Senior Software Architect

DescriptionAs a Vision, Mission, and Driven company, VMD has been delivering information technology solutions to the Federal government in Agile Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure Protection since 2002. Our mission has now expanded, and we have merged with Xcelerate Solutions to revolutionize end-to-end enterprise security. Together we are committed to protecting our nation's citizens, critical infrastructure, and resources.Why Join VMD Corp?At VMD, now a part of Xcelerate Solutions, you have the opportunity to thrive in your career and become a Game Changer. The quality and talent of our people is what drives our success. We embrace an employee-first culture and make it a priority to provide professional development opportunities that foster career growth. We help protect American Citizens and the nation's most critical infrastructure by working alongside our customers and delivering game changing solutions to strengthen their missions. We believe our passion and commitment to achieve our customers' goals and solve their most critical challenges defines who we are. We don't just dream big, we act on it - through teamwork, dedication, and resilience.

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VMD CultureAbout the Mission You Will Join:The Department of State has entrusted VMD to perform internal and external-facing informational websites and web applications activities specifically for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. VMD's mission is to perform migration/decommissioning activities over legacy websites to support the modernization of its website governance, architecture, and design.

Your Impact to the Mission:VMD has an exciting opportunity for a talented technology thought leader to join VMD's Department of State Program as a Software Architect. This person will also support VMD's Enterprise Solutions as a SME and have a direct impact on the company's growth and technical offerings. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

Be a driver of innovation for VMD at large; serve as a senior technologist to offer and drive technology solutions across a broad spectrum of customers primarily focused on DoS Consular Affairs to support the customer mission.Stay current on technology trends and think to what is next.Act as VMD's Software Architecture evangelist. Lead and mentor agile team(s) to define architecture, design, build and implement solutions, and support development of public-facing web applications.Leverage advanced technical knowledge, perform analysis, and troubleshoot database applications and their production environments.Work as part of a highly skilled Agile team and provide off-hours support when required.Serve as consultant with customer and external contract teams to meet program and release goals. Support business development efforts across the company to provide thought leadership on the topics of agile development, cloud migration, microservices, and containerization.Ability to write and speak convincingly about modernization technologies and provide expert perspective on architectural requirements for success.Ability to quickly understand and become conversant in emerging technologies and concepts including artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain.Provide direction to architectural endeavors of the company including internal support systems and infrastructure as well as the establishment of sandboxes for business development in AWS and/or Salesforce.Engage with senior government officials across VMD's portfolio to provide advice for modernizing government systems and applications.Experience Needed to Be Successful:10 years of total experience with at least 5 years of hands-on experience with the below technologies, tools, and platforms:

Language(s): C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, XMLFramework(s): ASP.NET, .Net 4, WCF, Entity, Design Patterns, ERDFront-end Development: ASP.NET, Bootstrap, AngularJS, MVC, AJAX, Web Services, KendoDatabase(s): Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, SQLPlus, Toad, SQL ServerPlatform/Tools: Visual Studio, TFS, IIS, Windows Server, HTTPS, CLM, GitLab, Selenium, Jenkins

Experience with build scripts and continuous integration, using any of the following:

Gitlab, CLM, Jira, Nexus, Docker, Puppet, Jenkins, Gitlab-ci, Beaker, OATS/Selenium, Confluence, Maven, SonarQube, Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Most recent position(s) were software architect level or equivalentGood understanding of Networking and Application SecurityStrong Agile, SDLC, and development process experienceDesired Qualifications and Experience:Department of State experienceExperience with DevOpsExperience with application-network troubleshootingExperience with AzureExperience with COTS products such as AEM or SolrExperience with Java / J2EE / JSP or mobile developmentAWS architect certificationExperience with SalesforceBasic Qualifiers:Education Requirement: Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar IT degreeCan Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? NoMinimum Years of Overall Experience: 10Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 5Minimum Clearance to Start: Interim SecretWork Status Allowable: US CitizenshipRequired Certification(s): NoneThe Type of Person That Will Excel:You are curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.You have high attention to detail.You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.Travel and Telecommuting:Travel: NoneTelecommute Options: Hybrid

VMD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws. VMD maintains a drug-free workplace.