Our client, a leading federal defense contractor is seeking Sr. Software Developers with strong Java and Python responsible for developing and deploying the state-of-the-art ground operational systems.

The position is primarily remote; however, due to the clearance requirement and the need to come onsite occasionally for team meetings, testing, etc., it would be ideal if the candidates live near one of the following locations, but anywhere in the US is acceptable:

- Scottsdale, AZ (preferred)
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Manassas, Virginia
- Chantilly, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- San Jose, California
- Massachusetts (Taunton locations)
- Pittsburg, PA

Responsibilities:

- Maintains hardware, software, and related components of project
- Performs infrastructure requirements analysis, participates in research, designs, develops, and tests software and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancing existing applications, systems, or embedded products.

Skills:

- Python / Java programming languages
- Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
- Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice
- Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring
- Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.--
- Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus
- Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management
- Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams
- Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
- Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge
- Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload

Tools:

- CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts
- AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
- Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD
- Build/Development: VS Code, Maven
- Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging
- Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker,--
- Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
- Version control: Git
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Able and willing to obtain DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
- Requires a Bachelor--'--"-s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.
- Agile experience preferred.