Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Individual MUST have senior knowledge and senior hands-on experience in developing, implementing and leading software teams. As a senior engineer, this labor competency is responsible for maintaining and improving the performance of existing software code, with duties to design and update software databases under contract and direction from the assigned Government Product Manager. The individual MUST have an astute ability in writing test scripts in an agile software development environment with an emphasis on automated test procedures, and continuous integration and continuous delivery of software. The individual SHALL recommend improvements to existing software applications as necessary. Furthermore, individuals SHALL be capable/willing to perform the software tasks identified in the position's primary responsibilities while working on Government/Contractor software teams.

Primary Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Designs, Develops, and tests software for Command and Control based products.

Develops front end and backend of software prototypes, components, and tooling that can be leveraged to speed prototyping process.

     KR engineers SHALL embrace and adhere to following development methodologies:

          Extreme Programming (XP) Practices

          Pair-Programming

          Test-Driven Development (TDD)

          Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) techniques

Helps to design and develop software requirements for multiple Command and Control based products including the software architectures, APIs, frameworks, and libraries.

Works with data scientists, UX designers, engineers, and product managers to help in composing cohesive and sound software designs that form the basis of scalable Command and Control software solutions.

Optimizes software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets and devises tooling and methodologies to profile execution and capture performance metrics.

     Senior engineers SHALL be proficient in discussing future limitations and a forward-thinking approach in resolving roadblocks presented by current strategy

Stays informed on latest software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.

Aids in making technical decisions in order to migrate legacy systems to the cloud

Aids in formulating a strategy on how to achieve rapid prototyping of capabilities. F. Analyzes and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components, classification system levels, etc.

Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.

Develops plans, road maps, software design strategies.

Implements and practices DevOps Enablement and helps more junior/less experienced developers to do same

Is a mentor to other engineers regarding troubleshooting techniques, design patterns, and testing strategies.

     Senior Devs SHALL be able and willing to provide guidance and constructive feedback to junior engineers within their product teams

Technical Competencies:

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)

     In lieu of a BS, 3 years of directly related experience will be considered.

6 years of non-internship professional Full-Stack Software development experience (Java, Web services, Database, and/or web application development)

     4 years of programming experience with JavaScript, Java, and preferably one more programming language (Python, etc)

     2 years of experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix

     2 years experience with front end frameworks like React or Vue

2 years of experience with Extreme Programming practices (Test-Driven Development, Pair Programming, CI/CD, etc) [See Section 2.2.1]

2 years of experience contributing to software architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of both new and existing systems

1 year of experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes ● 1 year training, upskilling, and/or mentoring engineers

MUST be eligible to obtain a minimum of a Secret clearance.

Desired:

MS in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)

2 years Experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.

2 years of test authoring experience in Javascript, Java, or other languages.(Unit tests, Integration tests, and Journey tests)

     1 year of experience with test mocks

     1 year of experience with contract testing

CompTIA Sec+, CMU SEI - Software Assurance Professional Certificate, or CSSLP certification

Active Secret or TS/SCI Clearance

Non-Technical Competencies:

Required: Strong communication/general soft skills

     SHALL conduct themselves at all times in a professional and respectful manner in effort to uphold mutual respect across the organization

     SHALL receive feedback in a respectful and professional manner

     SHALL maintain a positive “can-do” attitude and constructive nature in their critiques in order to maintain positive culture within Kessel Run

     SHALL be a “team player” and contribute to Kessel Run “can-do” culture

Desired: Strong Senior Mentorship/Leadership Capabilities

     Senior Devs ideally are able to provide guidance and constructive feedback to more junior engineers

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.