Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Lead SW Engineer Job Description

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Lead SW engineer provides systems engineering expertise and operational perspective in the areas of Command and Control (C2), battle management, system interoperability, and system integration in support of C2BMC ballistic missile defense operations and development.

Lead SW Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

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Report on infrastructure performance and utilization trends
Translate business requirements into architecture and design for implementation on the platform
Work directly with project development teams to enable successful project implementation on the Hadoop platform
Set up project environments including Development and QA environments
Hardware and Software integration and inventory (Application SOE) – Solution Engineering
Application standards and conventions and best practices (Development practices within shared infrastructure) Lessons Learned and Continuous Process Improvement (SDLC)
Design, develop, document and implement new systems, enhancements, modifications, and corrections to existing software with code that complies with design specifications and meets security and Java/J2EE best practices
Design, develop, document and implement new programs and subprograms, enhancements, modifications, and corrections to existing software
Create/support comprehensive test plans and clearly articulated test cases, utilizing various testing methods (black box
Drive development effort End-to-End for on-time delivery of high quality solutions that conform to requirements, conform to the architectural vision, and comply with all applicable standards

Lead SW Engineer Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Lead SW Engineer

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CV, QA, DO-178, ITIL, NAA, EASA, FAA, RTCA, DO-178B, X.509

Education for Lead SW Engineer

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Employers hiring for the lead SW engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Electronics, Software Engineering, Technology, Science, MBA

Skills for Lead SW Engineer

Desired skills for lead SW engineer include:

Software development life cycle
Python and Ruby
SAS software is an asset
SQL databases like Hbase and Cassandra
Scripting in Shell
Ballistic Missile Defense concepts
Battle Management and Command and Control systems
Defense communications systems
BMDS is highly desired
DB2

Desired experience for lead SW engineer includes:

2-3 years of (Android/Linux) Kernel/Driver development and/or debugging
2-3 years of hands-on HW / SW wake-up experience with low-level SW skills, preferably in mobile domain
2+ years of work with power management and energy management related SW/HW
1-2 years of in-depth understanding of Android OS
2-3 years of work in lead / specialist role in driving issues to resolutions
System Design and System Analysis skills with HW/SW interface knowledge

