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Location: McLean, Virginia
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 180288
Job Overview: This Full Stack Senior Developer role focuses on building and supporting modern developer workspaces and tooling, combining hands-on development with end-user technology expertise and technical evangelism. The position is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing developer environments (physical, virtual, and browser-based), developing tools primarily in Python and Java, and driving best practices across CI/CD, automation, and Generative AI integration. The goal is to deliver frictionless developer onboarding, robust day-2 support, and highly efficient workflows that meet audit, risk, and governance standards.
Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain developer workspaces using physical hardware, virtual desktops, and browser-based solutions.
- Develop tools and services primarily in Python and Java to streamline and enhance developer workflows and productivity.
- Collaborate with end-user collaboration and management platforms to create seamless, integrated developer experiences.
- Advocate for and implement CI/CD improvements using new tooling, automation, and commonly available libraries.
- Create and maintain patterns for desktop provisioning and software package management using SCCM, VDI, or similar technologies.
- Lead initiatives to integrate Generative AI capabilities into developer workflows to improve efficiency and value for internal customers.
- Ensure all workspace and tooling solutions comply with audit, risk, and governance requirements.
- Act as a technical evangelist, promoting best practices, tools, and standards within the developer community.
- Educate and mentor other developers on design principles, tooling usage, and modern engineering practices.
- Partner with stakeholders to understand developer needs and translate them into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
- Support frictionless developer onboarding and provide robust day-2 support for workstation and tooling issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve team efficiency through automation and process optimization, and drive implementation of those improvements.
- Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architecture decisions related to developer environments and tooling.
- Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of developer workspace standards.
Qualifications: - Proven experience as a senior-level developer with strong hands-on skills in Python and Java.
- Solid understanding of full stack development concepts and the ability to design and explain technical solutions to other developers.
- Experience designing and implementing developer workspaces using physical, virtualized, or browser-based environments.
- Advanced understanding of container creation, usage, and management (e.g., Docker, container orchestration concepts).
- Familiarity with JavaScript and related ecosystem at an intermediate level.
- Advanced expertise in desktop provisioning and software distribution for end-user technologies.
- Hands-on experience with SCCM, VDI, or similar technologies for managing and deploying workstation solutions.
- Ability to advocate for best practices and innovative solutions, acting as a technical evangelist within engineering teams.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, educate, and collaborate with developers and stakeholders.
- Understanding of cloud and on-premises networking concepts at an intermediate level.
- Familiarity with audit, risk, and governance practices, and the ability to design solutions that comply with these requirements.
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into cloud or developer solutions at an intermediate level.
- Understanding of Generative AI concepts, use cases, and how they can be applied to developer workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on coding, system optimization, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship, as required by the engagement.
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Pay Range: $80/hr - $90/hr
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