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