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Water/Wastewater Engineer – Project Manager – Treatment

– Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Our client is a global, full-service infrastructure consulting and engineering firm with a strong, nationally recognized Water/Wastewater practice. They deliver complex treatment, conveyance, and pumping solutions for municipal and utility clients across Virginia and the broader region. If you are a senior water/wastewater engineer who enjoys leading multidisciplinary teams and owning projects from concept through construction, this is a fantastic role for you

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management – Treatment Focus: Lead planning, design, and delivery of water and wastewater treatment plant projects and related facilities (including pumping stations and associated collection/distribution infrastructure) for municipal and utility clients.
• Scope, Schedule & Budget: Manage multiple concurrent projects, taking ownership of scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, resource planning, change management, and contract closeout.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction and QA/QC for treatment process design, pumping facilities, and associated civil/mechanical components; review calculations, plans, and specifications prepared by project teams.
• Client Interface: Serve as a primary point of contact for key clients in the Hampton Roads region; lead progress meetings, present technical findings, and build long-term client relationships.
• Team Mentorship: Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, supporting their technical growth and helping to develop the next generation of project leaders.
• Cross-Discipline Coordination: Collaborate with other internal disciplines (civil, structural, electrical, controls, construction management) and external stakeholders to resolve design and interface issues.
• Business Development: Support and lead pursuits, including identifying opportunities, helping shape win strategies, preparing proposals and fee estimates, and participating in interviews and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline from an accredited program.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in water/wastewater engineering, with significant focus on treatment plant design and project delivery.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Demonstrated experience managing water/wastewater projects from planning through design and into construction, including responsibility for schedule and budget.
• Strong technical skills in water/wastewater treatment processes, pumping facilities, and collection/distribution systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead client meetings and prepare clear technical reports and presentations.

Preferred Experience

• 10–15 years of experience in municipal water/wastewater consulting, with an emphasis on treatment plant projects.
• Direct experience working with Hampton Roads and Virginia municipal/utility clients and familiarity with regional permitting and regulatory requirements.
• Prior responsibility for project financial performance, staff management/mentorship, and pursuit strategy on key water/wastewater projects.
• Involvement in professional organizations such as WEF and AWWA.

Why This Role?

• Impactful Work: Lead critical water and wastewater treatment projects that support resilient, sustainable communities in the Hampton Roads region.
• Leadership Opportunity: Step into a highly visible PM role with room to shape project teams, client relationships, and future pursuits.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Strong salary range, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package through our client.
• Professional Growth: Join a top-tier Water/Wastewater practice with clear advancement paths and support for professional development, licensure, and industry involvement.

Location

Role will be based out of their Virginia Beach, VA office.

Candidates should currently reside in, or be willing to relocate to, the Hampton Roads area.

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• Knowledgeable in joining, fabricating, and repairing metal and other weldable material by applying appropriate welding techniques.
  
• Perform various welding processes to repair, modify and install various pipes, structures, foundations and fittings associated with shipboard hydraulic, pneumatic and water systems.
  
• Fabricate and install fixtures and jigs required for welding process alignments.
  
• Interprets blueprints, specifications, diagrams or schematics to determine appropriate welding process.
  
• Must be able to select required welding filler materials, joint design, heat ranges and most effective or required welding process/procedure to ensure quality welding operations IAW TWD.
  
• Inspects completed welds to determine structural soundness and adherence to NAVSEA, ABS & AWS standards. Installs or repairs equipment, such as pipes, valves, floors and tank linings.
  
• Leads technical project teams, schedules, reports and briefs customers and senior management.
  
• Performs duties outside of specialty in order to complete installation or work assignment.
  
• Experience in SMAW, GMAW & GTAW, Ship Fitting and OXY ACC & Propane GAS Cutting torch.
  
• Able to weld multiple types, thicknesses & sizes of pipe, plate & bar material in horizontal, overhead and/or vertical positions.
  

