What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Architect position at 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.
Learn more about VMD culture here: VMD Culture
About 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 you to join as a Software Architect working in our Arlington, VA office. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Leverage your passion to develop and maintain strong, functional, and efficient code across .NET platforms.
Work on highly talented Agile team(s) within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), to define architecture, design, build and implement solutions, and support development of public-facing web applications.
Provide technical knowledge, analysis, and troubleshooting of database applications and their production environments.
Consult with customer and external contract teams to meet program and release goals.
Experience Needed to Be Successful:
5 (five) years of experience with design, development and testing web solutions, translate requirements into detailed technical designs; construct, test, maintain and support efficient, cost effective and reliable software through the full life cycle
Core experience with C#, .NET, Core, JavaScript, CI/CD, Oracle, GitLab, Jenkins, Restful web services, Agile Scrum, PKI, Windows server and IIS.
Understanding of React or Angular, SPA, USWDS, 508 Compliance, both security and development best practices
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
Experience with Azure, AWS or Mobile
Basic Qualifiers:
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from an accredited college/university or equivalent work experience or certifications
Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? Yes
Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 5
Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 5
Minimum Clearance to Start: Interim Secret
Work Status Allowable: US Citizenship
The Type of Person That Will Excel:
You are curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.
You are team and customer service oriented
You have high attention to detail.
You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.
Travel and Telecommuting:
Travel: Little (less than 10%)
Telecommute Options: None
