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Software Engineer

Rapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients. We have unique strengths in complex, cross-organizational solution analysis, design, development, implementation, and change management supporting enterprise requirements. Our team of professionals has deep consulting backgrounds supporting the unique needs of our clients. Our team members have proven experience leading strategic initiatives within the civilian Government agencies.

RCS is seeking aSoftware Engineerto join a full stack tiger team to develop a minimum viable product (MVP) for a new intranet search user interface. Agile project management skills to manage the planning and execution of software development activities ensuring deliverables are provided on time, on budget, and meeting acceptance criteria. The work is expected to last for 12 months.

This position requires the candidate to work onsite in Chantilly, VA. Relocation assistance is not available.

What you will do:

Comply with and participate in all applicable Lean Agile scrums, sprints and grooming sessions

Meet schedule and delivery commitments within budget

Identify and manage risks; recommend or take required corrective action; communicate risks and corrective actions effectively to the Sponsor and project team

Consult and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification

Coordinate program management activities including scheduling of meetings and preparation of demonstrations, briefings, and presentations

Create, maintain, and brief Project Management Review (PMR) slides for projects

Work in partnership with an integrated team of staff and contractors.

Create, manage and update Jira tickets

Report sprint burn-up, top line charts, as well as product features and user stories

Work with and follow applicable change and configuration management process and tools

Provide demonstrations during each Sprint Review to show ongoing progress, highlight team challenges or opportunities for process improvements, and obtain clarity on upcoming requirements

Participate in all applicable Lean Agile scrums, sprints and grooming sessions

Consult and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification

Work in partnership with an integrated team of staff and contractors

Understand modern software development and architectural solutioning in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure, including a focus on resilience and scalability

Design, develop and modify software systems

Unit test the software and perform code reviews

Participate in all applicable Lean Agile scrums, sprints and grooming sessions

Consult and coordinate appropriately for problem resolution, task scheduling, new resource requirements, and task clarification

Work in partnership with an integrated team of staff and contractors

Interview stakeholders and conduct user experience research to identify user pain points and develop user personas and journey maps

Generate ideas and provide wireframes for Sponsor review

Incorporate Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities

Required Qualifications/Education:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Lean Agile methodology and managing full lifecycle software development projects

Leading an agile development team to include generating sprint plans

Translating customer requirements into system requirements and being able to define MVIs, Features, and User Stories within the Lean Agile construct

Working with project teams within the construct of the Lean Agile methodology to determine or plan work scope and level of effort to produce a t-shirt size for the associated work

Managing top line charts, sprint burn-up charts and sprint goals

Meeting schedule and delivery commitments within budget.

Using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products and sprints

Monitoring the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements

With risk identification, management and mitigation

Coordinating test resources and deployments with other groups

Working with a work management system such as Jira for notifying system status and to seek approval for deployment to production

Working in a Lean Agile Development environment

Developing detailed design and associated deliverables

Translating customer and system requirements into design

Designing system interfaces

Developing Single Page Applications using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.js

Developing synthetic or mocked data and web services

Accomplishing standard CRUD use cases in relational or non-relational data stores, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, or MongoDB

Developing RESTful web services using NodeJS or a similar technology

Incorporating enterprise-scale, single sign-on identity and access management technologies such as OAuth, SAML, or OpenID Connect

Developing JUnit and Jasmine tests

Testing platforms such as Jest or Karma

Working with DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, or Nexus

Working in Lean Agile Development environment

Developing detailed design and associated deliverables

Translating customer and system requirements into design

Developing wireframes, mock-ups, refinements, and other visual deliverables

Conducting user and usability research

Incorporating Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) or Section 508 accessibility standards in a web environment

Nice to Have Qualifications:

Lucidworks Fusion 4 or higher, particularly the consumption of Fusion data retrieval APIs

Building and maintaining constructive relationships among customers, stakeholders, technical teams, contractors and senior level staff

Developing and maintaining long-term and strategic objectives to ensure that end user requirements will be satisfied in future years

Tailoring complex technical ideas and concepts to be communicated to a range of audiences in briefing and reports

RCS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities as an applicant, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

All RCS work locations are drug-free workplaces.