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• Must possess a high school, trade or vocational school degree
  
• 5-10 years of direct experience in ship repair and installation of HM&E systems and equipment
  
• Ability to read and interpret ship installation drawings, installation specifications and NAVSEA Standard Items is preferred
  
• Must have or have the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance
  
• Must have the ability to obtain base access and security credentials
  
• Ability to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs
  
• Ability to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces
  
• Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States
  
• Due to export control regulations, this role is open to U.S. citizens of the US
  
• Demonstrated reliability and punctuality; must be able to consistently report to work on time
  
• Possess basic and some advanced specialized welder's tools
  

Description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to serve as an Engineering lead for a space mission payload critical to our nation to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This role includes Engineering and project management through all phases of the program, from concept development and industry trade study preliminary and detailed design, payload integration & test, space vehicle integration and test and potentially on-orbit demonstration.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your mission, should you choose to accept:

• Functioning as the primary payload interface for customers, program management, product line engineering leadership, mission assurance and subsystem engineering teams
• Providing Technical Support / Oversight including
  • Conducting technical trades in coordination with the Mission and Space Vehicle SE teams
  • Ownership of payload specs and requirements traceability
  • Developing and managing Interface-Control Documents (ICD) between the prime and sub-contractor
  • Playing a key role in major program milestone and readiness reviews
  • Planning, design, and execution of testing strategies to ensure payload qualification, exercise payload functionality and measure performance
  • Supporting the development of operational mission scenarios and payload concepts of operations

• Payload sub-contractor oversight, including cost and schedule performance including
  • Review / Tech Eval of subcontractor proposals
  • Cost account manager (CAM) for Payload WBSs using EVMS
  • Recognizing and mitigating payload related issues and risks

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 14 years of professional experience – OR – Master's degree with 12 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 10 years of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience working medium size or larger Government programs
• Experience in managing sub-contractors
• Knowledge of aerospace environmental testing standards
• Experience with spacecraft design, development integration and test
• Experience with payload integration inclusive of ICD development

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ yrs of direct experience with Space systems
• Established network of contacts in other NG divisions/sectors/programs
• Proposal experience
• CAM experience

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The SharePoint Analyst Lead analyzes user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements. Identifies resources required for each task. The SharePoint Analyst Lead is responsible for leading the functional and analytical aspects of the SharePoint Online (SPO) environment within the DOD365-J tenant. This role bridges the gap between business users, mission partners, and technical teams by analyzing user requirements, optimizing collaboration solutions, and ensuring operational continuity across SharePoint and integrated Microsoft platforms such as Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, and Dataverse. The SharePoint Analyst Lead supports modernization and migration efforts away from deprecated SharePoint features, provides Tier 2 and Tier 3 operational support, and ensures functional solutions comply with DISA and DoD policies. The position involves direct engagement with customers, developing and maintaining workflows, lists, and libraries, and driving user adoption of secure and efficient modern collaboration tools. This position plays a critical role in maintaining system performance, ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and providing actionable insights to leadership regarding system health, functional issues, and end-user experience.

This is an onsite position located within the National Capital Region. Individuals must reside within a commutable distance in order to work onsite full time.

Responsibilities Include:

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• Analyze user and mission partner requirements to determine functional and cross-functional SharePoint needs.
  
• Translate business requirements into functional site designs, workflows, and list/library structures within the modern SharePoint Online environment.
  
• Support the migration from deprecated SharePoint features (e.g., InfoPath, Classic Workflows, custom scripting) to modern SPO alternatives such as SPFx and the Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Power Pages).
  
• Identify opportunities to leverage Microsoft's low-code/no-code tools to replace legacy processes and reduce reliance on custom applications.
  
• Document functional requirements, process flows, and configuration details to support governance, sustainment, and knowledge transfer.
  
• Ensure staffing aligns with customer requirements and that qualified personnel with appropriate clearances are assigned.
  
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the program team.
  
• Lead Tier 2 and Tier 3 functional support for SharePoint and Dynamics CRM service requests, incidents, and user inquiries (averaging ~90 tickets per month).
  
