Ampcus Inc · 3 months ago
Information Technology - Lead Software Engineer
Reston, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
10+ years expAmpcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to perform complex analysis, design, development, and debugging of computer software while leading a team of engineers and managing software requirements. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to define system objectives and ensure compliance with development practices.
Data ManagementInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Lead a team of software engineers in the design, development, and implementation of multiple applications
Performs and leads the detail technical design, coding, code review and testing of new applications and enhancements of existing applications
Serves as a subject matter expert for specified systems and their subsequent applications
Develop and/or analyze interface design documentation
Comply with hardware and software systems standards and procedures
Deliver large systems for tens of thousands of users
Ensures compliance to the dev/sec/ops practices and policies
Understanding of architectural practices and design
Identifies gaps in requirements and solves problems for the supporting staff
Identifies sequencing of services and technologies that are integrated in later phases of the project
Leads the evaluation of risk and opportunity impacts to existing or proposed projects/programs and implements risk mitigation actions
Develops ways to improve performance and increase system availability
Provides recommendations to infuse new technology
Compile, assess, and report data results from software testing and analysis
Supports the Project Manager as the technical team lead on the project
Estimates the technical costs of projects for clients and project managers
Confers with clients to identify requirements and determine desired outcomes to formulate the design of the system or offer alternatives
Demonstrated experience with front-end and back-end programming and integration frameworks and tools
Assist in the estimation of development of application features
Leads software design and development teams
Identifies, analyzes, defines, and coordinates user, customer, and stakeholder needs and translates them into technical requirements
Manages technical resources (hardware, software, licenses, and services)
Plans and leads transformation initiatives to new software architectures
Extend open-source libraries and systems as necessary to meet the needs of the team
Play a crucial role in product scoping and roadmap / architecture discussions
Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices
Ensure code quality, deployment standards and practices
Mentoring junior developers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
At least 10 years in Software design and development, software test and evaluation, software requirements management
7 years of strong programming background with Java/Python/Scala
At least 3 years of experience working on Data Integration projects using Hadoop MapReduce, Sqoop, Oozie, Hive, Spark and other related Big Data technologies
At least 2 years of experience on AWS preferably leveraging services such as Lambda, S3, Redshift, Glue services
Some working experience building Kafka based data ingestion/retrieval programs
Experience tuning Hadoop/Spark/hive parameters for optimal performance
Strong SQL query writing and data analysis skills
Good shell scripting experience
Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices, ability to write reusable code components
Preferred
Healthcare experience
Cloudera Developer certification
Works closely with Architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Value Stream Managers to provide insight into delivering business value and meeting objectives
Decomposes functional and technical requirements into project activities and tasks and provides conceptual design, prototype, and test cycles appropriate to a chosen technical solution
Identifies technical risks and develops mitigation strategies; introduces and recommends industry best practices and standards for the project
Evaluates and assists in the selection and procurement of hardware and software technologies and serves as a mentor for junior developers
Works with stakeholders as well as technical and analytical counterparts to define constraints and develop requirements and concept of operations documentation
Knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure)
Knowledge of database technologies (e.g. cloud, SQL, Oracle, Mongo DB, PostgreSQL, etc.)
Fundamental knowledge of software engineers' best practices, agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of test-first practices including Test-Driven Development (TDD) for unit tests and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) for automated acceptance tests
Strong experience with Deployment/Continuous Integration/Continuous Testing/Continuous Delivery processes and tools and have expertise in CI/CD tools and framework
Experience with deploying a global application and configuration management
Reviewing the work of other developers and providing feedback
Ability to communicate technical requirements to all levels of expertise
Proficient in establishing and maintaining good working relationships
Knowledge and understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC)
Proficient with integrating complex and/or existing systems
Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. JavaScript, C, Python, etc.)
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Company
Ampcus Inc
Ampcus is a global IT and business staffing and consulting firm specializing in digital solutions and human capital management.
1001-5000 employees
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