senior software engineering Embedded Software Engineer ic 6+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted May 19, 2026
$132,962 – $226,035
USD per year

About this role

BAE Systems is hiring a senior-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash, AWS, GCP and roughly 6+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $132,962–$226,035 per year.

Role
Embedded Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Herndon, VA
Experience
6+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
May 19, 2026
AI Summary
Senior Linux Systems Engineer performing systems engineering and software development in large enterprise server environments. Requires 6+ years experience with Linux (Red Hat, Rocky OS), BASH scripting, configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform), and Linux administration support. Develops automation scripts, provides technical guidance, and ensures security compliance.

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Job description

from BAE Systems careers

Job Description BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. We are looking for experienced System Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer. This program will deliver engineering services for network infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, multi-Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application…

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