• Execute out-of-the-box customizations and configuration changes to support user needs, business intelligence dashboards, and workflow automation.
  
• Categorize service requests as Tier 2 support, new project work, or escalation candidates, and route accordingly.
  
• Manage ticket queue and ensure all tickets are assigned, acknowledged, and updated in compliance with SLAs.
  
• Communicate status updates to customers weekly (service requests) or every two business days (incidents) until closure.
  
• Resolve tickets within SLA timeframes and document all resolutions and lessons learned for inclusion in the knowledge base.
  
• Coordinate with the DISA J6 Tier I Service Desk, DEOS support teams, and higher-tier engineers when technical escalation is required.
  
• Maintain and update the list of all SharePoint site owners and points of contact (POCs) to ensure proper permissions management and accountability.
  
• Support performance monitoring of the SPO environment and assist in tracking metrics related to system availability, uptime, and user satisfaction.
  
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives, identifying functional or configuration-related bottlenecks and recommending corrective actions.
  
• Contribute to weekly and monthly reports with updates on service tickets, incidents, SLAs, and functional health metrics.
  
• Remediate functional-level IAVA findings in collaboration with security and architectural teams (e.g., addressing deprecated workflows or permissions risks).
  
• Collaborate with monitoring and operations teams to interpret system alerts related to SharePoint availability and proactively prevent downtime.
  
• Participate in meetings and reviews related to system performance, modernization initiatives, and process optimization.
  
• Promote adoption of modern SharePoint features, encouraging secure and efficient collaboration practices across the organization.
  
• Document and share best practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and configuration guides to support consistency and compliance.
  
• Act as the primary functional liaison between the business users, technical engineering teams, and governance stakeholders.
  

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

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• Education/Experience: BA/BS in a technical or managerial discipline.
  
• Citizenship and Clearance:
  
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  • US Citizenship is required.
    
  • Must have and maintain a current DoD Secret clearance.
    
  
  
  
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in SharePoint functional analysis, administration, or solution delivery (with at least 2 years in SharePoint Online or DOD365-J environment).
  
• Demonstrated experience supporting end-users and mission partners with SharePoint configuration, Power Platform tools, and workflow development.
  
• Experience working in or supporting DoD environments preferred.
  
• Proficiency in designing and maintaining SharePoint lists, libraries, permissions, workflows, and site templates.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

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• ITIL Foundation or equivalent process management certification desirable.
  
• IAM III certification preferred: CASP+, CISSP, CISM, or other 8140 IAM certification.
  

Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000

This position is part of a pipeline for a future opportunity supporting a DoD customer. Employment is contingent upon contract award and government customer approval. AGE Solutions is actively engaging talent ahead of award and encourages both current incumbents and new candidates to express interest.

At AGE Solutions, we reward performance, invest in growth, and share success. Our benefits support the whole person, professionally, financially, and personally.

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• 26 Days Paid Leave: Includes vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays. You choose how to use it.
  
• Performance Bonuses: Performance bonuses are awarded based on individual contributions and company-wide results, aligning recognition with impact.
  
• 401(k) with Match: We match 3% of your contributions with immediate vesting.
  
• Financial Protection: Company-paid life insurance up to $300K and options for additional coverage for you and your dependents.
  
• Health Benefits: Multiple medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options to fit your needs.
  
• Parental Leave: 15 days of fully paid leave for new parents, because family matters.
  
• Military Differential Pay: We bridge the gap for employees on active duty, so they don't take a financial hit while serving.
  
• Professional Growth: Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and the tools and tech to get the job done right.
  
• Shared Success: In the event of a company sale, our CEO has committed to returning 80% of net proceeds to employees. This ensures our team shares in the long term value they help create.
  

At AGE, you'll do work that matters, supported by a company that delivers for its people.

