DevSecOps with software development ex

Role: Intermediate Developer

Location: Remote
Duration: 12 months

Note: candidates meet the residency requirements (Last 5 years in the US with no more than 6 months out of the country).

USPS is seeking an Intermediate 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 (2+ years experience) 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)

Required Experience Level:

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience, in technology or software development preferred

Educational Requirements:

• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred.

Note: If Resource does not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.