Senior Software Engineer

We are currently looking for an experienced senior team member to provide technical leadership and direction on many of our key Software Engineering client projects (Federal Government). As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for managing multiple software engineers and developing our company expertise around Software Engineering. . The scope of your work will encompass software development, business intelligence and data analytics projects. Ascella is looking for a Leader who has technical acumen across these areas to help mature programs, lead/manage projects over the long term, recruit technology project managers, and collaborate with teaming partners and customers.

What you will be doing

• Define the technical vision, engineering rigor, and architectural best practices to manage a team of software engineers
• Manage current Software Engineering client projects and potentially serve as a transitionary technical lead for new opportunities
• Recruit, mentor and retain talented engineers
• Lead in securing new projects in the software engineering practice area, by establishing and maturing relationship with teaming partners and customers
• Contribute to business development activities and serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Federal proposals; including and recruiting key personnel
• Support corporate quality control activities (company is ISO 9001, 20000, 27001 and CMMI L3 Dev)

What you need to be considered for this role (required)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar; Master's a plus.
• 10+ years of software development experience with 5+ in a technical leadership capacity
• 5+ Years of Federal Contracting experience
• Passion for managing technical teams using continuous improvement methods and Agile development operations preferred)
• Expertise with Java, J2EE, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, JIRA, ESRI, Spring, JBoss, Angular
• Unique experience working with XML-based or XBRL-based data sources
• Experience working in a DevOps & CI/CD environment with automated build-test-deploy tools, including experience with tools such as: Jenkins, Maven, Git, Junit, Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, Jasmine, Burp
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills to work with clients and partner
• U.S. Citizenship (and willingness to undergo a background investigation)

What makes you stand out from the crowd (desired)

• Prior experience working with financial data or financial management systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Expertise with ITIL service management practices
• ITIL v3 Certification
• SAFe Certification
• CSM Certification