S. B. Ballard Construction Company, a leading General Contractor/Construction Manager servicing the Mid-Atlantic region, headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA is seeking a well-organized Quality Control Manager to join our team for projects located within the Hampton Roads area. This position will lead all the on-site activities required throughout the construction process to successfully deliver a project on time and within budget. This CQM role requires working on an active Military Installation and requires working on-site. You must be able to get base access approval.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The QC Manager shall be responsible for the overall management of the CQC system.
• Schedule and coordinate all sampling, testing, and inspection of work.
• Maintain complete and current records of material and equipment submittals.
• Perform the Three Phases of Control to assure conformance of materials, installation and workmanship with the Contract documents.
• Gather, coordinate and prepare to submit final project closeout documents including but not be limited to: Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, Installed Property data, Transfer Property data, User Training records, Final Test Log and Final Test Reports, Final Inspection Reports, Final Submittal Register, Warranties, Warranty Tags, Warranty Management Plan, and other closeout data/documents listed in the specifications
• Prepare, submit and file daily CQC reports with supporting attachments
• Inspect the work in progress on a daily basis.
• Coordinate identification and correction of work deficiency (rework) items.
• Schedule, supervise and coordinate CQC Specialists in the areas of civil, architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and environmental work - gathering inspection reports for submission and file
• Prepare punch list for buildings prior to turn over. QC Manager shall also verify that all items on punch list have been corrected prior to customer pre-final inspection. QC Manager shall be present during Final acceptance inspection.

Qualification Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

Education:

• Graduate of Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management Preferred or equivalent experience.
• Certification: Current certificate for Construction Quality Management (CQM) For Contractors
• Safety: OSHA 30, EM-385 40 Hour, First Aid, CPR

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years Quality Control experience, 10 years preferable
• LEED Green Associate or LEED AP - preferred
• Experience as a Quality Control Manager on NAVFAC or USACE managed projects
• Experience in the use of NAVFAC - WORD, EXCEL and pdf Templates
• Experience in the use of USACE - QCS module of the Resident Management System (RMS)
• Experience in writing meeting agendas, conducting QC Meetings and writing meeting reports
• Experience in office QC Administration (processing submittals, maintaining register, test log, three phase log, preparing Prep & Initial Worksheets, gathering closeout documentation and making required entries into computer templates / spreadsheets / data bases/ e-folders)
• Experience organizing, managing and filing QC Department paper documentation
• Experience in QC field inspection, inspection documentation and photographic recording
• Experience managing deficiencies and following up on DOR/EOR Field Reports and Directives

Search is currently focusing on eligible candidates residing within the Hampton Roads area.

The summary of essential duties and responsibilities listed above is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at our discretion. The salary for this position is based on experience as well as a variety of other factors negotiated during the offer process. We are a drug free workplace and all applicants considered for employment must pass a post-offer drug screen and background check prior to commencing employment. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Apply today and check out our portfolio of projects at further information.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Infrastructure Dir."

Mission

"To lead the engineering discipline that ensures Securian's technology platforms and cloud services are built and operated with uncompromising resilience, performance, and quality. This role drives the design and automation of fault-tolerant, high-availability architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP-ensuring the enterprise meets resiliency, scalability, and efficiency expectations at every layer of technology."

Positioning

The Director of Resilience Engineering and Quality Leader is both a strategic peer and technical counterpart to the Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering Leader.

This role provides bench depth and succession coverage for REO's most technically complex domains while driving innovation in reliability, resilience, and performance practices.

• Strategic influence: Shapes cloud reliability, quality engineering, and resilience strategy across REO and Architecture domains.

• Operational authority: Leads Sr. Managers and Managers who own the execution of quality, resilience, and performance engineering capabilities.

• Enterprise collaboration: Works hand-in-hand with Technology, Solution, Business, Data, and Enterprise Architects to embed reliability and resilience as core architecture principles.

Scope of Accountability

Resilience Engineering & Cloud Reliability

• Architect and validate fault-tolerant, regionally resilient architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Own resilience automation, chaos testing, and IaC-based recovery validation.

• Lead cross-cloud reliability design reviews and failure-mode analyses for critical systems.

