Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

We at Software Technology Inc. are hiring for a Principal Engineer role. This senior technical professional will be responsible for Solution Engineering/Architecture of an assigned portfolio of applications and the associated business-technology strategies. The role is located in McLean, VA/Charlotte, NC with a hybrid model of 3 days at onsite.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas of the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large-scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommend innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
• Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
• Lead development teams and serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 7+ years of experience in leading large scale technology transformation
• 5+ years of experience in building and deploying microservices / APIs on Cloud Platform
• 3+ years of experience with Agile development practices

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of engineering experience with heavy focus on application modernization into Cloud ready /Cloud native application and services development into a hybrid cloud /multi-cloud eco system.
• 5+ years of experience in development /maintain and supporting enterprise grade applications, shared frameworks, and services
• 3+ years of experience with Enterprise Pipeline automation/ secure DevOps and deployment automation to traditional and hybrid cloud environments.
• 3+ years of experience with test engineering & test automations.
• Deep technical understanding of micro services architecture using Java, Kafka, Mongo DB and Spring/Spring Boot.
• Technical expert, innovator, and strategic thought leader
• Ability to provide vision, direction, and leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills with ability to turn findings into strategic imperatives.