Sr Software Engineer

Aqua IT; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqua IT is seeking a highly skilled Scrum Master to lead Agile software delivery for mission-critical systems in Gaithersburg, MD. You will guide a technical team through the full SDLC, break down complex work, and deliver customer-focused improvements in a secure environment.

Required are a TS/SCI clearance and a strong background in GEOINT, modern software design, and architecture. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineers to ensure continuous integration and delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8–12 years of relevant experience or Master’s with 6–10 years of experience.
• Experienced Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
• GEOINT domain understanding applicable to troubleshooting, optimization, and validation of system behavior and data outputs across environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and CI/CD methodologies and tools.
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Resolve tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.
• Engage in the complete software development lifecycle within defined parameters.
• Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or application.
• Break down sizable tasks into manageable units and provide LOE estimations.
• Collaborate with fellow software engineers to design and document optimal technical solutions.
• Ensure team adherence to Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions when requirements are not clearly defined, prioritizing customer needs.
• Resolve obstacles for the development team in collaboration with Product Owner and leadership.
• Ensure Scrum events occur and remain positive, productive, and timeboxed.

Skills

Scrum Master experience

GEOINT domain understanding

Software design patterns

System architecture

Agile development

Fast learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Master’s degree with 6-10 years of experience

Tools

React

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Oracle

CloudFormation

S3

EC2

RDS

CI/CD tools

Docker

Job description

• Resolve various tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.
• Engage in the complete software development lifecycle, operating within well-defined parameters.
• Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or application.
• Break down sizable tasks into manageable units for execution and provide LOE estimations.
• Collaborate with fellow software engineers to create and document optimal technical designs.
• Ensure team compliance with Agile processes and best practices.
• Build software solutions where the solution is not clearly defined but always prioritizing customer needs.
• Resolve obstacles for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.
• Ensure all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

Basic Qualifications:

• US citizenship is required per contract with ACTIVE TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.
• Experience incorporating GEOINT domain understanding when troubleshooting, optimizing, and validating system behavior and data outputs across environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.
• Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.
• Working knowledge of Agile development and continuous integration/continuous delivery methodologies and tools.
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scripting languages such as REACT.
• Software Architectures: Client-Server, Model-View-Controller.
• Cloud Exposure:Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.Specific AWS Services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation and RDS.Certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or similar.