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Team Lead, Software Engineering

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Category Technology Location Chantilly, Virginia Job function Information Technology Job family Software Engineering
Shift Day Employee type Regular Part-Time Work mode Hybrid

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

  • 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

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