812083 Software Engineer $135,000.00

Position Level: Level 5 – Developmental

Salary: Up to $135,000.00 per year

Core Hours: 9am to 4pm • Location: Bethesda, MD

Position requires an active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with a polygraph.

About the Role

Seeking a Full Stack Software Developer with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program providing Agile development, operations, and maintenance for critical systems. Based in a DevOps framework, this role participates in and/or directs major project deliverables through all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing.

Design, develop, and maintain software applications using a tailored SAFe Agile DevSecOps process. Apply best practices and patterns to perform design, development, automated testing, and automated deployment of software modules via DevSecOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). Responsibilities also include software requirements analysis, risk identification and mitigation, and collaboration across Agile teams. Flexible cross-training in systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is desired.

Responsibilities

• Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement using Java, JavaScript, Python, SpringBoot, and Hibernate.
• Develop and direct software system validation and testing methods using JUnit and Katalon.
• Develop and integrate custom software solutions leveraging automated deployment technologies.
• Develop, prototype, and deploy solutions within commercial cloud platforms leveraging infrastructure services.
• Coordinate closely with team members, Agile Program Managers (APMs), and Scrum Project Managers (SPMs) to ensure user story alignment and implementation for customer use cases.
• Analyze (through proof of concept, performance, and end-to-end testing) and coordinate infrastructure needs driven by developed software to meet customer mission needs.
• Support the Agile software development lifecycle following program SAFe practices.
• Use industry-leading DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, and Unix bash scripting.
• Document and perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across environments using GitFlow constructs.
• Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness.
• Leverage the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence) to track activities.
• Apply and identify best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers.

Requirements

• Proficiency with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and development practices.
• Experience in using Java and JavaScript.
• Experience in the software development lifecycle, with a focus on delivering within DevOps toolsets and practices.
• Direct experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as JUnit.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with development in commercial cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Experience with development leveraging cloud data services (e.g., S3, RDS, EFS).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with version control systems.
• Familiarity with issue/problem tracking systems.
• Bachelor’s degree with 4 or more years of prior relevant experience.

Benefits

Compensation

• Outstanding salaries (up to $135,000.00 per year).
• Full Vanguard 401k plan with a 100% employer-matched contribution up to 6% of salary.
• Ability to max out 401k savings ($57,000 or $63,500 if over 50).
• B4Corp phantom stock awarded annually (2-year vesting period).

Insurance

• Medical: United Health Care (UHC) with multiple plan options.
• Dental: United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan.
• Vision: Vision Service Plan Insurance Co. (VSP) Signature Plans.
• Short-term disability: 60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week (Mutual of Omaha).
• Long-term disability: 60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month (Mutual of Omaha).
• Life insurance: $200,000.00 (Mutual of Omaha).

Additional Benefits

• Employee referral bonus: $3,000 per year for every year a referred employee works at B4Corp.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays).
• Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval).