Associate Software Development Lead with Security Clearance

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Job description

Open Systems Technologies Corporation is looking for an Associate Software Development Lead to provide leadership to our program and development team for of our mission critical Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) system. As an Associate Software Development Lead on this program, you will have the opportunity to provide inputs in guiding our efforts to building secure services and capabilities and utilizing cloud capabilities in support of an Enterprise cybersecurity program. The Associate Software Development Lead can expect to spend about 75% of their time supporting the Development Lead and Agile Development Teams (ADTs), with the remaining 25% dedicated to the research and development of new technologies and capabilities. Collaboration with the Dev Lead will be key to ensuring requirements are met with the highest possible quality standards. Responsibilities Assist Dev Lead in providing technical stewardship to the Agile Development Teams (ADTs).
Define, document, maintain, and communicate processes, practices, security, and configurations (PPS&C) to guide the program's SW Development
Responsible for verifying code meets standards defined in the PPS&C
Ensure SW Development environments and infrastructure meet development and test needs
Assist the ADT to meet sprint objectives by ensuring technical challenges and roadblocks are addressed and removed.
Ensure inter-ADT communication and dependency coordination occurs tied to execution of Program Increment Epics and Stories and issue resolution
Investigate and determine resolution of development process / execution related issues
Assist program leadership in evaluation of technical personnel and determining ADT composition
Maintain documentation of the program's software baseline Required Skills: Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain & maintain a Polygraph post-hire
Candidate must have BS degree with 4-8 years of professional experience; 2-6 years with Masters
4-5 years of experience working in an Agile software development environment as a technical contributor
Experience identifying issues and finding suitable solutions
Excellent written and oral communications skills, to include presentation of technical material to non-technical audiences
Ability to communicate with technical leadership, ADT leads, and release train engineer impacts to the ADTs to fast track critical and high priority efforts.
Experience briefing customers and stakeholders
Demonstrated proficiency with Java, JavaScript, Python, or other modern programming languages
Experience with deploying, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting software (both custom and COTS/FOSS) in a Linux environment
Experience integrating custom code with 3rd party software products/platforms (for example, development of custom plugins for a commercial or open-source product)
Experience with version control systems such as git or Subversion
Understanding of DevSecOps concepts/tools, and how they would apply in practice Preferred Skills: Understanding of SSL/TLS and PKI concepts
Familiarity with one or more common identity and access management protocols/standards, just as OAuth, SAML, LDAP, SCIM, or OIDC
Prior knowledge of (or experience with) the Oracle Identity and Access Management (IAM) suite (including OAM, OUD, and OHS), API Gateways, Apache web servers and/or proxy servers, and application servers is a major plus
Direct experience with multiple of the following and a desire to learn the others:
Database setup and integration, both relational and NoSQL (Oracle DB, MySQL, CouchDB)
DevOps automation tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
Source control and Agile development tools (Git, Maven, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence)
Analytics and search engines (Elasticsearch, Splunk, Apache Solr)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification (e.g. Certified SAFe Agilist) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) BENEFITS Our company OST has been operating since 1996 and have various contracts with Government agencies. We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 11 Paid Holidays, medical/dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end of year profit sharing paid out in 401k.

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