Quality Engineering & Continuous Testing

• Define enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

• Drive automation-first testing (functional, non-functional, performance, resilience).

• Embed observability-driven quality validation and contract testing across services.

Performance, Capacity & Efficiency Engineering

• Oversee predictive capacity planning, scaling automation, and cost/efficiency optimization (FinOps/GreenOps).

• Partner with Platform & Infrastructure teams to tune performance across application and platform layers.

• Measure and report on performance SLIs/SLAs aligned to REO's Reliability Metrics framework.

Cross-Domain Architecture Collaboration

• Partner with Enterprise Architects to codify resilience and reliability standards in technology blueprints.

• Collaborate with Technology & Solution Architects to design service reliability into delivery architectures.

• Engage Data Architects for data resilience, replication, and pipeline reliability.

• Work with Business Architects to align technical reliability goals with critical business outcomes.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead a team of Sr. Managers and Managers, fostering a high-performance, hands-on engineering culture.

• Build and mentor top-tier technical talent in cloud reliability, resilience, and quality automation.

• Partner with HR and REO Enablement to develop succession plans and technical competency frameworks.

Core Technical Competencies

• AWS (primary) - Multi-account design, HA architecture, region failover, resilience automation, Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation.

• Azure & GCP (secondary) - Compute, networking, and reliability constructs; hybrid cloud design and failover integration.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Deep proficiency in Terraform, policy-as-code (OPA/Conftest), drift detection, pipeline integration.

• Reliability & Chaos Engineering - AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, steady-state hypothesis design.

• Observability & Quality Automation - OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, CloudWatch, K6, Gatling; CI/CD quality gates and dashboards.

• Performance Engineering - Load, stress, and soak testing automation; performance profiling and SLO alignment.

• Disaster Recovery Automation - Cross-region orchestration, IaC-driven DR runs, replication validation.

• FinOps/GreenOps - Cloud cost and efficiency automation, carbon-aware scaling policies.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Operates at the intersection of deep engineering and executive strategy.

• Multi-Domain Collaborator: Integrates reliability and resilience across architecture, operations, and business domains.

• Talent Multiplier: Develops and empowers senior managers, fostering engineering mastery and innovation.

• Credible Technical Authority: Trusted peer to Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering; capable of leading architecture reviews and executive briefings.

• Change Champion: Drives transformation of reliability practices across platforms, pipelines, and teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years in cloud engineering, reliability, or platform leadership roles.

• 5+ years leading Sr. Managers/Managers in technical domains.

• Proven expertise across AWS, with working knowledge of Azure and GCP.

• Experience with multi-cloud governance, DR design, IaC at scale, and reliability automation.

• Strong understanding of observability, SRE principles, and REO/ITIL-aligned reliability frameworks.

• Certifications:

  • Required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

  • Preferred: AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect

Success Metrics

• 99.9% availability maintained for Tier-1 workloads.

• 100% coverage of DR automation for Tier-1 services.

• 25% annual increase in automated quality/test coverage.

• 15% annual improvement in resource efficiency and cost performance.

• Documented resilience participation across all enterprise architecture blueprints.

• Positive "technical peer readiness" and succession rating from Head of REO.

Summary Value Proposition

This Director role blends deep AWS reliability engineering expertise, multi-cloud technical breadth, and leadership scale.

It ensures REO maintains both technical depth and leadership redundancy, and it strengthens the bridge between engineering execution and enterprise architecture alignment.

#LI-hybrid **This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes), you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

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Overview:

As a Product Owner in Affinity Solutions Technology (AST) you will lead a cross-functional agile team implementing technology solutions for Securian's Affinity Solutions and Securian Canada markets. AST teams demonstrate passion for delivering innovative solutions for clients, customers, and internal partners, driven by creative problem-solving skills, strong collaboration, and analytical abilities.

