About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Title</span></strong><span style="color:black">:<strong>Specialist, Software Engineering </strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Number: 35953</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Location: </span><span style="color:black">Nashville, TN</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Role is contingent upon program award </span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:105%;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:105%;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Job Description: </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Participate and consistently contribute to planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support activities for custom software components and applications. May perform task management activities for other software engineers. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">The Software Engineer, Senior Specialist Level is a senior professional with strong job area knowledge and broad knowledge of project management, managing complex projects and processes with general oversight to achieve operational targets and goals with direct impact on team and departmental results. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Essential Functions: </strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Interact directly with engineering team and program management staff to analyze and understand requirements </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Translate requirements into appropriate technical designs </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Effectively present technical designs to software engineering, program management, and other team members </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Implement requirements into software components and applications according to technical design </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Unit and component test software components and applications to ensure quality of deliverables </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Provide input and effort for the technical verification of all technical, functional and corporate requirements prior to delivery of software components and applications </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Investigate and address requirement violations in functional testing and production software as needed </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Track and report status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to software engineering team </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Adhere to corporate processes and standards for all activities and deliverables during all phases of involvement in the software development life cycle </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Effectively manage multiple task assignments </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Mentor less experienced team members as appropriate </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Perform all job functions with a positive, professional attitude </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black"><br>Qualifications:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics andnd minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. </span><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.</span></span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black"> 6 years experience in progressively advanced object oriented commercial or government software development experience.</span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and programming languages </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> the principles, practices, and techniques of object-oriented design/development </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in </span>regulatory standards impact on software development </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> the principles, practices, and techniques of software unit, component, and integration testing </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> the principles, practices, and techniques of source code management and defect tracking </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> Agile and Scrum methodologies </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience in</span> C# and Visual Studio required (Java experience a potential substitute) </span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience with</span> WPF/XAML required. </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience with </span>Object Oriented development with focus on SOLID principals. </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">6 years experience with</span> UML (Unified Modeling Language) and understand design patters.</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance</span></li> <li style="color:black;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Travel 10%</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="color:black">Preferred Additional Skills:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to work in a team environment and highly effective at collaboration</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to effectively utilize both written and verbal communication skills </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to identify complex problems and provide multiple solutions </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to understand, create, and communicate complex design specifications </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to quickly and effectively breakdown assignments into work tasks and provide effort and schedule estimates and successfully achieve them </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to use judgment and logic in decision-making considering relative to costs and benefits of potential actions </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to promote a corporate ethics and exhibit a spirit of teamwork and cooperation within the organization </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to understand and utilize UML (Unified Modeling Language) </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to identify and apply design patterns as appropriate. </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Azure DevOps source control (GIT) and pipeline development (YAML). </span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">TCP/UDP experience is preferred.</span></li> <li style="color:black;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Experience with multithreaded application development. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Physical Demands: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Required to sit for long periods of time</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Infrequent light physical effort required</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Written and verbal communication</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">May require the ability to travel via automobile or airplane</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">This is an on-site position</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Personal Protective Equipment: </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">As required by program needs</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Work Environment:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Work performed in an office environment with people close to each other</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Working with computers, and other computer components</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside of normal working hours (evenings and weekends)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> #LI-EB1</span></p>