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