You need to be passionate about delivering business value through technology while remaining flexible to adapt to evolving and emerging needs. You will partner with stakeholders to define your team's strategy and roadmap, owning your team's prioritization and delivery. You will work closely with your team, other Product Owners, business stakeholders, engineering leaders, and technology partners to deliver solutions using a blend of methodologies.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Partners with the business to build trust and translate operations, customer needs, and technology into impactful digital solutions-resolving trade-offs, managing risks and dependencies, creating and driving product roadmaps with a focus on measurable outcomes, and communicating transparently.

• Maintains a backlog to prioritize work/stories for the team by synthesizing all relevant data, research and any other available information.

• Engages stakeholders through ongoing collaboration to understand evolving customer needs, advocate for the business, and share insights with teams to drive alignment and optimal outcomes.

• Leverages emerging best practices and market trends to drive operational efficiencies and align technology strategies with business goals.

• Uses all available resources (e.g., analytics, reporting, surveys, ethnographic research, qualitative data, usability testing) to understand product performance and customer satisfaction.

• Effectively communicates product value through storytelling, connecting to business/customer impact and engages stakeholders in strategic decisions to optimize outcomes.

• Cross functional understanding of how their work integrates with other business workstreams and initiatives.

• Understands how to leverage team effectiveness metrics (e.g., velocity/cycle time) to drive value.

• Contributes to strategic product decisions by incorporating total cost of ownership and providing input into operating budget planning.

• Participates in governance meetings and communicates technical and business product status and progress with senior leaders.

• Creates product delivery commitments such as service level agreements and BCM plans to support resiliency requirements.

• Engages in product discovery efforts to identify strategic opportunities.

• Proactively develops and demonstrates advanced knowledge of and experience with the technical product(s) and is conversant in the product architecture to drive growth and improve customer experience.

• Directly responsible for implementation, configuration, and/or continuous improvement of a technical product based on value

• Anticipates and identifies new product opportunities to drive value. Provides input and leads the design of meaningful tests and learning opportunities.

• Ensures project delivery is in conformance with company methodologies and standards; leads and provides guidance for project management for initiatives, ensuring business objectives are met and business benefits are delivered.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of agile practices. Understands the fundamentals of iterative development, incremental delivery, backlog management, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition.

• Leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, guide the creation of a self-organizing team, being assertive with business priorities and opposing viewpoints while adhering to agile concepts and principles.

• Ability to influence teams to deliver great customer experience without direct authority.

• Working knowledge of Product Management practices.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to engage agile team and stakeholders, facilitate discussions, negotiate, and resolve conflict.

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, creative problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

• Ability to work with minimal direction, flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules, handle multiple issues simultaneously, and manage stressful situations for self and team.

• Strong knowledge of technology and architectural principles to drive implementation of scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record as a Product Owner or individual contributor responsible for value and viability of technology solutions.

• Proven track record working in an agile environment while delivering results based on effective prioritization.

• Experience with stakeholder management and collaboration.

• Ability to quickly learn new domains and adapt to changing business needs.

• Knowledge of product and project and portfolio management best practices.

• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences including executives, customers, and technical teams.

• Experience identifying critical emerging business needs and service challenges and ability to quickly and effectively shift/coordinate resources to deliver immediate impact.

• Proven ability to engage with both individual contributors and leaders of the highest levels in constructive and collaborative relationships.

• Demonstrated results of gaining credibility, gaining respect and building trust, guiding the creation of self-organizing teams and being assertive with business priorities and opposing viewpoints while adhering to agile concepts and principles.

#LI-hybrid **This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes), you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

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Optomi, in partnership with a leading logistics company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer (Java / Kafka / Spring Boot / AWS) to support and modernize critical systems within the Mechanical organization. This team maintains locomotives, railcars, and detector systems that capture millions of operational and safety data points across the network.

About the Position: The role focuses on refactoring legacy microservices, scaling event-driven architectures, re-platforming rules engines, and building cloud-native, resilient, high-volume IoT data pipelines. This is a high-impact engineering role where your work directly influences safety, reliability, and operational efficiency across one of the largest transport networks in the US.

