Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a software engineer in support of a concentrated effort at a large Federal Agency to bring legacy, high priority IT systems up to current and supported operating levels while also addressing critical needs for high availability, fail-over capability, decoupling of highly connected systems, and/or cloud-based solution implementations. 

Job Specifications:

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs application software.

• Conducts analysis and collaborates with subject matter experts in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for information storage, processing, presentation, manipulation, display, or reporting.

• Provides software development support to translate the enterprise's strategy for legacy system upgrade/migration to the desired future state including support of both the development and  execution of a transition plan

• Interacts at a variety of points within the customer organization and program governance processes to assist in implementation of the established transition plan

• Supports research and advises on the analysis of alternatives in the determination of upgrade, refactor, or other solution recommendations.  

• Ensures a focus on incorporation of high availability, fail-over capability, decoupling of highly connected systems, and/or cloud-based solution implementations

• Conducts test driven development in the delivery of high quality code.   

• Coordinates and collaborates with subject matter experts and other architect leads to ensure consistent application of customer mission objectives are met

• Leveraging domain expertise, develops comprehensive understanding of customer requirements and leads the development of a complete solution meeting all technical and functional requirements. 

Qualifications

• Required:

  ·       Strong written and verbal skills

  ·       Excellent communication and presentation skills

  ·       Experience in performing Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for upgrade, refactor, or other solution recommendations

  ·       Experience in any of the following programming languages:  COBOL, Java, .NET,  C++

  ·       Minimum of 5 years of experience

  ·       Minimum of BA/BS degree

  Desired:

  ·       Experience in any of the following:

  o   Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft XML parser

  o   OS and Virtualization: HP-UX/AIX/Linux, Windows, Amazon AMI, VMWare, RHEV

  o   Database: Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Datastax

  o   Servers: Cisco UCS, HP, Dell, IBM

  o   Platform/Middleware: JBOSS, Websphere, Apache, Tomcat, SOLR

  
  

Desired Qualifications

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability