Team Lead Software Development (Operations Analytics)

Position Overview:

The Software Development Team Lead will be part of an agile development team, building and working on our cloud hosted Operations Analytics (OA) product.  This team is responsible for the development of an integrated platform designed for engineers and system operators of electric systems to aggregate and analyze data. They maintain cutting edge algorithms and real time data pipelines used by electrical engineers to assess their electrical grid's status and plan future load needs to support renewable energy technology like solar and electric vehicles. The team lead helps ensure comprehensive contract and integration test coverage for their applications and will provide technical and team leadership through mentoring, coaching and hands-on development.

Learn more about OA here.

Work Schedule: 

• Hybrid from one of our office locations:
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Lake Saint Louis, MO
  • Mandan, ND 
• Requirement: Minimum of working 1 day per week out of an office location and ability to work up to all 5 days a week from an office location.
• Virtual if not located near one of NISC's physical office locations, with the ability to travel to an office location 1-4 times a year.  

Essential Functions:

• Takes ownership for development efforts and productivity of the engineering team.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues.
• Responsible for coaching of direct reports.
• Ensure quality standards and apply best practices for an effective SDLC.
• Supply progress reports to management.
• Effective collaboration with other departments and divisions.
• Commit and test production code.
• Identify and act upon areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Responsible for application and process improvement.
• Assess individual and team performance.
• Set individual and team goals and objectives.
• Selection and Hiring of new employees.
• Assists Department Manager with establishing action plans for key strategic projects and technical direction.

Desired Experience and Skills:  

• 3 years of relevant experience in area of discipline; preferably in software development, software requirements, or other applicable technical areas. 
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership or supervisory role.  
• Experience with Big-Data.
• Experience with other cloud technologies/architectures.
• Experience with cloud application and ecosystem monitoring, administration, and testing tools.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Bamboo.
• Experience with any of the following: JAVA, Angular, C#, Spring-boot, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS.
• Electrical engineering domain knowledge preferred.
• Strong delegation, prioritization, coaching, and feedback delivery skills.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage the day-to-day operations of a team engaged in a high volume of work.
• Strong communication skills, self-motivated and accountable.
• Commitment to NISC's Statement of Shared Values.

Desired Education and Certifications:  

Four-year degree in computer science or a related field. 

Minimum Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employees must be able to see, speak, and hear, to operate computer keyboards or office equipment, and are required to stand, walk, and sit.   

Disclaimer: 

Management may modify this job description by assigning or reassigning duties or responsibilities at any time. 

Key Words:   

Java | Big Data | Kubernetes | Docker | Electrical Engineering | AWS Cloud | Spring Boot | Agile | Scrum | Database | SQL | Situational Leadership | Angular | JavaScript | Microservices | Coaching | Cross Functional | Automated Testing