Back End Developer

About This Role

This Mid-Level Back-End Developer role supports a leading government contractor on a mission-critical Department of Defense (DoD) cyber operations contract. The program advances joint cyber operations command and control, supporting cyber operations across the full mission lifecycle using safe agile and modern DevSecOps methodologies. The role focuses on back-end software development activities, including architecture design, RESTful API development, and database management.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter proficiency supporting back-end software development activities
• Apply analytical skills supporting process improvement, specialized studies, and requirements definition
• Perform analysis, planning, and development of requirements documents and functional models
• Design and develop back-end architectures supporting system capabilities and integrations
• Develop and modify RESTful APIs supporting application functionality
• Perform database management, data modeling, and optimization
• Support testing and validation to verify system operability and compliance
• Participate in Agile program increment (PI) planning and activities requiring periodic travels

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance (Mandatory)
• 7 years of software development experience in object-oriented and scripted languages with the ability to apply tool suites related to DevSecOps, microservices, and containers
• 5 years of experience with Jenkins and GitLab
• 5 years of experience with at least five (5) of the following: Postgres, RDS, Exodus, Python, Luna, Java, Docker, OpenJDK, Ansible, Packer, Maven, Kubernetes, Red Hat
• 3 years of experience with bug tracking software (Jira)
• 3 years of experience testing web-based applications
• 3 years of experience participating in software development programs or projects
• 3 years of experience performing back-end web design and development
• 3 years of experience with AWS Infrastructure, Kubernetes, and RedHat Linux
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience)
• Demonstrated experience with relational databases, RESTful API development, and system integrations
• Practical experience developing in a cloud environment
• Experience with integrating data from unclassified to classified application deployments

Nice to have:

• 5 years of experience with CI/CD software development
• Experience using Agile Test-Driven development
• Experience integrating into DoW DevSecOps environments
• Demonstrated experience in utilizing UX design tool suites (e.g., Sketch, InVision)