Lead Software Engineer

Are you a Lead Software Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have software development experience?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work on-site with our client in Binghamton, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Coordinate with other program leads to ensure the program is completed successfully.
• Work in a team environment throughout the program's lifecycle, using either Waterfall or Agile methodologies.
• Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Guide the project team and ensure project goals are achieved.
• Ensure program plans are followed and artifacts needed are created for each phase of the delivery cycle.
• Actively mentor intermediate and junior engineers.
• Understand overall knowledge of the software activities for the project.
• Comply with all company security and data protection/usage policies and procedures.
• Personally responsible for adequately marking and handling all information and materials in any form.
• Do not divulge any information or afford access to other employees who do not need to know.
• Do not divulge information outside the company without management approval.
• All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company-provided resources.

Here's what you'll get:

Hours: 5/40 Work Schedule.

Length: Direct Hire.

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years software development experience.
• Minimum of 10 years experience supporting military or defense programs.
• Minimum of 10 years experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Minimum of 10 years programming experience in software languages Ada, C/C++, FORTRAN, C#
• Minimum of 10 years experience with task/resource planning, development of BOEs, IMP, and IMS planning.

• Experience using earned value management systems to manage a team's cost and schedule performance.
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins.
• Experience in an Agile/SAFe leadership role (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer).
• Experience architecting, designing, modeling, implementing, integrating, and debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, or Real-Time Embedded Linux.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Good critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks.
• Proven track record of building relationships, fostering collaboration, and working cross-functionally with multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentoring, coaching, and excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward).
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities.
• Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a "U.S. Person," as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.