Principal Software Engineer

Software EngineeringFairborn, OH
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Altamira is looking for a highly experienced senior technical leader for the role of Principal Software Engineer. This role will have a broad set of responsibilities leading Altamira software personnel, technologies, and growth for the Defense Scientific & Technical Intelligence (S&TI) Account. As a part of the Technology Leadership team, the Principal will work closely with the leads for Products and Platforms, IT, Research & Development, and Operations to shape Altamira’s enterprise portfolio and technologies delivered to operational programs.  
Responsibilities: 
  • Establish standards and best practices for software development and testing. 
  • Lead software engineering community of practice, including monthly lunch and learns. 
  • Work with software engineering staff to design/build technical solutions.
  • Serve as mentor to technical staff and sounding-board for project teams. 
  • Provide technical input to proposals. 
Qualifications: 
  • MUST BE U.S. CITIZEN capable of obtaining Top Secret clearance.  
  • 15+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree preferably in software engineering or computer science. 
  • Experience with multiple modern software languages and technologies such as: DevOps Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, full stack development, memory databases, microservices architecture, messaging architectures (Data Distribution Service, RabbitMQ). 
  • Experience with modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) tools and testing mechanisms. 
  • Working knowledge of the Agile development processes. 
  • Experience building and maintaining AWS infrastructure.  
  • Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with small technical teams.