Mid-Level Software Developer

Location

Sterling, VA or Aurora, CO, US

On-site, Full Time

Clearance

Must have a current or active TS/SCI with CI poly. 

Summary

Northstrat is seeking a Mid-Level developer with experience implementing technical solutions using modern software development practices and technologies. Your responsibilities will include implementing microservice solutions for complex problems and mentoring junior developers. You will write code using Test Driven Development that complies with our projects high code quality standards.

The ideal candidate leads by example and encourages a collaborative team-solutioning environment. .

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field or related experience  
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience 
• Available to work in-person in Sterling, VA or Aurora, CO  
• Strong Java skills, including JEE and REST web services
• Experience with Oracle, MySQL, or Postgres 
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java
• Proficiency with Linux development including command line 
• Experience with Java microservice application and interface design and development 
• Understanding of Agile practices 
• Current Security+ (or similar) certification or willingness to obtain

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing microservices using Spring Boot and the Spring Framework 
• Experience working with scalable and distributed message bus such as Apache Kafka 
• Experience applying DevOps best practices and leveraging tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Docker 
• Experience developing secure RESTful web services integrating Identity Management tools such as Keycloak and LDAP 
• Ability to work with container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm 
• Knowledge of in-memory storage solutions (Redis) as well as AWS S3-compliant object stores 
• Experience applying DevOps best practices in day-to-day software development 
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Automated Testing using tools like Jenkins/Hudson, Cypress, JUnit, etc. 
• Knowledge of Java Instrumentation and Performance Monitoring. 
• Understanding of server virtualization using VMWare. 
• Web development skills in HTML5, JavaScript, Flash, JSP, GWT, or other frameworks. 

Technologies

Note: a developer who has experience in one or more of these technologies could be a good candidate. Candidates do NOT need to have experience in all technologies listed below:

• Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot 
• Web frameworks – React 
• Databases – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis 
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) - EC2, Lambda, SNS, SQS, CloudFormation 
• Message Bus – RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Kafka 
• Automated testing tools – Mockito, JUnit, Cypress, Jest, etc. 
• Source code management tools – Git, GitLab, Bamboo 
• Containerization and Deployment – Docker, Helm, Kubernetes 
• CI/CD DevSecOps pipeline tools – Jenkins, Git, Gitlab, Bamboo, BitBucket, SonarQube, Fortify 
• Issue and Ticket Tracking – Jira and Confluence   
• TypeScript 
• CSS 
• Groovy 
• Puppet 
• WebAssembly 
• Native Image 

Click the link below to contact Northstrat for more information!

Northstrat does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.