Full Stack Developer /Application Developer
Location: Dulles, VA
Must have an active Public Trust Security Clearance
Node.Digital is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment, including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.
Node. Digital is seeking a Full Stack Developer to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The Full Stack Developer will play a pivotal role in our organization's technology team.
Responsibilities
- Full Stack Development
- Develop, maintain, and enhance front-end and back-end components of web applications
- Automated testing and smoke testing familiarity and implementation experience
- Perform unit and integration testing to ensure software quality
- Optimize application for speed and scalability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and refine software requirements
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and issues
- Handle authentication, authorization, and session management
- Integrate with third-party services (e.g., payment processors, external APIs)
- DevOps and Deployment
- Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines
- Deploy applications to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Monitor application performance and reliability
- Handle version control using Git and platforms like GitHub/GitLab
- Collaboration and Documentation
- Collaborate with DevOps, infrastructure, and development teams to ensure seamless integration
- Document code and infrastructure changes, processes, and best practices
- Participate in knowledge sharing and mentorship of team members
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies
- Cybersecurity - Secure Coding Practices
- Create secure code according to industry best practices
- Use strong encryption algorithms for data in motion and data at rest
- Manage and handle credentials and secrets in a secure, authorized manner
- Use correct error handling and logging within developed code
Requirements
Required Skills
Required Skills
- U.S. Citizenship
- Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within 1 year
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
- 8+ years of directly relevant software development experience required
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, and NodeJS
- Strong knowledge of front-end and back-end frameworks
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: SQL, Oracle, MySQL, JBDC, etc
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: Pytest, Jupyter, Java Spring, JUnit, Hibernate, JavaScript, ReactJs, etc
- Experience leading multiple software development teams
- Experience developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid- to large-scale programs
- Experience with cloud computing, multimedia storage, knowledge databases and data-mining analytics
- Agile development methodology experience required
- Experience with Linux and/or Unix
- Experience with Jenkins and/or CloudBees
Desired Skills
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, evolving technology environment
- Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions
Desired Certifications
- DoDM 8140.03 DCWF Information Systems Security Developer (631), CSSLP, CISSP
- Software development methodology certification (e.g. SCRUM Master) highly desired
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline is required
Benefits
We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life
- Health Saving Account
- 401K
- Three weeks of PTO/Sick
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Pre-Approved Online Training
