Software Engineer Independent Contractor Jobs in Minnesota

About Collabera:
Established in 1991, Collabera is one of the fastest growing end-to-end information technology services and solutions companies globally. As a half a billion dollar IT company, Collabera's client-centric business model, commitment to service excellence and Global Delivery Model enables its global 2000 and leading mid-market clients to deliver successfully in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
With over 8200 IT professionals globally, Collabera provides value-added onsite, offsite and offshore technology services and solutions to premier corporations. Over the past few years, Collabera has been awarded numerous accolades and Industry recognitions including.
Collabera awarded Best Staffing Company to work for in 2012 by SIA. (hyperlink here)
Collabera listed in GS 100 - recognized for excellence and maturity
Collabera named among the Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses
Collabera listed in GS 100 & ranked among top 10 service providers
Collabera was ranked:
32 in the Top 100 Large Businesses in the U.S
18 in Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S
3 in the Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in New Jersey
3 in the Top 100 Privately-held Businesses in New Jersey
66th on FinTech 100
35th among top private companies in New Jersey
http://www.collabera.com/about_us/accolades.jsp
Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

As a Subcontractor you will develop test software for a variety of platforms and work within a 4 member software development team. You will be responsible for engaging in the sprint planning process, backlog refinement, story creation, tasking, and sprint execution. At times you will need to work independently with hardware engineers and subject matter experts to deliver complete software solutions. You will also need to engage other software experts to design software strategies that leverage existing software capabilities. 

Responsibilities: 

The focus of this team is to develop new test solutions for the Guidance & Navigation center of excellence. The activities include technology refresh projects for existing test solutions and blank-slate projects. The role requires daily interaction with product managers, design engineers, and manufacturing engineers to define test software strategies and implement quality software. Use of Test Driven Development and refactoring to create robust software solution while incorporated stakeholder feedback are critical to success. 

Acquire expert domain knowledge on factory test software created and maintained by the team 

Provide quotes for capital and RDE projects 

Learn and stay current on the latest changes in technology, product domain 

and software engineering methodologies 

Learn and stay current with HOS goals of our ISC customer

Required Skills & Background: 

Bachelor's of Science degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science (Advanced Degree a plus) or other engineering degree with demonstrated software development capabilities. 

4+ years (recent) hands-on software development experience 

Minimum 2 years experience using Scrum. 

Excellent oral and written communication skills 

Self-motivated and thrives in a team environment; derives satisfaction from helping other team members succeed 

Process Focus...ability to apply DMAIC and improve software processes and an active participant in retrospective meetings 

Ability to drive failures to root cause and implement corrective actions 

Experience with user-centered design and usability practices 

Experience with embedded software applications 

Proficient in a variety of programming languages C, C++, .NET C#, Windows platforms, TI embedded processors, Windows Developer Studio 

Preferred Skills & Background: 

Certified Scrum Developer, Master, or Product Owner 

Experience with Lean Startup framework a plus 

Test Driven Development with Nunit or other unit testing frameworks 

Extreme or Paired Programming 

SixSigma Green/Black Belt 

Motion Tables 

Inertial Navigation 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.