Myticas's direct client based out of Wichita, KS is currently seeking a Lead Enterprise Software Engineer for a 100% remote contract position.

Required Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required
• A strong programming background with 5+ year in a developer role
• 6+ years’ experience in a Software Engineering and/or Production support
• 3+ years’ experience programming with the Public Cloud SDKs/APIs or cloud deployment tools
• 3+ years writing Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines for applications
• 2+ years’ experience leading software development team
• Industry awareness and knowledge of common tools and solutions across technical domains (DBMS, Distributed Messaging etc.)
• 3+ years working with Kubernetes. Azure Kubernetes Service experience preferred.
• Expert level skills with Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Search
• Proficient with AppDyanmics, DataDog, or New Relic
• 3+ years’ experience working with Microsoft Azure.
• Thought Leadership and Soft skills:
• Supervise and oversee the technical development and implementation aspects of projects
• Able to articulate complex engineering challenges to fellow engineers and partner teams
• Able to communicate on issues/problems to technical leadership such as Director/VP of Architecture & Engineering

Job Description:

Master level contributes overall strategic vision and integrates Wolters Kluwer is looking for a hands-on Lead Enterprise Software Engineer in our Infrastructure Portfolio Management (IPM) Team supporting the Tax and Accounting (TAA) Division to design, build, and integrate or next generation of enterprise cloud capabilities. Working within our Service Delivery team and collaborating closely with our Engineering team, Security, Compliance, and other key stakeholders, the lead engineer will be responsible for driving key projects and initiatives in support of TAA’s critical applications in the Professional Market.

Our Lead Enterprise Software Engineer will work closely with other Engineers developing cutting edge, cloud native, micro-services architecture-based enterprise applications to enable public cloud consumption for the TAA Division in a standardized manner. In addition to providing thought leadership to the engineering group, and participating in Communities of Practice, the lead engineer will play a key role in developing the roadmap for the organization. The engineers are relied on for automating activities that are otherwise manual and bringing efficiencies to existing processes.

In addition, automation engineers champion the development of reusable solutions/templates the latest capabilities that cloud has to offer.

This job is for you if:

• You’re a deeply motivated Engineer at heart who wants to transform solutions to be resilient, self-healing, and scalable.
• You enjoy the challenge of working on various cutting-edge fully automated/self-scaling services.
• You have proven experience in high-level programming languages, like Java.
• You have in-depth knowledge and experience in software development methodologies.
• You are extremely motivated, and passionate about learning and contributing to the team and the business with a "can do" attitude.
• You possess a strong grasp on major cloud platforms
• You aren’t afraid to hack up a scalable solution quickly. For example, being able to hack up a script on a Sev. 1/A call that can run on thousands of machines
• You are familiar with Kubernetes/containerization and can provide operational support at a proficient level
• You are committed to a higher standard of quality than usual in the face of time to market pressures
• You possess a strong drive to fix bugs and crave continual improvement
• You have strong knowledge of OS, Storage, and Network fundamentals

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in strategic planning for the engineering organization
• Define, design, and deliver new software and features for the Infrastructure Technology Organization
• Provide technical leadership with other engineers involved in the containerization of applications by providing guidance on best software development and QA practices
• Research, propose & implement new technologies, processes, and paradigms to make solutions resilient, scalable, and economical
• Research and put forth improvements on quantifying non-technical side of engineering – improving engineering velocity etc.
• Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to issues
• Day to day activities will involve improving operations by identifying TOIL and creating new automation to increase efficiency
• Review cloud provider recommended solutions, conduct POCs and propose solutions that work for our platform
• Producing Engineering Design Artifacts, functional and design specifications

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Candidates must be able to validate the following below in order to be considered:

• Are you able to work on Myticas's W2?
• Do you have experience of leading software development team?