Senior Software Developer

Job Description

ECS is seeking a Senior Software Developer to work in our King George, VA office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon additional funding.

The Senior Developer will be part of a team of experts charged with providing support in the areas of cyber analysis and cyber development capabilities in response to Navy's and DoD's needs for Cyber Situational Awareness (SA), Cyber Command and Control (C2), Mission Assurance, and Homeland Defense. Program scope includes identifying cyber key terrain by analyzing operational requirements, conducting cyber analyses and assessments, and developing and performing modeling and simulation in support of different cyber threat scenarios. Additionally, program support includes developing methodology and framework in support of cyber risk assessment life cycle. Our team will provide capabilities to support the customer with rapid design, development, test, deployment, maintenance and operation of specific software and hardware capabilities to meet current Cyber Defensive needs. As a Senior Developer on this program, you will be tasked with implementing new features within a critical line of business application that support mission assurance and operational management functions.

The Role

As a Senior Developer on this program, you will use your expertise and experience in the following areas and activities to deliver solutions and services to our customer:

• Working from requirements specifications to develop or modify software applications
• Designing, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documenting application features and changes
• Reviewing and assessing existing enterprise applications, to support new features, performance improvements, upgrades, and ongoing sustainment
• Participating in performance, load, and stress testing, and remediation of issues identified
• Participating in security architecture reviews of large enterprise systems
• Participating in the development of new systems throughout the entire application lifecycle: requirements analysis & definition, system design, implementation, testing, deployment, and sustainment
• Participating in activities that ensure the successful use of these systems including developing documentation, test scripts, and training materials
• Working in an agile team environment participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and daily standups

You will have the opportunity to work and grow your expertise with a team of software engineering and cyber security experts working to tackle the cyber defense issues of the modern military with creative and innovative solutions.

Required Skills

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• Active or Interim DoD SECRET clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.
• DoDD 8140.01 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I certification or higher.
• Experience designing, implementing, supporting, and analyzing enterprise scale applications using the following technologies: .NET Core, Angular, JavaScript, C#, and SQL Server
• Proficiency with modern development toolsets including Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, git, unit testing frameworks, and task tracking such as GitLab
• Experience designing, implementing, supporting, and analyzing enterprise scale applications that perform extract/transform/load (ETL) operations with external data sources and SQL Server
• Familiarity with distributed version control tools such as git and mercurial
• Comprehensive knowledge in definition and management of software requirements, design, code, benchmark testing, debugging, software development lifecycle, architecture, and documentation.
• Experience with and proficient with at least one of the following Object-oriented programming (OOP) languages: C#, Java, or Python.
• Eight (8) years of experience in the above listed areas
• Five (5) or more years of experience in Agile software development and microservice architectures specifically in the following technology areas:
  • C#
  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • SQL Server or other relational databases

Desired Skills

• Experience working on custom development software projects.
• Experience working with DoD customers.
• Experience working on cybersecurity projects.
• Additional experience in the following technology areas is preferred:
  • GitLab.
  • ElasticSearch.
  • Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline.
  • Rabbit MQ.
  • Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Automated Testing tools and processes used to support various testing. requirements including data, UI, load/performance, security, and contract testing.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. 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, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.