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Software Developer

Booz Allen Hamilton · Belcamp, MD · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$62k–$141k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Keep substantive info. Let's parse the posting. Job Number: R0247611 Software Developer (title). Not to repeat title as heading. "The Opportunity:" paragraph: description of role. Could be About the role. Then bullet-like sentences: "As a software sustainment developer at Booz Allen, you’ll have an operational impact from day one. With a team of professionals, you’ll design, build, and maintain applications. You and your team will use programming and scripting languages as you continuously enhance and maintain the applications, troubleshoot any issues that arise operationally and upgrade the systems to meet security requirements. Most importantly, you’ll advise our clients on the best ways to improve and modernize the existing systems. Work with us to help us secure crucial systems while watching them grow and modernize. Join us. The world can’t wait." That's responsibilities. Then "You Have:" list: Experience maintaining and making changes to existing applications focused on C and Python; Experience with workflows, web parts, site maintenance, APIs, and cloud platforms; Experience with basic programming languages, technologies, tools, or web development stacks and designing and debugging applications; Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience with C or Python, or 4+ years of experience with C or Python in lieu of a degree. That's requirements/qualifications. Then "Nice If You Have:" list: Experience with embedded OS development; Experience with Java, Python, C#, C, C++, .NET, JavaScript, React, Angular, NodeJS, PHP, Bash, Visual Basic, or GIT; Knowledge of shell scripting and automation; Knowledge of basic FPGA processing and RF concepts; Knowledge of RF engineering; Knowledge of basic AI and ML models; Secret clearance. That's nice-to-have skills. Then "Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information." That's clearance requirement; could be part of requirements. Then "Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date." That includes benefits and pay. Then "Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud." That's boilerplate? Might be considered not needed? It's not EEO but still maybe not needed? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Identity verification maybe considered part of hiring process but not essential? Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still maybe not needed. Safer to omit? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Identity statement is not exactly those, but could be considered part of application instructions? It's about verification process. Might be considered application instructions. Safer to omit. Then "Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided." That's also policy; maybe considered boilerplate? Could be omitted. Then "Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role." This is work model; could be schedule? Not exactly schedule but maybe we can include as Schedule section? The instruction: include Schedule section only if posting actually states them. It does state remote/hybrid/onsite expectations. That's schedule/work location. Could be considered schedule. We'll include a Schedule section with that info. Then "Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law." That's EEO boilerplate; remove. Thus sections: About the role (from The Opportunity), Responsibilities (maybe combine with About? But we need separate sections if content). We have About the role: The Opportunity paragraph. Responsibilities: the sentences about design, build, maintain, troubleshoot, advise clients, secure systems. Could be separate. Requirements: You Have list (including ability to obtain Secret clearance, degree/experience). Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? Could combine. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have Requirements (including degree/experience, secret clearance) and Skills (Nice If You Have). Benefits: from Compensation paragraph about health, life, disability, financial, retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, recognition awards. Pay: salary range $61,900 to $141,000. Schedule: work model description. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use

for section headings. We must use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. We have them. Now craft HTML. Structure:

    About the role

    As a software developer, you play a pivotal role in an application’s functional life. From troubleshooting to fixing bugs, you use your operations and maintenance skills to ensure that things run smoothly. We’re looking for an experienced software developer like you to apply your knowledge to our clients’ challenges and their legacy enterprise systems. As a software sustainment developer at Booz Allen, you’ll have an operational impact from day one. With a team of professionals, you’ll design, build, and maintain applications. You and your team will use programming and scripting languages as you continuously enhance and maintain the applications, troubleshoot any issues that arise operationally and upgrade the systems to meet security requirements. Most importantly, you’ll advise our clients on the best ways to improve and modernize the existing systems. Work with us to help us secure crucial systems while watching them grow and modernize. Join us. The world can’t wait.

    That seems to combine The Opportunity and responsibilities. But we need separate sections? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine About the role and Responsibilities into one section? But they said use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could have About the role (overview) and Responsibilities (duties). However the About the role paragraph already includes responsibilities. Might be duplication. But we can split: About the role: first sentence maybe? Let's extract. The Opportunity: "As a software developer, you play a pivotal role in an application’s functional life. From troubleshooting to fixing bugs, you use your operations and maintenance skills to ensure that things run smoothly. We’re looking for an experienced software developer like you to apply your knowledge to our clients’ challenges and their legacy enterprise systems." That's about the role. Then responsibilities: "As a software sustainment developer at Booz Allen, you’ll have an operational impact from day one. With a team of professionals, you’ll design, build, and maintain applications. You and your team will use programming and scripting languages as you continuously enhance and maintain the applications, troubleshoot any issues that arise operationally and upgrade the systems to meet security requirements. Most importantly, you’ll advise our clients on the best ways to improve and modernize the existing systems. Work with us to help us secure crucial systems while watching them grow and modernize. Join us. The world can’t wait." That seems okay. Now Requirements: You Have list. We'll make

    Requirements

    • Experience maintaining and making changes to existing applications focused on C and Python
    • Experience with workflows, web parts, site maintenance, APIs, and cloud platforms
    • Experience with basic programming languages, technologies, tools, or web development stacks and designing and debugging applications
    • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
    • Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience with C or Python, or 4+ years of experience with C or Python in lieu of a degree
    Qualifications: maybe we could combine with Requirements? But we have both headings; we could make Qualifications same as Requirements? That would be thin. Better to omit Qualifications if not distinct. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. If we don't have distinct qualifications beyond requirements, we could omit Qualifications. However we have "Nice If You Have" which could be Skills. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Now Skills: Nice If You Have list.

    Skills

    • Experience with embedded OS development
    • Experience with Java, Python, C#, C, C++, .NET, JavaScript, React, Angular, NodeJS, PHP, Bash, Visual Basic, or GIT
    • Knowledge of shell scripting and automation
    • Knowledge of basic FPGA processing and RF concepts
    • Knowledge of RF engineering
    • Knowledge of basic AI and ML models
    • Secret clearance
    Note Secret clearance appears also in Requirements; but it's okay. Benefits: from Compensation paragraph. We need to extract benefits list: health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent

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