Backend Developer SME

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-level backend architecture strategies and modernization roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership on geospatial platform development and integration.
• Oversee development, operations, and sustainment of backend systems across cloud, hybrid, and data center environments.
• Interface with senior client leadership, negotiate requirements, and drive technical consensus.
• Ensure alignment of technology execution with client mission objectives.
• Serve as a thought leader in backend, cloud, and geospatial communities.

Key Technologies

• Backend development (Python, Node.js, Java, or similar)
• AWS services (S3, Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, ECR, IAM)
• Event-driven and serverless architectures
• API development and integration patterns
• Containerization (Docker/Podman) and container registries
• Data pipelines and metrics generation for dashboards and operational visibility
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar)
• Large-scale data transfer, processing, and orchestration
• Logging, monitoring, and distributed system debugging
• Secure development practices (IAM, ABAC, FGAC, least privilege access)
• Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate across technical and mission teams

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance (eligible for CI Poly).
• 14+ years of backend software development experience with demonstrated technical leadership
• Expertise in modern cloud-native development using languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript
• Extensive experience with DevSecOps frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile/SAFe methodologies
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, distributed backend systems
• Experience leading large-scale technical efforts, including architecture, staffing, and execution
• Strong client engagement skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience using GitLab for source control and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience developing custom code, scripts, and services for complex data processing and integration

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working directly with clients to define requirements and develop user stories
• Experience with geospatial systems, imagery products (e.g., SAR/RADAR), or GEOINT workflows
• Experience developing or integrating GIS platforms and geospatial data formats
• Familiarity with geospatial tools and platforms (PostGIS, Oracle Spatial ArcGIS SocketGXP etc.)
• Experience implementing standards-based APIs (e.g., OGC standards (WFS, STAC, WMS))
• Experience with data analytics, visualization pipelines, or metrics-driven platforms
• Experience developing automated processing or detection algorithms
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Argo Workflows)