Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software EngineerPosition: Lead Software Engineer (Cognos 10.2.2) Duration: 5+ Months Location: Maryland Heights MO 63043Description:Lead Software Engineer: Understands and develops requirements for a system (mapping documents) by working with Business and Stakeholders. Develops visualization. Focuses on the design with emphasis on reusability, scalability, optimization and parameterization. Develops, tests, and maintains canonical layouts and drives standardization.Essential Functions: Works with IT Architects and IT Analysts to break down a complex system into smaller components and coach/lead a team of software engineers to design and develop these components. Functions as primary "practitioner coach" on the team to grow the capabilities of other engineers on the team. Integrates systems to databases and other applications using middleware such as SnapLogic, REST based services, etc. Understands the relationship between applications and infrastructure. Will be a leader in the developer community within client's company and performs demo, knowledge sharing sessions. Writes technical blogs and be active in Open Source Community. Works on Agile software development projects. Ability identify and track key metrics produced by the application. Performs load and performance testing on the applications and have advanced troubleshooting ability to tune the application to scale. 5 years of programming experience including strong working knowledge of modern programming languages, ETL tools and understanding of Cloud Concepts.Preferred Qualifications: Critical Thinking Problem Solving Techniques Strong Communication Skills Team Player Appetite to learn Play the role of a mentor Bachelor's degree required.Bachelor's degree required.