Software Evaluation Engineer (Mid-level) at Trideum Corporation in Huntsville, AL

Job description

• We are seeking a hands-on Software Evaluation Engineer to provide direct support to the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as part of an enterprise-wide digital modernization effort. This role owns the implementation side of the mission: standing up and operating the environment where candidate technologies are evaluated, defining the framework and gates that move a capability from sandbox to pilot to enterprise, running the actual technical evaluations, and onboarding successful pilots into sustained enterprise solutions.
• This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who is equally comfortable standing up a cloud sandbox, integrating an unfamiliar application, and writing up what they found. Because this team provides direct support to the CTO, the work flexes with shifting Commander requirements, and turnaround on evaluations can be fast; comfort operating in ambiguity and re-prioritizing quickly is essential. The Software Evaluation Engineer works alongside the Lead Integrator, a Senior Enterprise Architect, and an Analytics Engineer to ensure new capabilities are rigorously vetted before they reach the operational network.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and operate a controlled, virtualized sandbox to safely evaluate technology concepts from industry, academia, and internal teams before they touch the operational network.
• Define and run a repeatable technical evaluation framework assessing operational feasibility, cybersecurity risk, and architectural fit, with clear transition gates from sandbox to pilot to broader enterprise adoption or termination.
• Execute hands-on evaluations: stand up candidate applications and capabilities, integrate them via APIs, exercise them against realistic synthetic or sanitized data, and document findings.
• Define selection criteria and success measures for technology programs, in concert with the Analytics Engineer's metrics and the Enterprise Architect's roadmap.
• Lead the technical onboarding and transition of successful technology programs into sustained enterprise environments.
• Support the transition of technologies to the Chief Information Office when appropriate.
• Define security and access models for testing environments, including procedures for handling synthetic or sanitized data during evaluations.
• Produce technical evaluation reports and findings that feed decision products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software or Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience standing up, integrating, and operating software and cloud environments — sandboxes, pilot programs, or enterprise integration efforts.
• Hands-on depth in several of the following: cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP), containers, CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling, API integration, infrastructure-as-code, and identity/access management (IdAM).
• Proven ability to conduct rigorous technical evaluations and to assess cybersecurity risk and architectural fit in emerging software and hardware solutions.
• Experience defining and operating controlled test environments, including secure handling of synthetic or sanitized data.
• Clear technical writing skills, with the ability to produce evaluation reports and findings for both technical and senior-leadership audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively amid ambiguous, fast-shifting priorities in a direct-support role.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain an active Secret security clearance or up to a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Prior experience supporting the Department of War (DoW) or an Army enterprise environment.
• Familiarity with the AMC mission space, including the Organic Industrial Base (OIB) and supply chain logistics.
• Experience onboarding capabilities into an authorized (ATO'd) production enterprise, including RMF/ATO exposure.
• Familiarity with enterprise data platforms (such as Army Vantage, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or Snowflake).
• Relevant cloud or security certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, Security+, CISSP).
• Master's degree in a related technical discipline.

Skills

Required

• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Containers
• CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling
• API integration
• Infrastructure-as-code
• Identity/access management (IdAM)
• Technical evaluation
• Cybersecurity risk assessment
• Architectural fit assessment
• Controlled test environments
• Technical writing
• Operating in ambiguity

Preferred

• AMC mission space familiarity
• ATO/RMF exposure

Benefits

• Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Trideum is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life because we believe that taking care of our people is the right thing to do. Trideum offers:
• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Traditional benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401k matching.
• Paid leave and the ability to cash out leave.
• Free access to certified financial planners, wellness and support services, and discount programs.
• Education assistance and professional development opportunities.
• And much more.