Software Development Lead (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

***This job requires an active TS/SCI clearance.  Please apply only if you have an active TS/SCI clearance***

North Point Technology is seeking an experienced TS/SCI Cleared Senior Software Developer to provide leadership to our program and development team for of our mission critical Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) system. As a Software Development Lead on this program, you will have the opportunity to guide our efforts to build strong, secure services and capabilities and utilizing cloud capabilities in support of an Enterprise cybersecurity program. Based in DevOps framework and using agile software methodologies, you will define/refine the processes and approach for, ensure the quality of, and/or provide direction for major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with the Operations team and the program technical leadership. The candidate needs be local to the DC/Maryland/VA area to be able to come into an office most days.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical stewardship to the Agile Development Teams (ADTs).
• Define, document, maintain, and communicate processes, practices, security, and configurations (PPS&C) to guide the program’s SW Development
• Identify and facilitate configuration and availability of the DevSecOps infrastructure and development, integration, and test resources
• Ensure SW Development environments and infrastructure meet development and test needs
• Assist the ADT to meet sprint objectives by ensuring technical challenges and roadblocks are addressed and removed.
• Ensure inter-ADT communication and dependency coordination occurs tied to execution of Program Increment Epics and Stories and issue resolution
• Ensure the quality of the software and solutions produced by the ADTs
• Collaborate and assist O&S, Consumer Integration, Deployment, and Development teams in troubleshooting integration, test, and operational issues tied to the software baseline
• Collaborate with other technical leads (on-program and external) to facilitate process improvements and technical innovation
• Ensure baseline updates have been properly prepared for deployment
• Communicate with technical leadership, ADT leads, and release train engineer impacts to the ADTs to fast track critical and high priority efforts.
• Identify to the Chief Software Engineer ADT skill deficiencies that are impacting successful execution of development efforts
• Responsible for verifying code meets standards defined in the PPS&C.
• Communicate status to customer and program leadership of ongoing ADT SW development efforts
• Recommend and coordinate key information related to the need and description of off-cycle releases
• Investigate and determine resolution of development process / execution related issues
• Assist program leadership in evaluation of technical personnel and determining ADT composition
• Plan, coordinate, and ensure end of Sprint Demo occurs
• Plan, coordinate, and ensure ADT's support end of PI Demo for customer
• Maintain documentation of the program’s software baseline

Applicants should be self-motivated, curious problem solvers with experience with the following tools, processes and technologies:

Required Skills:

• Candidate must have BS degree with 12 years of professional experience; 10 years with Masters
• 4-5 years of experience working in an Agile software development environment as a technical contributor
• Must have at least a Top Secret clearance and eligible for SCI
• Experience serving as a technical lead with a large software development team (15-20 developers) comprised of smaller, product focused teams.
• Experience briefing customers and stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, to include presentation of technical material to non-technical audiences
• Thorough understanding of the Agile software development process (SAFe Agile preferred) and its key processes, milestones, and roles.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Java, JavaScript, Python, or other modern programming languages desired
• Experience with deploying, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting software (both custom and COTS/FOSS) in a Linux environment
• Experience working in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment; similar for MS Azure is desired
• Experience integrating custom code with 3rd party software products/platforms (for example, development of custom plugins for a commercial or open-source product)
• Experience with version control systems such as git or Subversion
• Understanding of DevSecOps concepts/tools, and how they would apply in practice

Preferred Skills:

•    Understanding of SSL/TLS and PKI concepts
•    Familiarity with one or more common identity and access management protocols/standards, just as OAuth, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, or OIDC
•    Prior knowledge of (or experience with) the Oracle Identity and Access Management (IAM) suite (including OAM, OUD, and OHS), API Gateways, Apache web servers and/or proxy servers, and application servers is a major plus
•    Direct experience with multiple of the following and a desire to learn the others:
        Database setup and integration, both relational and NoSQL (Oracle DB, MySQL, CouchDB)
        DevOps automation tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
        Source control and Agile development tools (Git, Maven, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence)
        Analytics and search engines (Elasticsearch, Splunk, Apache Solr)
•    Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification (e.g. Certified SAFe Agilist) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
•    An active cybersecurity, cloud, and/or network product certification (e.g. CISSP, AWS)
•    Mobile development

Qualifications:

• Active Top-Secret SCI clearance
• Candidate must have BS degree with 12 years of professional experience; 10 years with Masters
• 4-5 years of experience working in an Agile software development environment as a technical contributor

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions!  We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!  We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members. 

Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today!