Description: Onsite/Hybrid in Gaithersburg, MD or Ashburn, VA
Our client seeks Software Engineers at all levels to design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug Java-based microservices and platform capabilities. The role includes cloud system ownership in AWS GovCloud, DevSecOps engineering across CI/CD and security gates, AI-driven automated test generation, and migration engineering across container platforms. T3 operates independently and mentors junior staff. T4 owns key objectives across multiple technical areas. T5 influences strategic goals and leads technical staff.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $70.00 to $75.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities: - Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug Java services using Spring and Spring Boot in a microservices architecture.
- Own containerized services end to end in AWS GovCloud, including deployment, observability, autoscaling, and incident response.
- Build and operate DevSecOps pipelines with CI/CD, embedding security gates and scanning into Java build and deploy processes.
- Use AI tools for automated test-script generation, maintenance, and integration into prompts and pipelines.
- Execute migration engineering across ECS, EKS, and OpenShift, including task definition and Kubernetes manifest conversions, registry moves, and ingress remapping.
- Support on-prem to AWS migrations for containerized workloads with cutover planning, parallel runs, connectivity, and rollback strategies.
- Contribute to secure SDLC practices, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, SBOM, image signing and scanning, secrets management, and policy as code.
- Collaborate within SAFe Agile teams and communicate technical decisions, requirements, and issues clearly.
Experience Requirements: - 5+ years of Recent, hands-on Java development with Spring/Spring Boot and microservices.
- Cloud-based Java development in AWS, preferably AWS GovCloud.
- Linux proficiency for development and operations.
- Cloud system ownership with container platforms such as Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Red Hat OpenShift.
- DevSecOps engineering experience with CI/CD platforms and security integrations.
- AI-assisted software development used throughout coding, engineering, requirements, testing, debugging, and analysis. Experience with Anthropic models such as Claude, Sonnet, Opus, and Haiku is relevant.
- Knowledge of observability tooling including CloudWatch, Prometheus, and EFK.
- Experience with FISMA High or FedRAMP High environments, including STIG hardening, NIST 800-53 controls, SSP/ATO support, continuous monitoring, and POA&M.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts including Helm, operators, NetworkPolicies, and Ingress.
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