Director, Software Engineering (Remote, US) at ICA.ai

About ICA Global

International Consulting Associates, Inc. is a rapidly growing company, located in the D.C./Metro area. We were founded in 2009 to assist firms with evaluating and achieving their objectives. We have become a trusted advisor helping our clients by offering cutting-edge innovation and solutions to complex projects. Our small company has grown significantly, and we're overjoyed at the opportunity to expand yet again! We offer a range of management solutions and technical services on domestic and international programs. We are results-focused and have a proven track record supporting federal agencies and large government services primes in three main areas: Research and Data Analysis, Advanced-Data Science, and Strategic Services. And if that isn't amazing enough, ICA has established itself as a critical partner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We currently support multiple analytics and research programs with offices including the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM).

We believe in our people! We support our high-performing team and encourage work/life balance. We strive to create and foster an environment of collaboration - one team. We care about our mission and delivering value that makes a real-world impact. We are committed to hiring and developing diverse, dynamic, and highly skilled teams into an atmosphere that is safe and inclusive. We are passionate about creating solutions that leverage technology, data science, and machine learning to help make our world a better place!

We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering to join our growing team.

About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join our talented, dynamic team providing expert technical knowledge, drive innovation, and deliver technical direction and guidance to all ICA software engineering projects. The Director will be the day-to-day decision-maker and strategic leader of a team of talented software engineers building cloud-based services, solutions, and products. The Director will be focused on delivering AI/ML-based solutions that will truly transform customer business processes, closely monitor project deliverables and ensure on-time delivery with exceptional quality, be relentless in process improvement, and foster the career growth of the engineering team.

The Director is recognized as the senior-technical expert and industry leader in the areas of software engineering and DevOps inside and outside the company. The Director will serve as a senior technical point of contact for ICA with our clients in the areas of application development. The Director leads development of new methodologies and solutions to address client and company needs and goals, applies extensive and diverse management experience to resolve technical issues and deliver results to multiple clients and programs, and contributes to and oversees the integration of best practices and lessons learned to the corporate body of knowledge. The Director shapes emerging technical issues/developments and industry trends, serves as a resource and advisor to clients in areas of technical expertise, and supports the procurement of new company tools and technologies.

The Director demonstrates leadership, passion, enthusiasm, and personal dedication to ICA’s vision, mission and core values. The Director continuously assesses the staffing mix and workload balance of their teams and works with the Director of Data Science (and DS division) to adjust, as necessary, across all functional areas to achieve team success. The Director will work closely with ICA corporate leadership and client points of contact to ensure success within defined performance criteria.

About You

You are inquisitive by nature, detail oriented, creative, patient, and a results-focused problem solver who enjoys collaboration with your team. You use critical reasoning, are open-minded and enjoy the steps involved when confronted with a complex challenge.  You have a high standard of accountability and can influence customers by creating effective presentations that communicate complex analytics to non-technical senior management and executives. You bring experience communicating with Government stakeholders and project team(s) effectively and timely both verbally and in writing. You are comfortable coordinating day-to-day project activities and client contact.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of working experience in a software engineering and development capacity, preferably working as in a senior-technical role with responsibility for leadership and supervision of technical teams
• Bachelor’s, or master’s, degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field is preferred. 
• Strong project management, estimation, and resource management skills required.
• Experience leading an agile engineering team focused on cloud development required.
• Strong business acumen with an ability to identify and evaluate opportunities, and effectively articulate value propositions to internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent client engagement skills with extensive experience in presenting technical demos 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams 
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques 
• Advanced knowledge of Cloud Computing environments, with an emphasis on AWS: Athena, S3, Glue, Sagemaker, Comprehend, Azure, and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with AI and machine learning libraries (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch) and understanding of AI algorithms and data processing 
• Skilled in database technologies, both SQL (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB) and the ability to integrate with AI systems 
• Experience in creating dashboards to stakeholders using various visualization tools, such as AWS QuickSight
• Proficient with Microsoft Project, Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint software; familiarity with Microsoft Access, Visio, and SharePoint software

Additional Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Workflow Management Tools (e.g. Kanban, Scrum)
• Experience with data analysis for health-related organizations, including FDA, CMS, NIH, CDC, VA, Defense Health Agency, among others

Additional Information:

• Security Clearance: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and will be required to undergo a background investigation to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

• Travel: Occasional travel may be necessary based on project requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Flexible time off with paid vacation, plus sick time
• Paid time off for observance of federal holidays
• 401k plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Professional Development
• Remote work from anywhere in the continental United States

Location and Telework
This is a remote position. Candidates must be willing to travel to the office, in Arlington, VA, for the occasional team/client meetings. DC Metro candidates are preferred. Five percent travel can be expected. Flexibility is expected of the employee to be available for client/team meetings if the employee lives outside the Eastern Time Zone.

Additional Information

ICA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.