Senior Software Developer

Location

Sterling, VA or Aurora, CO, US

On-Site, Full Time

Clearance

TS/SCI with CI Poly required

Summary

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

The ideal candidate leads by example and encourages a collaborative team-solutioning environment. This role demands a self-starter who can take vaguely defined tasks and works with the team to deliver high-quality solutions. 

Requirements

• Must have an active TS/SCI with CI poly to qualify for this position
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field or related experience  
• Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience. 
• Must be 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. 

Additional Skills

• Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot 
• Web frameworks – Angular, React, VUE 
• 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 

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.