Department: FirePoint Innovations

Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Citizen”.

Job Story

Job Summary

Provides technical direction for overall approach to new projects. Designs, builds, implements, and maintains new highly-complex or large-scale software products or enhancements to existing software for third-party customers. Provides leadership and direction to technical team.

Essential Functions

Oversees projects, assigns resources and delegates tasks appropriately. Oversees and directs all project timelines and deliverables for technical team. Designs, develops and implements highly complex software solutions that align with the business, development, deployment and maintenance needs of the customer. Researches, supports and participates in discussions for implementation decisions for highly complex software solutions. Researches, evaluates and prototypes new methodologies, technologies and products and improvements in processes and tools. Works with customers and internal team members to resolve problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements. Develops software user manuals.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent

Six (6) years of working experience with design, architecture, and implementation of complex software and IT projects. Every 30 hours of related college coursework can be substituted for one (1) year of working experience. One (1) year of experience managing technical and/or project teams is required.

License/Certifications/Training

Ability to obtain a security clearance

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Experience in Software Architecture
Experience in Software Choreography and Orchestration
Diverse knowledge and experience in Artificial Intelligence as it applies to multiple disciplines (such as but not limited to: cyber security, software development, and innovation research).

Physical Requirements

Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.
Ability to interpret effectively, accurately and impartially, both receptively and expressively.
Ability to remain in a stationary position.
Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment but not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators.