AI Software Development Technical Lead

Company: General Dynamics Corporation
Location: Tulsa
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

GD (NYSE) $166.42 February 22, 2021 04:00PM Responsibilities for this Position
Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ76464


Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Description:

The Defense Logistics Agency Enterprise Service Desk (DLA ESD) program is looking for an AI Software Development Technical Lead to support the implementation of a cognitive AI platform integrated with a COTS ITSM solution. One of the main goals of DLA ESD is to reduce the reliance on live agents/technicians within the service desk through innovation. As the client's single vendor integrator, GDIT is deploying leading edge technology to support DLA's business model.

GDIT is recruiting AI software developers to help develop cognitive use case solutions in our AI tool, IPSoft Amelia. As the AI software developer technical lead, you will work collaboratively with an agile team of developers to implement and integrate the capabilities of the cognitive agent. Although experience using AI platforms is desired, GDIT recognizes the technology is relatively new. If you have programming experience and a genuine interest in learning this technology, we'd like to speak with you. This is a technical position, but client-facing, interpersonal skills are required. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provides guidance to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze user/business needs and functionality to plan and design software systems to meet those needs.
• Provides guidance in creating a variety of models and diagrams that show programmers the software code needed for an application.
• Provides guidance to all phases of the software updates, refinement, testing, and debugging process to meet business needs.
• Provides valued analysis on software project specifications, activities, or status.
• Advises on the software or system process for optimal documentation and future maintenance and updates.
  
  Required Skills:
  
  • Front End Skills: Single Page Applications (ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML), Responsive Design
  • Back End Skills: Microservices, REST, Node.js, JVM (Java - Spring, Spring Boot, Groovy, etc.), Database (Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
  • Build Tools: maven, gradle, grunt, gulp, git, tactical and strategic improvements to large scale Java/J2EE/ products
  • Platform knowledge: Docker
  • Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes
  • Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools
  • Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex information systems
  • Translate software requirements into working and maintainable solutions within the existing application frameworks
  • Implement the product's lifecycle: Design, development, quality, deployment and maintenance
  • Continuously contribute to team performance improvement and collaboration
  • Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively solve technical problems
  • Serve as technical lead and mentor for a small team of software engineers
  • Mentor other developers and identify potential training needs on the team
  • Lead the team in planning and review activities
  • Work closely with technical leadership and other team leads to drive architecture and design and provide technical decisions for the team in line with architectural goals
  • Monitor release quality and make recommendations regarding risks and stability of new features
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline and 10+ years of experience , or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
  • Interim or Active Secret clearance required
    
    Desired Skills:
    
    • Experience with Auditing and monitoring tools (Logstash, ElasticSearch, ELK stack)
    • Experience with IPsoft Amelia or other AI platforms
      
      The likely salary range for this position is $124,000 - $186,000, this is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
      
      Scheduled Weekly Hours:
      40
      
      Travel Required:
      Less than 10%
      
      T elecommuting Options:
      Telecommuting 100%
      
      Work Location:
      Any Location / Remote
      
      Additional Work Locations:
      
      Total Rewards at GDIT:
      Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
      
      We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
      
      
      
      
      
      PI130611255 GDIT supports and secures some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. Copyright 2021 General Dynamics Corporation

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