Innovation Developer

Akkodis is seeking an Innovation Developer for a Contract position with a client located in Hanover, MD. Rate Range: $60-$65/hr on W2 without benefits, The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors Title: Innovation Developer Job Types: 6+ Months Contract Location: Hanover, MD (Remote) Summary: • An Innovation Developer is a strategic thinker and problem solver responsible for introducing novel ideas, developing innovative products, and improving existing offerings through hands-on rapid prototyping and development activities. • The Emerging Technology Group is looking for a qualified candidate with a full-stack engineering background who is looking to be part of the innovation pipeline to test new ideas in areas such as AI, machine learning, UX, analytics, and blockchain via small scale technology pilots. • This position will be a technical hands-on role and may require reverse engineering code, hypothesis testing, solution architecture development, idea generation, and preparing project summary demonstrations. • The ideal candidate should have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication and collaboration abilities, and a passion for technology and user-centric design. • The candidate should be able to be given very loose requirements, define and communicate the progress, setup the environment, execute and present their findings. • Our working environment is based on GitHub, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence and Microsoft Teams. Qualifications: • B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent education and experience • Four (4) plus years of experience in SaaS cloud application development, rapid prototyping, or innovation labs or equivalent combination of education and/or experience • Development experience in Saas Platforms (Azure, AWS etc…) Benefits: Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: · The California Fair Chance Act · Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance · Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers · San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance