Software Developer - Subject Matter Expert

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Software Developer- SME to join our team.

The Software Developer will develop new automation capabilities that utilize infrastructure as code best practices and establishes a continuous integration /continuous delivery pipeline.

Primary Job Duties & Required Job Qualifications:

·        Demonstrated experience with cloud environments services such as AWS or Azure

·        Demonstrated experience with Dev Ops practices and tools to include release management, orchestration and code repository tools such as Jira, Github, or Jenkins.

·        Demonstrated experience with using various scripting language to create final product per stakeholder requirements

·        Demonstrated experience architecting, implementing, or maintaining solutions in the sponsor cloud environment

·        Demonstrated experience documenting concepts of operations and standards of practice for tiered maintenance support

·        Experience with CCIE Java

·        Experience with C Sharp (C#)

·        Interface routinely with senior management

·        Deliver weekly status to leadership

Certifications

·        Java

·        C sharp (C#)

·        Microsoft Certified Engineer

·        Microsoft Certified Architect

·        Or other relevant vendor professional certifications, current within the last 3 to 5 years.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

·        Ansible

·        Powershell

·        Java

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s Degree

·        Sixteen (16) years minimum of relevant professional work experience

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, Day Shift from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite in Herndon, VA at a customer facility. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  hr@kda-consulting.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.