.NET Developer
Ashburn, VA

Job Description

Serves as an Agile Scrum team member providing software development and maintenance services for the delivery of releasable software. Responsible for activities associated with delivery of software solutions associated with customer-defined systems and software projects. Basic responsibilities include:

* Designing, developing and implementing custom software and database application capabilities for a variety of legacy and modernized systems with limited oversight.
* Acts as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a do what it takes attitude to ensure product and team success.
* Provide significant improvements to the product(s) being supported
* Active participation in release and sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases.
* Support release planning with conceptual design and development / refinement of software engineering guidelines.
* Analyzing complex project-related problems and creating innovative solutions involving, scheduling, technology, methodology, tools and solution components
* Ensuring product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports
* Provide input on best practices and procedures
* Developing new and refining existing process to enhance quality and productivity
* Provide mentoring to junior members of the team
* College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
* Must be a U.S. Citizen with at least an interim DOD Secret clearance or higher
* Experience with .NET or Java/J2EE; Familiarity with any of the following: MVC, Entity Framework (or other ORM), JavaScript, XML, JSON, Web API, and PowerShell
* Experience with object oriented design and development (OODD), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
* Ability to communicate OODD and SOA principles and best practices
* Experience working on unusually complicated problems and providing solutions that are highly creative and ingenious, exhibiting ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
* Acts independently to expose and resolve problems
* Experience with continuous integration tools and environments.
* Experience with source code control systems and concurrent development workflows (Git preferred)
* Experience using SQL or PL/SQL to access Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server databases
* Experience developing applications utilizing .NET version 4.5 software framework (or strong experience with competing frameworks)
* Experience with data base design and stored SQL procedures
* Ability to apply estimation techniques to software development efforts
* Ability to identify and manage risk
* Working knowledge of and ability to assist others in the use of software engineering tools to support process improvement
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong collaboration skills and desire to work within a team
* Understanding of all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, CM, quality assurance, and release management
* Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong work ethic and a self-starter
* Certifications such as CSM, or CSD
* DOD 8570 certification
* Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas
* Direct experience providing production support for Oracle databases; experience with Oracle tools
* Additionally, familiarity with any of the following is highly desirable: HTML, Angular.js, VMware, information exchanges (ETL, ESB), message queuing, application security, automated testing, UML, or Sparx Enterprise Architect.