Principal Solutions Architect/ Software Engineer- Principal II

Principal Solutions Architect / Software Engineer - Principal II

Location: Dulles, VA

Must have an active Secret Clearance

Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.

Node is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities Include:
• Implements SAFe Agile best practices and the intersection of SAFe practices with data management and governance.
• Applies leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts, and contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions.
• Operates with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision, and mentors or supervises employees in both firm and technical competencies.
• Works with product and engineering teams to understand the tradeoffs of potential solutions and how they fit into product roadmaps.
• Plans, develops, and implements large scale projects from conception to completion.
• Develops and architects lifecycle of projects working on different technologies and platforms.
• Translates business requirements/objectives into technical applications and solutions.
• Exercise creative, innovative, and critical thinking to troubleshoot systems and advance project initiatives.
• Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers changing business needs/requirements
• Provide consultation to product/engineering teams and stakeholders on business processes and existing system functionality that ensures technical and business aspects of solutions are aligned to the proposed value.
• Utilizing industry best practices for root cause analysis of Enterprise architecture, design, or configuration failures related to Cyber security.

Requirements

Required Skills:
• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Secret clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 10+ years of directly relevant software development experience
• 6+ years’ experience with Agile software development programs
• Demonstrated experience with Lean-Agile principles, metrics, and technology and/or experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Thinking, Lean Six Sigma
• Understands complex data models.
• Strong background in AWS, database, networking, and software development solutions.
• Strong background in multi-tiered architecture using microservices.
• Strong background in developing identity and access management solutions.
• Strong ability to be creative, innovative, and possess advanced decision-making skills
• Strong knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
• Experience with multiple Agile tools, including JIRA and Confluence

Desired Skills:
• Experience developing, delivering, upgrading, and maintaining a web-based operational system that provides a real-time malware analysis capability.
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar framework
• Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Cloudbees, etc.
• Containerized applications/microservices architectures
• Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure cloud architectures and implementations
• Technical understanding of cybersecurity attack techniques
• Experience working on projects that implement systems into production.
• Experience in developing malware analysis systems
• Developing metrics to measure system performance using Grafana

Required Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline is required. [Twelve (12) years of experience (for a total of twenty-two (22) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.]
• Advanced degree (Master’s) is desired.

Desired Certifications:
• Agile software development methodology certification (e.g. SCRUM Master) highly desired.
• AWS Associate Architect certification

Company Overview:

Node.Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

-Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities

-Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

-We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

-Our mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in delivery of innovative services and solutions

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Long- Term Disability
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Pre-Approved Online Training