Software Developer - AWS - Poly clearance Required!
Customer is seeking an experienced Full Stack Java Developer capable of working with a software development team to provide enterprise system support. Successful candidate will be expected to provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: Java application integration, java enterprise services and experience with the AWS Platform
What you need:

• Front End Skills: Single Page Applications (Vue, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML), Responsive Design
• Back End Skills: Microservices, REST, Node.js, JVM (Java - Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc.), Database (Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
• Build Tools: maven, gradle, git, tactical and strategic improvements to large scale Java/J2EE/ products
• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex information systems
• Translate software requirements into working and maintainable solutions within the existing application frameworks
• Implement the product's lifecycle: Design, development, quality, deployment and maintenance
• Develop and adhere to best-practices for developing applications
• Continuously contribute to team performance improvement and collaboration
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Strong candidates will also have one or more of the following:

• Documented Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience with developing in Ruby/Ruby on Rails;
• CI/CD: Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes
• Collaborate effectively across teams
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Excellent skills in DB Schema design and SQL development

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role.
Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.
Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.
With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.
*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.
Why Praxis?
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don't do things because "that's the way we've always done things"; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer's mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.
And then there is the...
Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off 10 holidays comp time eligibility. (30 days of leave to start!)
  • We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35 days of leave altogether!
  • On your 10th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40 days of leave altogether!
  • At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!
• Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
  • Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.