Senior .NET Technical Lead

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Octo an IBM company is an industry-leading award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At Octo we specialize in providing agile software engineering user experience design cloud services and digital strategy services that address government’s most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.

Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you’ll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you’ll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times Octo is an employer of choice!

You…

As a Senior .NET Technical Lead at Octo you will be supporting the mission of a progressive Federal agency. You will have experience translating concepts and specifications into usable and efficient client/customer facing applications using ASP.NET .NET and Oracle Server technologies.

Us…

We were founded as a fresh alternative in the Government Consulting Community and are dedicated to the belief that results are a product of analytical thinking agile design principles and that solutions are built in collaboration with not for our customers. This mantra drives us to succeed and act as true partners in advancing our client’s missions.

Program Mission…

This program will support the agency’s execution of Information Sharing and Services mission through collaboration with various programs within the agency.

• Develop enterprise web applications using Microsoft .NET ASP.NET C# MVC Angular Bootstrap and CLS.
• Oracle/SQL Server technologies (Programming T-SQL and PL SQL)
• Identify and understand the scope of functionality and suggest development solutions with cost benefit and design options
• Provide timely updates on tasks and meet internal and client deadlines with high quality deliverables
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Resolves highly complex issues conducts advanced research and recommends innovations
• Works with customers and users to evaluate estimate and perform application development and/or business process change requests under the direction of the appropriate Technical Lead
• Develops test scenarios and scripts as an integral component of the software quality assurance process

Security Clearance: Must be a United States Citizen and eligible for a TSA clearance.

Years of experience: 8+

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science Information Systems or related combination of education and experience technical field is required.

Location: Primarily Remote. This position can be staffed at the Government’s facility within the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area or any locations in the United States with requirement for occasional travel to the government facility in the DC Area.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of Web development experience using C# Microsoft .NET ASP.NET MVC Entity Framework and Web Forms
• 5+ years of experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS) / Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)/ Azure DevOps
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) with tools such as TFS Azure DevOps Jenkins etc.
• Must have experience developing web applications using .NET (MVC and/or ASP Web Forms)
• Programming experience with the following: Angular JS Bootstrap CLS (Common Lookup Service) Oracle 12 and MS SQL
• Experience with Oracle and MS SQL bug fixing deployments and all phases of the software development lifecycle required
• Must be able to analyze technical alternatives and present potential solutions to clients
• Experience with agile methodologies preferred
• Thorough technical knowledge in software development methodologies design and implementation
• Excellent analytical and design skills at multiple product level excellent skills in research and analysis project planning and implementation
• Understanding of entire development process including specification documentation and quality assurance
• Experience in carrying out the requirements design development testing implementation and support phases of applications software project
• Experience with object-oriented programming
• MS Visual Studio
• Security Clearance: Must be a United States Citizen and eligible for a TSA clearance.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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