Lead SW Engineer Examples

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Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lead SW engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead SW engineer
  • Lead a team of development staff on the architecture, design, development, implementation and support of web based applications
  • Leads and drives the automation process for all the teams
  • Ensure adequate test cases are created and reviewed
  • Drives and expands relationships with internal teams, external partners and client’s quality, quality management and building quality culture
  • Understands the interplay of hardware, firmware and the software stack in order to apply the knowledge of test planning, test coverage and test architecture creation
  • Provide project teams responsible for the design and implementation of systems for quality management and continuous improvement of products or solutions across multiple segments and projects
  • Deep application engineering knowledge is required to modeling and build supervisory control applications using Wonderware System Platform, HMI development, PLC Program development and SCADA Engineering and Database modeling
  • Act as the primary electrical engineering interface to the customer for new business opportunities and electric power steering application projects
  • Responsible to manage, interpret and analyze electrical and electronic EPS system and customer specifications
  • Lead application specific Electrical Product Development Team (EPDT)
Qualifications for lead SW engineer
  • Run system analysis in thermal and energy management for performance and reliability
  • Experience in designing, developing and deploying the Serving layer stack of the Big Data architectures is required
  • Strong background in Java, Web Services, Java application frameworks or equivalent is required
  • 3 or more years demonstrated experience with n-tier web application development and experience in Java development
  • 8+ years of experience in developing Unix-based software (Linux preferred) including scripting (Shell, Perl, Python)
  • Serve as the delivery manager for Identity & Access Management (IAM) products and solutions deployed to the user community
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Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of lead SW engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lead SW engineer
  • Write system, subsystem and function specifications
  • Support E/E core development to meet customer expectation and future technology trends
  • Guide development on new solutions to improve system availability and robustness with software and hardware solutions
  • Support and develop cost reduction solutions
  • Maintain subsystem (controller, motor ) project timelines to meet overall program timing
  • Coordinate software and calibration testing and release activities
  • Debug, analysis and problem solving of system, communication, diagnostic and functional implementation failures
  • Support Diagnostic implementation and testing per customer requirements
  • Support Hardware in the Loop Testing at Nexteer and the customer
  • Provide expert input for Cluster tooling and Testing strategy and guide / mentor Test Automation team
Qualifications for lead SW engineer
  • Experience with client side JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Ember, Backbone)
  • Experience in developing web services solutions (XML, SOAP, JSON, HTTP)
  • Comfortable with STL templates and libraries such as BOOST
  • Willingness to work in an office Bangalore
  • Bachelor’s Degree (Computer Science, Bio Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering or any closely-related technical field
  • Strong technical knowledge in current Big Data technologies including Hadoop, Spark, Hive
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Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of lead SW engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for lead SW engineer
  • Lead solutioning, design and documentation by conducting workshops in multiple locations for multiple projects
  • Architect and Implement Data Analytics using Big Data Stack like HDFS, Spark and Kafka
  • Deploy and use 3rd party IAM products like Oracle Identity Manager, Azure AD, Sail point or ForgeRock
  • Mentor junior resources and explore new contemporary IAM technologies & trends (FIDO, oAuth, OpenID etc)
  • Analyse functional and non-functional requirements
  • Coordinate and organize work from several Divisions and their owners
  • Prioritize tasks and raise alarm for any risks included
  • Responsible for Continuous Integration of tests using tools like Jenkins
  • Come up with suggestions and ideas to improve the process or Automation testing
  • The Developer will work in a SCRUM environment and will be working with colleagues from other countries
Qualifications for lead SW engineer
  • Communicate status to global, multi-site teams
  • Experience with web application and services security issues and technologies
  • Experience with web services standards and related technologies (XSD, XML, SOAP, REST, JSON)
  • Experience with Big Data technologies such as Cloudera, HBASE, Elasticsearch
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM related area (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math,) (e.g..software engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or related field) from an accredited college, with 14 years of related professional experience
  • Experience performing the Control Account Management (CAM) function with discrete earned value methodology cost/schedule variance analysis and Estimate To Complete analysis function
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Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a lead SW engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for lead SW engineer
  • Lead a team of engineers in offshore to deliver the solution using IDM solutions such as Sailpoint, PAM and OIM
  • Liaising with number of IT and business stakeholders to gather requirements and to conduct design workshops
  • Design, implement, deploy code and execute build processes
  • Integration with applications including configuring both Out of the box and custom connector development
  • Deploying & Using 3rd party IAM products like Oracle Identity Manager, PAM or ForgeRock
  • Analyze the customer/field issues and debug to locate the root cause efficiently
  • Participate in the implementation, debugging and tuning of server applications
  • Plays critical role focused on delivering the big data and analytics solutions for Digital channels
  • Effective communication with key stake holders across business and technology
  • Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with all Risk, Architecture, and other relevant firm guidelines
Qualifications for lead SW engineer
  • A Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent field
  • Five years or more of experience in software engineering work
  • Proved leadership skills to inspire people, communicate clear visions and objectives and strategy, lead changes and confront poor performance, and deliver on commitments
  • Windows and Linux platforms
  • Python, Matlab, HTML, OpenGL, WebGL
  • Electrical engineering degree (Required)
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Lead SW Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a lead SW engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lead SW engineer
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships across contributing teams, various LOB’s, senior technology management, business management, program sponsors, and vendors
  • Proactively work with Project Managers identifying and resolving issues that would present a risk to on-time implementation of programs or projects
  • To design & implement web applications using
  • Idea(s) with your fellow Team members on how to improve our Apps
  • Maintain design documentation as it relates to CMMI, ISO, IRIS, IEEE, EN and company best practices
  • Improve and extend RM&D software products
  • Work with development team create software solutions to patch/maintain current RM&D tool suite
  • Work with team to develop new functionality/capabilities to enhance current RM&D tools
  • Work with team to create new software to expand the RM&D tool suite
  • Refactor codebase as needed to improve code's testability, maintainability, and reliability
Qualifications for lead SW engineer
  • 2+ years of electrical experience (R)
  • Educational focus in design/development of electrical systems in hardware and software (R)
  • Familiarity in power electronics and electrical machines (R)
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Technical, Electrical or Mathematics, discipline from an accredited college, with 14 years of professional experience
  • Have the ability to work independently and will possess the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment
  • Excellent working knowledge of standard MS Office products

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