SK Software Developer
Software developer supporting Intelligence Community projects in Herndon, VA: designing and building web applications, APIs, and data integrations, plus testing, code reviews, and agile work in JIRA. Core stack is Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch on Linux; an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is mandatory.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Herndon, VA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- At least 3 years of recent experience coding in Python
- Minimum 12 years programming experience overall
- Experience working in a Linux-based development environment
- Experience with Node.js
- Experience with SQL/PostgreSQL databases and writing complex queries
- Experience creating API endpoints or integrating with other teams' endpoints in a fully authenticated and audited way
- Experience with Elasticsearch data management
Full description
PLEASE NOTE: This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
Position Code: 26-SO0924-1
Position Description:
In this role, you will contribute directly to innovative projects that support the Intelligence Community, helping to protect our country from emerging threats. This position offers the chance to grow your expertise alongside talented Software Developers, Data Engineers, and System Engineers while pioneering solutions that make a national impact.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Understand requirements and design and develop software components.
- Research software concepts, develop, and demo proof-of-concepts.
- Collaborate with team members regularly to discuss project status, dependencies, or project blockers so that any issues can be addressed early on
- Test code and write test steps for independent testers
- Participate in code reviews and engage in the project's agile development process.
- Effectively communicate with fellow developers and occasionally with end-users.
- Develop new features and enhancements to web applications that allow users to enter, search, and retrieve information
- Effectively apply good judgement and leadership within project scope and has experience mentoring two to three more junior developers
- Supply regular reports to stakeholder components
- Accommodate changes in priority as organizational goals change
- Break down requirements into work packages in JIRA
- Assist with tier 3 help desk issues on an as-needed basis
- Manage the development life cycle and deployment schedule and process
- Evaluate and integrate data sources as needed; be able to use various data sources and correlate data to answer specific questions
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of recent experience coding in python, minimum 12 years programming experience overall
- Experience working in a Linux-based development environment
- Experience with Node.js
- Experience with SQL/PostgreSQL databases and writing complex queries
- Experience creating API endpoints or integrating with other teams’ endpoints to exchange data in a fully authenticated and audited way
- Experience with Elasticsearch data management