Apply Today if your Background Includes:

• 6+ years of Full Stack experience with a backend emphasis in Java Spring Boot development.
• Strong event-driven architecture + Kafka experience
• Proven experience modernizing legacy microservices & distributed systems
• AWS Cloud experience
• Hands-on Python experience for backend/data workflows
• DevSecOps mindset: automated testing, CI/CD, secure coding
• Experience supporting both greenfield and legacy systems
• Strong relational DB experience (Postgres preferred)
• Experience handling IoT or high-volume sensor data pipelines
• Familiarity with open-source tooling and cloud-agnostic architectures
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

What the Right Professional Will Enjoy!

• Fully remote work opportunity with up to 20% travel.
• Opportunity to work with a fast-growing team focused on modernization, cloud adoption, and automation.
• Direct impact on safety, rail operations, and national freight logistics.
• Work on high-volume IoT, event-driven architectures, cloud-native systems.
• Exposure to AI/GenAI, automation, and open-source tooling
• Leadership opportunities with junior developers

Responsibilities:

• Modernize legacy microservices and distributed systems supporting mechanical operations and detector networks.
• Design and implement backend services using Java, Spring Boot, event-driven patterns, and Kafka.
• Scale and optimize high-volume IoT data pipelines (30M+ incoming data points from sensors/detectors).
• Lead architecture, design, and deployment efforts for new and existing services.
• Refactor and support large rules-engine frameworks (600+ rulesets).
• Contribute to cloud-native development (AWS preferred; Azure acceptable; cloud agnostic mindset encouraged).
• Use Python for backend workflows, automation, and data processing tasks.
• Build automated CI/CD and testing frameworks following DevSecOps best practices.
• Work with Postgres and relational databases to tune, model, and integrate data.
• Mentor junior developers and support a strong engineering culture focused on speed, clarity, and automation.
• Collaborate across teams to build scalable, modern systems.
• Support both new development and the existing application footprint.

ProSidian is a Management and Operations Consulting Services Firm focusing on providing value to clients through tailored solutions based on industry leading practices. ProSidian services focus on the broad spectrum of Risk Management, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, Energy & Sustainability, and Talent Management. We help forward thinking clients solve problems and improve operations.

Launched by former Big 4 Management Consultants; our multidisciplinary teams bring together the talents of nearly 190 professionals globally to complete a wide variety of engagements for Private Companies, Fortune 1,000 Enterprises, and Government Agencies of all sizes. Our Services are deployed across the enterprise, target drivers of economic profit (growth, margin and efficiency), and are aligned at the intersections of assets, processes, policies and people delivering value.

ProSidian clients represent a broad spectrum of industries to include but are not limited to Energy, Manufacturing, Chemical, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, Banking & Financial Services, Transportation, Federal and State Government Agencies.

ProSidian Seeks a Administrative Support IV - Operations headquartered near CONUS - Washington, DC (Remote) to support requirements for Energy & Environmental Management Industry (Nuclear | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Distribution Engineering) Sector Clients.

This CONUS - Washington, DC (Remote) | Junior Consultant - Full-Time position currently best aligns with the Administrative Support Labor Category. Ideal candidates exhibit the ability to visualize, analyze, and convert data and experiences to meet performance challenges while confidently engaging in productive \"Jugaad\" and dialogue targeting mission success. ProSidian Team Members work to provide Energy Industry (Oil & Gas / Power & Utilities) Sector related Management And Operations Consulting Solutions for Nuclear Industry Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services Support (Support to Fuel Cycle Campaigns) Services on behalf of The US Department of Energy (DOE-ID).

Administrative Support IV - Operations (NOA051) Candidates shall work to support requirements for (Operations Services) and Provides administrative support to technical and management level personnel. Includes, but is not limited to, project administration, planning and coordination, documentation and briefing support, general office support, secretarial support, human resource support.

Examples of General Responsibilities

• Coordinates and plans project / office administration and support.
• Provides general office support, documentation support, project administration, administrative and secretarial support, and human resource support.
• Supports project financial tracking and reporting requirements including project control and account resolution
• Performs other administrative and support functions as assigned.

