Software Engineer
Arlington, VA

Job Description

With more than 117 years of technology innovation, a global team of 100,000, and 64,000+ technology patents, NEC is in the business of providing solutions that focus on safety, security, operational efficiency - enabling people to live brighter, more enriched lives. We call this orchestrating a brighter world. As recognized leaders in Biometric technologies, we boast an array of award winning solutions which support Law Enforcement, Citizen Services & Immigration, Commercial Markets, and Public facilities Management. NEC Advanced Recognition Systems are experiencing significant growth and expect to soar to new heights with the addition of key talent like you.

We are currently looking to add an intermediate Software Engineer to our passionate and dedicated team. An exciting and innovative future awaits you within this Federal Development Team. As a part of this team, you will work on cutting edge biometric technologies, which are ideally suited to fortify safety and national security for US federal government. This position will be growing into an Engineer who Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet-related computer programs. Using current programming language and technologies, you will write code, complete programming, and perform testing and debugging of applications. Another key responsibility will see you complete documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance while providing in-depth technical trainings to internal engineering teams. You may interact with government and enterprise customers to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities -

* Work with the stakeholders for requirement analysis and milestone definitions.
* Design, write, test, integrate, and maintain software applications.
* Write clean and maintainable code
* Perform documentation and code peer review sessions, group discussion and continuous training
* Rapidly learn new application and technologies

Requirements -

* Must be a US Citizen to be able to obtain US Federal clearances or background investigation (DHS or DOD); preferred if held the previous US federal clearance
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
* Demonstrated Software Development experience
* 2+ years of experience developing an application using C++
* 2+ years of experience developing under Linux environments
* Knowledge of developing RESTful API
* Knowledge of relational database like Oracle (SQL skills)
* Excellent fundamental knowledge of OO principles, design patterns
* Solid communication and writing skills

ABOUT NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC is a leading provider of innovative IT, biometrics, network, and communications products and solutions for service carriers and Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including healthcare, government, education, and hospitality. NEC delivers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications, and biometric security. NEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in over 44 countries and more than $37.5 billion in revenue. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.

NEC Corporation of America and its subsidiaries is committed to the maximum utilization of all human resources and the goal of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, genetic characteristics, height, weight, arrest record pertaining to misdemeanors or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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Nearest Major Market: Arlington Virginia

Nearest Secondary Market: Washington DC

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