Software Engineer Sr Advisor

Description

This role is a senior software engineering advisor position in the Data Science and Data Engineering job family.

You will build and upkeep complex, varied software systems, such as heavy analytics workloads, new algorithm work, very large datasets, real-time systems and business management information systems, working from written requirements. You may work alone or within a team.

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with about 26,000 staff. It serves US government, defense and intelligence agencies and works in more than 50 countries, with focus areas in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Clearance: you must currently hold Top Secret SCI with a polygraph, or be able to obtain it. No public trust or other clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Turn user needs into software design and performance requirements.
• Design and write new software, or change existing software to add features.
• Find and fix defects in existing software.
• Review and test software components against design requirements, and record the results.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Write or review software and system documentation.
• Recommend improvements to documentation and development process standards, and put accepted ones into practice.
• Build software solutions by studying performance standards, working with users, system engineers and hardware engineers, mapping system flow, data use and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
• Derive software requirements and project limits, performance targets and interfaces with system and hardware engineers.
• Design or implement complex algorithms that meet strict timing, resource or interface limits, and build algorithms that meet or beat system performance and functional standards.
• Design or implement complex database and data repository interfaces and queries, and write simple data queries for existing or proposed databases.
• Integrate existing software into new or changed systems and operating environments.
• Help write and run test procedures for software components.
• Use scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure the outcome of a design.
• Apply knowledge of ITOM, ITSM, HRSD, CSM and Service Portal.
• Code in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and work with databases.
• Lead software development teams at the level the project's development process requires, make sure the work meets that process's constraints, and check team output for quality.
• Oversee the installation of software systems and monitor equipment to confirm operational specifications are met.
• Adapt, correct or speed up existing software when hardware or performance needs change.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university. Four years of additional software engineering experience on projects using similar processes can replace the degree.
• At least 4 years of related experience.
• At least 4 years of IT application systems experience delivering technology solutions.
• At least 2 years of developing and customizing core applications such as Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge and Service Catalog.
• Experience writing scripts and business rules, setting policies and ACLs, and configuring or changing applications to meet requirements.
• Experience integrating third-party software and APIs using REST and SOAP.
• Experience coding in scripting languages such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AngularJS and JSON, or other languages.
• Background in process development, software components, software design, software development and software systems.
• US citizenship is required.
• No certifications are required.

Conditions

Regular position, 40 scheduled hours per week.

Onsite work in Annapolis Junction, USA, Maryland.

No travel is required.

The likely salary range is $195,500 to $264,500. This is not a guarantee. Pay is based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements, and may fall outside this range.

As part of hiring, you will complete an identity verification process using biometrics and AI to confirm your identity and prevent fraud. Virtual interviews require your camera to be on. By continuing, you agree that your biometric data may be collected, processed and used for identity and security checks.

The company welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, including people with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• Company match on 401(k) contributions, made pre-tax or post-tax up to IRS annual limits.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, and paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.
• Paid education and certifications for professional growth.
• An internal mobility team to help you manage your career.
• Work with current technology.
• The benefits package is reviewed regularly to keep it competitive.