Software Engineer SME

KDA is s eeking a highly skilled Software Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our dynamic team.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Proficiency with Java and JavaScript to build modern, dynamic user interfaces and backends
• Ability to innovate, evaluate and research new technologies while staying abreast of industry trends
• The ability to engage constructively with peers and technical lead to communicate the technical approach, trade-offs, and technical decisions
• Work with Scrum Masters and other developers to understand design requirements and provide estimates for development
• Apply understanding of technical issues surrounding the designing, building and testing of software operating on cloud platforms and frameworks
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, continuous deployment, agile methodologies
• Well versed with using version control and issue/problem tracking systems
• Provides inputs to project documentation including but not limited to requirements, user and administration guides, and release notes.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 16+ years’ related work experience.
• 9+ years of software design, code and test experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to innovate and optimize systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in cloud-based concepts such as AWS or Azure
• Experience using DevSecOps tools such as Git, Docker, Fortify, Nexus, Jenkins
• Experience building UI's with modern tools and standards like Angular, React, and NodeJS
• Experience navigating Section 508 requirements.
• Ability to lead the development of program-level solutions, discrepancies, and enhancements