Software Architect

Learn more about careers at NISH Solutions. Check out our current opportunities. Apply by emailing your resume to careers@nishsol.com. 1. Senior Software Engineer – Java/ Python, Remote or US One of our clients is looking for engineer/developers who are self-motivated, multi-taskers, and demonstrated team players with 8 to 10 years of Java/Python experience. Ideally, backend software developers with excellent problem-solving skills. You will be responsible for the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. You should excel in working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills. Responsibilities: Day to day Job Duties: Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure project meets business objectives and compliance standards Support test and deployment of new products and features Participate in code reviews Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) 8 – 10 years of relevant work experience Object Oriented Design, Database Design, and XML Schema Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work Understanding of data structures Software-defined networking (SDN) knowledge ODL scaling knowledge a plus SW + networking knowledge Understanding of low-level BNC is a plus Education: Masters Preferred. Bachelor’s (Required). Certifications Preferred. Location(s): Ideal market locations (though it’s all remote for now): We are looking for a strong Software Engineer to support a large and highly complex proposal effort with a partnered agency. A Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the detailed design, implementation, and testing of subsystems and system components. A Senior Software Engineer is able to build a wide variety of software subsystems and components efficiently and effectively, given only a requirements specification and constraints. Tasks may include design, maintenance, and working closely with both internal and external customers. Responsibilities: Day to day Job Duties: Interact with software systems engineer or other technical leader to understand subsystem and component specifications and recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development. Interact with representatives of other industrial and government groups to understand and/or recommend data interchange formats, APIs, messaging strategies, application server software, as well as hardware and virtual machine requirements. Design and document subsystems and system components consisting of several objects working together to execute an encapsulated function of the larger system. Implement and debug subsystems and components. Write and execute tests for subsystems and components. Participate in integrated test sessions of components and subsystems on test and production servers. Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components, and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications. Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system, project, and team. Support management of the team’s technical infrastructure (e.g., repository, build system, testing system) under guidance from the systems engineer or other project leader. Participate in efforts to share software technology and expertise within the company; mentor junior and aspiring engineers. Write code to create single thread, multi-threaded, or user interface event-driven applications. Use source debuggers and visual development environments. Write, modify, and debug software for client applications. Design, deploy and support best in class software development processes and tools. Test and document software for client applications. Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Five + years of experience independently designing and implementing small or medium-sized software systems and components. Knowledge and familiarity with language/coding such as C#, .NET, HTML, MVC and CSS. Successful design and implementation of multiple software components and subsystems. Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask. Ability to communicate the design and implementation of software systems including relevant strengths/weaknesses and reasons for implementation decisions. Knowledge of SQL and Microsoft operating system and at least two application, database, messaging or web server systems. Experience working with Agile project methodology. Working knowledge of Workflow and issues statuses in JIRA with a scrum mode. Education: Masters Preferred. Bachelor’s (Required). We are looking for a strong Technical Project Manager to support a large and highly complex proposal effort with a partnered agency. Responsibilities: Day to day Job Duties: The ideal candidate shall be responsible for all Contractor work performed under this Statement of Work (SOW). The Technical Project Manager shall be a single point of contact for the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). In addition, the PM will provide technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives. Has domain and expert technical knowledge. Directs and controls activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met. Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management. Decision making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall project implementation. May supervise others. Qualifications: PMP certification Must be eligible for a Public Trust Clearance, US Citizenship required 10+ years’ experience managing and supporting complex IT projects Agile methodologies (SAFE certification would be good not critical) Understanding of Federal “ecosystem” for their case management and adjudication software Silicon Valley experience and Enterprise Software is a plus Understanding of master scheduling Understanding of Stakeholder engagement UI/UX experience and understanding Education: Masters Preferred. Bachelor’s (Required). We are looking for a strong Software Architect to support a large and highly complex proposal effort with a partnered agency. Responsibilities: Essential Functions: Defines and implements software architecture designs/patterns including but not limited to coding standards and examples, domain driven designs, microservices and prototypes to ensure consistent repeatable implementations by the software development team. Remove mundane tasks by automating and/or standardizing solutions which can be centralized and built once. Leads peer code review process to monitor adherence to department designs and patterns. Provides broad understanding of platforms and applications across multiple technologies. Ensure all support tasks conform to established standards, this includes incident management, communications, IT compliance and risk management. Ensure performance meets or exceeds business user/customer SLA and expectations. Non-essential Job Functions: Participates in and leads proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Adopts Fairway values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions and interpersonal interactions. Contributes to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Experience estimating timelines and requirement discovery focused on web and a service oriented architecture environment. Experience designing and implementing API gateways and ESB solutions from the ground up. Ability to define, maintain and monitor standards through use of peer code reviews and automated processes to ensure compliance. Demonstrable working knowledge of various application software technology paradigms; e.g. web, microservices, SOA, APIs, ETL and supporting programming languages. Demonstrated ability in applying programming and testing techniques and tools such as debugging. Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills. Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions. Advanced technical skills. Solid knowledge and understanding of the functional design and architecture of application systems across multiple technologies and platforms. Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. Equivalent education and/or relevant work experience may be accepted in place of specified experience and/or educational requirements. 7+ years’ experience in middleware and platform experience with Web Services (RESTful / SOAP). 7+ years’ experience defining and implementing database designs for SQL Server. 7+ years’ experience in all phases of development and supporting software products and technologies and associated methodologies. Experience working in an Agile environment: Scrum and Kanban. Demonstrated experience with DevOps and CI/CD technologies, such as JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, BitBucket (or other Git server), and Jenkins. #J-18808-Ljbffr