NHS Human Services, Inc.

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 theRIGHT PEOPLEand developing them to their full capabilities

-Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. OurMISSION FIRSTapproach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

-We believe inSIMPLIFYINGcomplex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

-Our mantra is “SimpleSecureSpeed” 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