Job Description

Description

Job Description

Design new user information solutions by eliciting and analyzing requirements to create high-level designs.  Develop a deep understanding of business operations and processes associated with the information solutions.  Provide clarification, coaching, and direction to development teams concerning design aspects as needed.  Interface with the customer and program management to assess and provide feedback on the feasibility, cost, risks, schedule, etc. of a particular project.

Primary Job Duties

• Serve as a software architect on the program creating and documenting high-level designs and estimates for various software projects by decomposing user specifications and using knowledge of the business.

• Coach and mentor developers on aspects of design as needed.

• Create SDLC-mandated project and product documentation.

• Assist with debugging and resolving complex application and data issues as needed.

• Reports to chief architect, with additional oversight provided by program manager.

• Provide input on and/or create overall software architecture roadmap and plan for interrelated applications supported by the program.

Qualifications

Requirements and Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree

• Overall 10+ years of IT software development experience including 10+ years relevant architecture experience for large scale information technology and database systems comprised of a multi-tier architecture and the integration of highly complex commercial software products and custom code in JAVA, JBoss, and SQL Server. 

• Master’s degree

• Overall 8+ years of IT software development experience including 10+ years relevant architecture experience for large scale information technology and database systems comprised of a multi-tier architecture and the integration of highly complex commercial software products and custom code in JAVA, JBoss, and SQL Server.

Certification

• Must be able to obtain an Oracle Certified Master, Java EE x Enterprise Architect certification within 180 days of hire.

NOTE: x denotes Java version. A specific version is not required to meet this requirement; the candidate can achieve certification in any version offered by Oracle.

• Must possess expertise with developing and architecting Java/J2EE applications

• Must possess expertise with traditional and Agile frameworks in a highly dynamic development environment

• Must possess expertise with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and web service paradigms and protocols such as SOAP and REST

• Must possess expertise with remediating OWASP Top 10 Security Risks

• Must be an excellent team player in a diverse culture

• Must display the ability to work under pressure

• Must display the desire and ability to act as a mentor/coach/teacher and leader

• Must possess expertise with a version-control system such as Subversion

• Must possess expertise with an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Eclipse

• Must possess expertise with a configuration/build tool such as Maven

• Must possess expertise with a continuous-integration server such as Jenkins

• Must possess expertise with a unit-testing framework such as JUnit

• Must possess expertise with third-party APIs and frameworks such as Spring

• Must possess experience working in a Scrum environment

• Experience with Section 508 accessibility standards is preferred

• Experience with Single-Page Applications (SPA) is desirable

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