Administrative Level IV Candidates shall have relevant Energy & Environmental Management Industry (Nuclear | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Distribution Engineering) Sector Experience particularly with background, experience, and credentials to perform Nuclear Industry Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services Support (Support to Fuel Cycle Campaigns) for Engineering Services on behalf of clients such as U.S. Dept. Of Energy Idaho Operations Office - Nuclear Energy's (NE) Office of Fuel Cycle Technologies supplemented by a High School or Equivalent Education and 10 Yrs. - 12 Yrs. Experience.

Teamwork ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader Leadership ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives Business Acumen understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people Communication ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing Motivation persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions Agility ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams Judgment exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications Organization ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks

Business Tools understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary. Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors Curiosity the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together Humility exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference Willingness - to constantly learn, share, and grow and to view the world as their classroom

ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That's why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare. Our growing list of benefits currently include the following for Full Time Employees:

Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives. For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis. Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs. Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife. Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor's appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given. Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees. Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you to achieve financial success. We offer a Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plan through The Corporate Perks Benefit Program. This provides special discounts for eligible employees on products and services you buy on a daily basis. Security Clearance: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are Security Clearance requirements for Engagement Teams handling sensitive Engagements in the Federal Marketplace. A Security Clearance is a valued asset in your professional portfolio and adds to your credentials. ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian Consulting will pay up to 5k for all referrals employed for 90 days for candidates submitted through our Referral Program. Performance Incentives: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are performance incentives associated with each new client that each employee works to pursue and support. Flexible Spending Account: FSAs help you pay for eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent day care expenses on a pre-tax basis. Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you have the option to elect supplemental life insurance. D&D covers death or dismemberment from an accident only. Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to provide income protection while you recover from a disability.

AI Research Scientist | Machine Learning | Deep Learning | Natural Language Processing | LLM | Hybrid | San Jose, CA

Title: AI Research Scientist

Location: San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Design, execute, and analyze machine learning experiments, establishing strong baselines and selecting appropriate evaluation metrics.
• Stay up to date with the latest AI research; identify, adapt, and validate novel techniques for company-specific use cases.
• Define rigorous evaluation protocols, including offline metrics, user studies, and adversarial (red team) testing to ensure statistical soundness.
• Specify data and annotation requirements; develop annotation guidelines and oversee quality control processes.
• Collaborate closely with domain experts, product managers, and engineering teams to refine problem statements and operational constraints.
• Develop reusable research assets such as datasets, modular code components, evaluation suites, and comprehensive documentation.
• Work alongside ML Engineers to optimize training and inference pipelines, ensuring seamless integration into production systems.
• Contribute to academic publications and represent the company in research communities, as needed.

Educational Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Candidates with a master’s degree and exceptional research or industry experience will also be considered.

Industry Experience:

• 3–5 years of experience in AI/ML research roles, ideally in applied or product-focused environments.
• Demonstrated success in delivering research-driven solutions that have been deployed in production.
• Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams across research, engineering, and product.
• Publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR) are a plus.

Technical Skills:

• Strong foundational knowledge in machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with PEFT/LoRA, adapters, fine-tuning techniques, and RLHF/RLAIF (e.g., PPO, DPO, GRPO).
• Ability to read, implement, and adapt state-of-the-art research papers to real-world use cases.
• Proficiency in hypothesis-driven experimentation, ablation studies, and statistically sound evaluations.
• Advanced programming skills in Python (preferred), C++, or Java.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, NumPy, etc.
• Strong mathematical foundations in probability, linear algebra, and calculus.
• Domain expertise in one or more areas: natural language processing (NLP), symbolic reasoning, speech processing, etc.
• Ability to translate research insights into roadmaps, technical specifications, and product improvements.

AI Research Scientist | Machine Learning | Deep Learning | Natural Language Processing | LLM | Hybrid | San Jose, CA