Software Development Manager (Hybrid) - Elder Research

Software Development Manager

Falls Church, Pentagon, Alexandria, or Arlington

Hybrid

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (must be able to achieve a TS/SCI clearance with scope)

People Centered. Data Driven

Elder Research Inc. is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. Providing analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries, our team enjoys a great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools.

We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.

Join our team and find great opportunities to hone your analytic skills, work on complex problems with amazing teammates, and gain valuable analytics consulting experience.

Summary of Position:

Supporting DoD's biosurveillance program and national efforts against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats as a Software Development Project Manager you will be a part of a team that focuses on gathering, interpreting, automating, standardizing, communicating, documenting, and integrating data into a command data model/data mesh network, surveillance architectures, and test detection systems.

This position will be part of our Defense and Intelligence Team serving the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security as well as the IC as our primary customers.

Essential Functions:

• Performs CBRNE and/or Bio-surveillance work.

• Stays informed on latest AI system and software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.

• Assists with planning, developing, testing, and documenting projects.

• Applies business process improvement practices, modernizing projects, acquisition process/planning, and reengineering old methodologies/principles.

• Support agency teams in development and management of project milestones, goals, and deliverables.

• Works closely with clients and requirements owners to build out product lines.

• Develops plans, road maps, software design strategies. Analyzes and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components.

• Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.

• Documents requirements and specifications and reviews documentation provided by other teams and vendors.

• Synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines.

Job Specifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 5 years of experience.

• Experience in the CBRNE and/or bio-surveillance field.

• Experience leading AI/ML projects that included collaborating across the enterprise with stakeholders, IT organizations, and policy and compliance staff.

• Provide subject matter expertise to support agile development using methodologies based on iterative development, requirements and solutions.

• Well versed in modern software architectures like micro-services as well as front-end frameworks.

• Strong communications skills: you will be required to proactively engage fellow CDAO team members and DoD cross-organizational colleagues both inside and outside of your team.

• Ability to synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines.

• Experience working with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository system (MARS), Open Mission Systems bridge, and Open-Source Intelligence.

• Have a track record of active learning and creative problem solving.

About Elder Research, Inc

Elder Research is a fast growing consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. Being in the data mining business almost 30 years, we pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting edge solutions to real-world problems. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.

Our team members are passionate, curious, life-long learners. We value humility, servant-leadership, teamwork, and integrity. We seek to serve our clients and our teammates to the best of our abilities. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates who are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work.

Elder Research believes in continuous learning and community - each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” and each office location provides lunch. Elder Research provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off - Elder Research enables and encourages its employees to serve others and enjoy their lives.

Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Elder Research is a Government contractor and many of our positions require US Citizenship.