Application Developer - Senior

  • Quantico, VA
  • Posted 3 hours ago | Updated 3 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

Appian
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Software Development

Job Details

Position Title: Application Developer - Senior

Location: Northern Virginia (Quantico-Stafford); Remote possible

Company Background

APV is an innovative Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing services to Government customers at the federal and state levels in three key focus areas: High-End IT Consulting, Emerging Technology and Training Solutions, and Human Capital Services. Established in 2007, APV has completed over 70 prime contracts and currently oversees more than 25 task orders, consistently achieving high client satisfaction, CPARS ratings, and customer accolades. Our skilled and motivated workforce fuels our success, as evidenced by our impressive employee retention rate, which exceeds 90%. APV has a broad portfolio of contracts and Best-in-Class contract vehicles, including GSA MAS, OASIS Small Business, and 8(A) Pool 1, CIO-SP3 SB & 8(a) across all functional areas, HCaTS, and several other industry-specific BPA and IDIQs.

APV is a mature company dedicated to quality and exceptional delivery, ensuring it meets its clients missions. We understand personnel are an essential part of this. We hire the best and take care of our employees. We consistently maintain high employee satisfaction and have a retention rate that exceeds the industry average for our peer small businesses. We do this through our corporate practice that emphasizes employee satisfaction through the three C s Culture, Compensation, and Career Development

Role:

We are seeking two (2) dynamic and experienced Senior Level Application Developers with demonstrated proficiency using Appian business process management software. The work supports a multi-year project to sustain and develop a cloud-based information management system for a Department of Defense customer.

Duties:

  • Leads software development efforts for custom tools supporting technical data lifecycle management.
  • Designs, develops, tests, and deploys enterprise applications supporting Marine Corps Technical Data Management systems.
  • Works with Appian BPM platform technologies to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
  • Integrates applications with MarkLogic and other NoSQL databases to manage structured/unstructured data.
  • Collaborate with Agile teams, Release Train Engineer, and Government stakeholders to define requirements and deliver high-quality software increments.
  • Leads reviews of code, troubleshooting of issues, and ensures compliance with DoD cybersecurity and software engineering standards.
  • Supports sustainment and modernization of legacy applications, ensuring interoperability with Marine Corps logistics systems.
  • Complete the delivery of design, code, or testing for modules or multiple features and enablers.
  • Analyzes user requirements and defines technical project scope and assumptions for backlog grooming ceremonies.
  • Prepare requirements definition, design, technical specifications as part of sprint planning.
  • Create business and/or technical designs for new or modified features or enablers.
  • Complete system configuration by specifications.
  • Triage and resolve configuration issues.
  • Assist and guide the customer in writing test plans and test cases to ensure testing aligns with the requirements presented.

Education:

  • Bachelor s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

Certifications:

  • Required: Appian certification at the Senior or Lead level, plus any of the following preferred certifications:
  • AWS Certified Developer Associate
  • Agile/Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PMI-ACP)

Experience Requirements:

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 5+ years with the Appian BPM platform
  • Demonstrated experience with NoSQL databases (MarkLogic, MongoDB, or similar).
  • Proven track record delivering applications in Agile/SAFe environments, preferably in DoD or federal programs.
  • Hands-on experience integrating applications with enterprise systems and APIs.

Skills and Knowledge:

  • Proficiency in Appian or other BPM tools, plus modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, CI/CD, and DevSecOps pipelines.
  • Ability to analyze complex requirements, design scalable solutions, and write clean, secure code.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross-functional Agile teams.
  • Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity compliance and secure coding practices.

About APV

APV is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability candidates are encouraged to apply. Qualified military veterans are encouraged to apply.

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