812253 Software Engineer $300,000.00

About the role

This position requires an active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with a polygraph. The role designs, develops, and maintains software applications using a tailored SAFe Agile DevSecOps Scrum process. The engineer applies best practices and patterns to perform design, development, automated testing, and automated deployment of software modules via a DevSecOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. Duties include software requirements analysis, risk identification and mitigation, and collaboration across Agile teams. Flexible cross-training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is desired.

Responsibilities

• Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement using Java, Hibernate, SpringBoot
• Develop and direct software system validation and testing methods using JUnit and Katalon
• Participate in the development of documentation
• Coordinate closely with customers, Scrum Masters, and cross-functional areas to communicate project statuses and initiatives
• Analyze data to effectively coordinate the installation of new systems or modifications to existing systems
• Support the Agile software development life-cycle
• Use industry-leading tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting, Java, JavaScript, Oracle, Spring, Tomcat, Git, and HTML
• Work with Web Services and DevSecOps tooling
• Perform systems software development, including deployment of build artifacts across different environments leveraging GitFlow constructs
• Communicate key project data to team members and build team cohesion and effectiveness
• Develop and execute project plans
• Leverage Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence) to track activities
• Apply best practices and standard operating procedures
• Create innovative solutions to meet the technical needs of customers
• Participate in daily scrums
• Perform software requirements analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
• Collaborate across Agile teams

Requirements

• Experience level: Developmental (0–2 years), Full Performance (3–5 years), Senior (6–10 years), Expert (11–15 years), or Subject Matter Expert (16+ years)
• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate
• Automated testing and unit testing using Katalon and JUnit
• Automated deployments via CI/CD pipeline tools
• Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Unix bash scripting, JavaScript, Oracle, Spring, Tomcat, Git, HTML
• Web Services experience
• DevSecOps experience
• Deployment of build artifacts across environments using GitFlow
• Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Ability to participate in daily scrums and Agile ceremonies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8–12 years of prior relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6–10 years of prior relevant experience

Skills

• Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate
• JUnit, Katalon (automated/unit testing)
• CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices
• Git, GitHub, GitFlow
• Jenkins
• Unix bash scripting
• JavaScript, HTML
• Oracle database
• Spring, Tomcat
• Web Services
• Atlassian JIRA, Confluence
• SAFe Agile / Scrum

Benefits

• Retirement: Full Vanguard 401(k) plan with full scope of investment options; 100% employer-matched contribution up to 6% of salary; ability to max out 401(k) savings ($57k, $63.5k if over 50)
• Phantom stock: Annual grant with 2-year vesting period
• Medical: United Health Care (multiple plan options)
• Dental: United Concordia Flex Plan
• Vision: Vision Service Plan Signature Plans
• Short-term disability: Mutual of Omaha (60% of salary up to $2,000/week)
• Long-term disability: Mutual of Omaha (60% of salary up to $10,000/month)
• Life insurance: Mutual of Omaha ($200,000)
• Employee referral bonus: $3,000 per year for each year the referred person works at B4Corp
• Paid Time Off: Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays)
• Flexible work schedule: Comp time / makeup time policy (with customer approval)
• Cafeteria-style benefit plan: Allows employees to maximize Benefit Dollars

Pay

Up to $300,000.00 per year

Schedule

Core hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; flexible schedule with comp/makeup time (customer approval required)

Location

Bethesda, MD

Clearance

Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) with polygraph required