Application Developer

About the role

Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide on‑site incident response for civilian government agencies and critical asset owners that experience cyber‑attacks. Contract personnel investigate breaches, characterize severity, develop mitigation plans, and assist with restoration of services. The position is for an Applications Developer to support this mission.

Responsibilities

• Designing, troubleshooting, and implementing software code for end‑to‑end software development
• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, integrates, and implements software
• Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications
• Researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the integration of new products based on user requirements
• Initiates action for evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools
• Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements
• Design, develop, integrate, and interface with web application RESTful APIs
• Implements recommendations for improving documentation and development process standards
• Ensures quality control of all developed and modified prototype software

Requirements

Location: Dulles, VA. Must have an active Secret clearance; TS/SCI is preferred. Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability.

• U.S. Citizenship
• 2+ years of directly relevant experience in applications development
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle and code versioning and maintenance
• Experience with assessing and integrating commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) products
• Knowledge and familiarity to work with the installation, demonstration, test, validation and evaluation of new and existing software, tools, methods, and software measurement technologies
• Operational experience with Python
• Experience working with AWS resources such as S3, SQS, Lambda, Glue, and Route 53
• Knowledge of software application development and RESTful architecture
• Knowledge of data transformation and manipulation via code
• Experience working and developing in/with containerization software including Kubernetes and Docker
• Strong communication skills and experience interacting with customers directly in a project environment or technical demonstration
• Ability to work collaboratively across remote and physical locations

Desired Skills

• Experience with two or more of: JSON, Data Analytics, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Databricks, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Vue.js, React, HTML, Podman, Process Automation, UI Development, CI/CD knowledge
• Familiarity with data transformation (ETL)

Education

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 4‑6 years of directly relevant experience.

Desired Certifications

• CSSLP
• Security+ (Sec+)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• Health Saving Account
• 401K
• Three weeks of PTO/Sick
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pre‑Approved Online Training