans and roadmaps. • You will set-up and own sandbox environments for technology incubation and development.  • You will work across teams and departments to enable rapid onboarding of the Cert DevOps technology.  • You will mentor, train and onboard teammates.  • You will be expected to be a self-starter, able to multitask and manage unplanned events.   • You will use your organizational skills to keep track of everything. • You will use your effective communication skills to keep engineering peers, leadership and customers up to date.    • You will use your problem solving, decision making, and teamwork skills to support the team mission.  Education and Experience You Must Have: • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 4-5 years prior relevant experience **Qualifications You Must Have: ** • Practical experience in all aspects/phases the software engineering product lifecycle to include all phases of DO-178 certification.  • Practical experience with industry known software development patterns. • Practical experience with Avionics Software Development. • Experience with DevSecOps.  • Experience with: GitLab, Git, CMake, MinGW, LynxOS, Coverity, Artifactory, Docker, Vista.  • Experience and/or knowledge of scripting languages: Python, Robot, Lava.  • Experience with networking protocols and IT infrastructure.  • Experience with Agile development life cycle and best practices. **Education:** 4 year STEM degree required Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance: No Clearance Military connected talent encouraged to apply. **VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled** To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled