Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Software Engineer 4 to join our team at our client's site in Germantown, MD.Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems. Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system. Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met. Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities. Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics. Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects. Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. Works under minimal direction.Preferred Skills:Familiarity with VITA 46.11 and SOSA standards as they pertain to Chassis Management will be an asset.Knowledgeable about IPMI messaging and will also be beneficial.Required Skills:Debugging skills with hardware and software tools are necessary for this roleBlackstone Talent Group is a division of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and solutions firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities