4477 Lead Software Engineer

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership in the planning, investigation, design, implementation, and management of a cloud-based information system, and provide guidance and oversight for our high performing technical team. The ideal candidate will be a multidisciplinary engineer with a software engineering background and a creative "figure it out" personality to help advance the state-of-the-art and ensure high availability of our mission critical system. The position requires understanding of cloud technologies, networking, and security in a government setting. You will interface daily with key government personnel and stakeholders at all levels, ensure taskings are completed, and ensure overall delivery excellence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field, plus 7 years of relevant experience with software and/or system development in a high demand production environment.
• Understanding of software engineering best practices • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code practices and tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to support consistent, repeatable, and secure deployment of mission-critical systems
• Experience supporting and maintaining application codebases deployed across hybrid architectures (cloud and on-prem), with familiarity in network virtualization technologies.
• Familiarity with cloud solutions in federal environments
• Experience with Golang, Post Gres, Python, NodeJS, Rust, and/or Java Script.
• Experience with basic scripting
• Experience conducting code reviews (G, Kotlin, Java) and test plan reviews
• Experience designing, implementing, and integrating APIs using modern communication protocols (e.g., REST, gRPC)
• Experience troubleshooting issues and working with team to resolve
• Ability to collaborate in system design, requirements analysis, and work product review to ensure sound technical solutions
• Ability to create plans to ensure that necessary maintenance to support system health is performed regularly.
• Ability to perform system level design and configuration of products including determination of cloud computer unit, operating system, and other platform specs
• Understanding of cybersecurity best practices
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate successfully onsite with our customer and team in a fast pasted operational environment

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of VoIP architectures, signaling protocols, and configuration of provider services (e.g., Vonage)
• Proficiency with Twilio APIs and associated documentation
• Experience in an agile environment
• Familiarity with government ATO process

CLEARANCE:

• Active Top Secret minimum clearance required