Principal Software Engineer

FOXGUARD

Interested in being part of protecting critical infrastructure? Grow your career with Foxguard!

At Foxguard, we develop customized cyber security, compliance, and industrial computing solutions to protect and optimize the world's critical infrastructure. Headquartered in Christiansburg, Virginia, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Virginia Tech and Radford University, we meet the cybersecurity needs of customers all over the world. Recognized as 2021 Company of the Year by the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, our passion is advancing the technology available to our customers and the skills of our team members. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Framatome, we are built for security and have big plans for growth. The world needs what we do, and we need you.

What will you be doing?

• Leading the design, development, and maintenance of internal-use and customer-facing software solutions
• Ensuring scalability and adherence to requirements
• Setting the technical direction for projects
  
  
  
  • Including architectural vision, technology choices, and best practices to create scalable, reliable solutions designed to simplify and streamline core business functions
  
  
  
  
• Partnering with product, UX, and DevOps teams to translate requirements into clear technical specifications and ensure alignment throughout the development process
• Utilizing an iterative and incremental design approach to provide solutions that address immediate needs while maintaining adaptability for a more robust long-term solution
• Serving as a subject-matter expert and hands-on mentor to senior and mid-level engineers
• Identifying opportunities for innovation in architecture, tooling, or process and drive adoption within the team
• Setting and enforce best practices in coding, testing, CI/CD, and observability.

All candidates must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for this opportunity:

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or experience in lieu of degree
• At least 12 years of directly related experience including at least 3 years of principal or staff-level engineering
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience with Object Oriented development (C#, Java, C++, Python, etc.)
• Working knowledge of DevOps or systems administration
• Continuous integration/deployment experience

The following may be used to differentiate candidates who apply for this position:

• Proven experience leveraging strategic vision with strong technical expertise to design and deliver scalable, high-performance software solutions.
• Deep understanding of system design, database, distributed systems, and cloud provider (AWS, Azure)
• Significant experience in C#/.Net development including Blazor Server and other object-oriented languages (Java, Python, etc.)
• Experience leading teams through transitions to modern architectures or platforms (e.g. - monolith to microservices) is a plus
• Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Your Total Rewards Package

The range of base salary for the position is between $112,000 - $152,000, and may also include annual incentives, performance bonuses and benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.

Foxguard offers a broad employee benefits portfolio as a key component of your total rewards. This includes:

Multiple medical plans; dental and vision plans; Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment; long- and short-term disability; optional plans including dependent life, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance; retirement savings plans (401k) with employer match; paid time off including up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays; education reimbursement; adoption assistance; employee assistance programs; opportunities for professional development.

For more information on Foxguard, visit: https://foxguardsolutions.com/

Any employment offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen (as applicable).

Foxguard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.