Mid Software Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Full Stack Developer/Software Engineer in a fully remote, contract-to-hire position! This long-term government contract requires modernizing applications using Angular, Node.JS/JavaScript, and Java. You will be a key member of a scrum team, developing and maintaining a web application/portal using various technologies including Java, Python, AWS, and more. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience with AWS Serverless technologies, container infrastructure, and relational databases. A strong understanding of Agile methodologies and a Bachelor's degree in a technical field are required.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in developing code using AWS Serverless technologies
• Extensive experience in using AWS container infrastructure to develop and package application
• Experience with Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), PostgreSQL, Dynamo DB and No SQL Databases
• Experience with Web Services (SOAP/REST), XML, JSON
• Experience working within a Continuous Integration environment using Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with Git, GitHub, Bit Bucket versioning systems
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, JSON, and API security
• Excellent knowledge of AWS Infrastructure, Services, Configuration and automation
• Experience working with several containerization tools such as, Docker, Kubernetes etc
• Knowledge of AWS security best practices, including IAM roles, Secrets Manager, and encrypted communication
• Experience with several monitoring tools such as, New Relic, Splunk, CloudWatch etc
• Experience with several tools such as Maven, Gradle, ANT, Grunt, Jenkins and other CI/CD tools
• Expertise in testing tools such as Soap UI/ready API, JMeter, Selenium, Cucumber etc
• Ability to identify and solve technical problems independently, quickly, and efficiently
• Experience working with applications hosted in AWS cloud and should be familiar with AWS services such as, Elastic Load Balancers, S3, Elastic File Share, EC2, VPC etc
• Experience in managing the complete software development process from conception to deployment
• Experience in overseeing and guiding the analysis, building, documentation and deployment of software
• Expertise in AWS, including services like ECS, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, AWS Cognito
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization using Docker
• 5+ years of Application Development
• 2 to 4 years of experience developing code using AWS Serverless Architecture, Native services and containers
• 2 to 3 years of experience with DevOps tools
• 2 to 3 years of experience with supporting applications on AWS
• Experience working on an Agile Project
• Experience working in large projects interacting with several teams within the project
• Bachelor's degree in Technical field

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of Agile methodology (planning, grooming, coding sprint items)
• Participate in the sprint planning meetings to assign the story points and commit to the user stories planned for a given sprint
• Perform application enhancements and build new products in all layers of the application such as UI, Web Server, Application Server, Cloud Host, Database, Reporting, DevOps, and Application Monitoring
• Implement code using AWS Native Services and AWS Serverless technologies
• Engage with architects/product team to comprehend functional challenges, prototype new ideas, and new technologies, and help to create innovative solutions
• Design and develop solutions following established frameworks, application development standards and quality processes in projects
• Perform code reviews, suggest tools, technologies, and best practices that improve stability
• Translate requirements into technical specifications and diagrams and implement them in conformance with architectural and business requirements
• Develop and maintain modern and legacy systems on COTS and Open-Source tech stack using effective principles such as extreme programming (XP) and TDD
• Assist with the development and maintenance of operational and system level documentation
• Enhance software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in dev, test and production environments

Preferred Qualifications

GIS experience