Lead Sr. Software Engineer

Highlights: - Join Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I3), an SDVOSB supporting critical U.S. Government biometric and forensic missions. - Support and modernize FABIS, a mission-critical enterprise facial recognition platform used to process and analyze biometric data in support of national security, intelligence, and law enforcement operations. - The Sr. Lead Software Engineer manages, directs, coordinates, and provides technical direction for software sustainment, enhancement, testing, integration, and deployment activities while ensuring engineering best practices are followed. - Work with advanced technologies supporting facial recognition, biometric matching, large-scale image processing, examiner workflows, and reporting. - Hybrid position with primarily remote work and occasional on-site support in Bethesda, MD. - Collaborate directly with Government customers, operational users, engineers, and DevSecOps teams. - Contribute to the development, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and enhancement of a mature enterprise biometric platform. - Gain hands-on experience with C#/.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, system integration, DevSecOps, and production support. - Take ownership of technical challenges from investigation through deployment and resolution. - Directly impact the reliability, availability, and evolution of FABIS in support of national security missions. - Competitive compensation, 401(k), continuing education benefits, and professional development opportunities. Typical Day: The typical workday will include working on software engineering tasks to make enhancements to the existing system and operational support to diagnose and/or correct any system abnormalities. It is beneficial to visit the operational system at least once a week to be familiar with the operational system, elicit requirements from users, maintain account access, and collaborate with Government customers, operational users, and cross-functional engineering teams to identify improvements and deliver mission-focused solutions. Tasks: - Maintain and enhance the current system - Provide general software development support as directed by the needs of the customer. - Update project documentation for each release. - Provide tasking and time estimates for each Program Increment Required Qualifications: - Certifications: DoD 8570 - IAT Level II Certification (e.g. Security+ CE ). If no certification, must be able to obtain certification within 90 days of offer acceptance (exam fee and training materials will be paid for, or provided by I3). - Software development experience in C# - Technical lead experience supporting software development, system sustainment, integration, and deployment. - Experience with WPF, .NET website development and REST API - Experience working with relational databases - Strong communication skills Desired Qualifications: - Education: Computer Science or IT-related Bachelor’s Degree - Experience supporting enterprise biometric, image processing, identity management, or similar mission-critical systems preferred. - Familiarity with RabbitMQ Messaging Bus - Familiarity with biometric systems and biometric SDKs - Familiarity with code versioning tools, particularly Git - Proficiency in scripting languages - Understanding of application-level security - Knowledge of logging and log analysis systems - Proficiency in C# programming, with the ability to understand, maintain, and contribute to applications built on these languages and their respective frameworks Position Type Shift Information: - Position is primarily remote, with occasional on-site support (preferably weekly) at an operational facility in the Bethesda, MD area. - Standard work schedule is during weekday business hours. - Occasional after-hours work and emergency maintenance support may be required. US Citizenship: US citizenship required Clearance: Current Top Secret with SCI Poly Required Location: Hybrid, Bethesda, MD Ideal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .