Software Developer

Developer to support our software development. This role will work with the development team to support business requirements, application fixes, and SDF remediation.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and unit testing to meet business requirements and application functionality. This role requires a strong understanding of software development practices.

Key Responsibilities:
Participate in the project planning process that determines programming and hardware needs. Assist or lead in preparing programming specifications and in developing coding logic. Prepare charts, diagrams, and other documentation as needed.
Design, code, test, and debug computer programs, independently or as part of a team, using computer languages identified and available in the Infrastructure Tool Kit (ITK).
Oversee the consistent utilization of USPS development standards, procedures, and processes. Ensure systems compatibility. Follow data security procedures and identify potential data security risks.
Maintain contact, as designated, with the team leader, customers, contractors, and equipment vendors to monitor progress and coordinate varied project stages.
Maintain computer programs and systems. Revise and update computer programs, procedures, and systems; including rewrites to the systems documentation and instructions as necessary.
Performs other job-related tasks as assigned or required to support the duties outlined above.

Knowledge with the following qualifications:
DevSecOps, Secure Coding practices, and the Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
Designing and developing event/message-based application services using a message queue (e.g. Apache, Kafka)
Using automated unit testing and user interface testing tools, ideally in a test-driven-development approach
Use of source code management tools, ideally in a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD pipeline) SecDevOps environment
API centric, microservices, serverless applications, or similar cloud-friendly application designs
Cloud Development with Dataflow, PubSub, or Redis
Microservices design
Kubernetes
Security
Performance tuning
High Observability Principle
Multi-threading
Java, SQL, Python, React, JavaScript

Working Knowledge of one or more of the following qualifications:
Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies
Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
Change Management and Configuration Management (VersionOne, ServiceNow, etc)
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Additional Required Skills/Experience:
o A minimum of Eight (8) years relevant experience.
o A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.
o Typically performs all functional duties independently.
o Note: Special credentials (licenses and/or certifications) may be required at the Task Order level on a case-specific basis."