Senior Software Engineer - Contingent

Aretum•McLean, VA

2h•Remote

About The Position

Aretum is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Software Engineer you will utilize your diverse skillset to support our client across various needs within an Agile development environment. Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Must have at least five years of relevant experience in the areas described below:
Building applications with .NET (C#).
Experience developing and maintaining GraphQL APIs.
Experience working with Postgres and/or MSSQL databases.
Experience building/maintaining system data models/schemas.
Experience leading development teams as the Senior engineer on projects.
Experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps, Docker (Containers), and CI/CD pipeline implementations.
Experience working independently and in a team environment, providing guidance to more junior developers on the team.
Experience engaging with stakeholders and gathering requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud technologies.
Experience with MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js) and React.js.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in the analysis, design, and development of various modernization efforts.
Assist with all aspects of the Agile development: gather requirements, lead/participate in standup meetings, write user stories, create tasks, develop code, review backlogs, and work on assigned tasks.
Assist developers and lead development efforts with building, maintaining, and enhancing websites and web applications using .NET (C#), Postgres, GraphQL and optionally the MEAN stack.
Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and deployment processes.
Support containerization strategies and troubleshoot deployment issues.
Plan and implement unit testing into the code and development life cycle.
Assist/Review load tests to identify bottlenecks and latency issues.
Make recommendations to implement optimizations, enhancements, and fixes.
Provide guidance and collaborate closely with a small development team.
Review and troubleshoot bugs and identify problem resolutions.
Assist and provide guidance to promote various best practices into the software development lifecycle.