IT Lead Engineer - Software Engineering at Maximus Inc

I: Essential Job Functions:

• Work as a senior member of a software development team, responsible for the overall implementation during software development, production go-live, and post deployment support of enterprise applications;
• Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC);
• Provide direction in the development of complex software programs, with clear and succinct code documentation, which meet the written and oral functional requirements provided by customer;
• Lead the development of software solutions that will meet or exceed business requirements; the development effort includes designing and implementing modules to the system specifications, conducting unit testing, troubleshooting issues and producing detailed proposals to resolve issues;
• Coordinates with the business operations team and acquire expert understanding of the business processes;
• Work independently to understand the assigned work, deliver on agreed upon dates and raise issues/risks in a timely manner in case of risk to deliverables;
• Assist junior members of the staff by providing direction on customer requests and performing code review to ensure quality outcomes;
• Consult on requirements elicitation and definition;
• Actively participate and contribute in SDLC activities such as solution design, work effort estimation, assisting peers with technical challenges and code reviews;
• Create and modify artifacts and deliverables expected from the SDLC and change management process such as project charter, proposed solution documents etc.;
• Design software solutions per systems requirements;
• Code software solutions per designs;
• Code reviews, unit test, and integrate coded modules;
• Assist other developers in resolving issues by providing guidance and training;
• Support testing and remediate defects;
• Support users through troubleshooting and analysis of production logs and data;
• Investigate new solutions, tools, products, and techniques to incorporate into coding standards;
• Evaluate new coding techniques, tools, modules, and implementation as appropriate;
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

II: Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related field plus 7 years of experience in designing software applications; OR

• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related field plus 5 years of experience in designing software applications

III: Special Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of Object Oriented (OO) programming languages such as Java or ETL;
• Familiarity with DBMS such as Oracle 12c or ETL;

• Proficiency in Java, SQL, Hibernate, iBATIS, JavaScript, Eclipse IDE, Web Services (REST or SOAP), Maven or Gradle, Junit, and SVN.

Salary: $135,699

To apply for this position, please forward your resume to LizAlarcon@maximus.com with “IT Lead Engineer - Software Engineering (NY- 4482)” in the subject line. No telephone calls, please.

MAXIMUS, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.