Lead II, Software Engineer

The "Team Lead" is tasked with leading development initiatives, maintenance of IT systems, and managing day to day operations. 

*  Please note this is a Hybrid opportunity.  The position requires three days of work on site in our Chantilly, VA labroatory.  The other two days will account for work from home.

• Lead a team of developers and engineers to delivery high quality software solutions.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively to optimize team performance.
• Mentor team members to enhance their technical and professional skills.
• Oversee the maintenance of IT systems in healthcare diagnostics domain.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Oversee the development, unit testing, system integration testing processes.
• Work with leadership to prioritize projects and align with organizational goals.
• Partner with business users, system architects and other stake holders to deliver solutions that
• meet evolving needs.
• May require 25/30% design, coding, unit testing, and code review as needed.
• Resolution of technical issues in conjunction with team members
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement in all areas of technology and instills the principles of this culture in a team of resources
• Responsible for interviewing potential candidates, hiring, training, oversight of daily activities and performance appraisals of his/her employees

Education:  BS/BA degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field

Preferred Work Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in IT with at least 3+ years in leadership role.
• At least 4 years’ experience working in an Agile framework with digital products
• Proficiency in software development life cycle (SDLC) processes and agile methodologies

• Strong expertise with system design, software development.

• Excellent problem solving, communication and organizational skills.

• Able to showcase previous digital product improvements that you owned

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  Demonstrate how you’ve leveraged Customer Experience processes to act as an advocate for customers

• Experience in healthcare or laboratory systems is highly desirable

Knowledge:

• Customer Experience Management
• Design Thinking
• Business/Digital Analysis
• Healthcare or clinical lab industry knowledge beneficial

Skills:

• Experience with laboratory information systems or similar healthcare IT platforms is preferred.
• Java, J2EE, Angular, Rest APIs, HL7s.
• Agile methodologies
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Beyond the typical communications skills, an ability to tell a story is a must have “what does the data tell us?”
• Ability to build strong and trusted relationships
• Collaborate with others for optimal results
• Ability to work independently and drive for results

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets