The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Developer with a TS/SCI Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program. THE PROJECT
The DarkStar Group's team provides Analytic Software Development, Data Engineering, and Cloud Migration services, as well as interagency communication and data-sharing solutions, as part of an enterprise program that spans two major Intelligence Community customers. This project regularly has new openings for Software Engineers, Cloud Infrastructure Experts, DevOps Engineers, Data Engineers, SharePoint Developers and Administrators, ServiceNow Developers, and various other types of IT professionals. Work on this program takes place in Herndon, McLean, and Bethesda (we cannot support remote work) and requires a TS/SCI Polygraph clearance (acceptable to this customer). THE ROLE
The DarkStar Group is seeking a Software Developer with agile methodology experience to augment a team of developers, in support of the development of an application in high paced, technologically evolving environment. Scrum, SaFE and Kanban experience preferred. JIRA experience preferred. We value team members who strive to produce high quality work through collaboration with team members and customers while making a difference through individual contributions to
ensure project success for our team and our customers. We are leading the charge for digital transformation in the intelligence community, so we are seeking team members who are optimistic about leveraging emergent technologies that are strategically aligned to AWS best practices. You will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation's safety, security, and prosperity. Duties included but are not limited to: * Develop Java APIs using Spring Boot
* Integrate a Spring Boot application with external APIs from 3rd parties
* Work with database team to map models to PostgreSQL tables
* Work with infrastructure team to deploy codebase to webservers
* Advocate for new or improved development practices that increase craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of our solutions
* Provide demonstrations of new features and functionality to the customer
* Write and execute unit tests on new and existing Java code
* Provide documentation and assist program management with deliverables related to backend functionality and user workflows
* Assist the team with creating user stories and features for existing and upcoming work
* Support frontend team during integration with backend REST API calls
* Take part in analysis efforts, identification, and recommendation of solutions, integration points and related implementation architecture for business usage improvements, scalability and performance.
* Provide guidance to less experienced developers and administrators in the form of code review, solution design, and recommended training and development plans.
Required Skills * BA/BS in a related discipline
* Team Delivery Mentality
* Experience with:
* Angular 15
* Git/Gitlab
* Bootstrap
* Angular Material
* Cypress
* JIRA and/or Confluence knowledge
Desired Skills (Optional) * Scrum, SaFE and Kanban experience preferred.
* AWS experience and/or knowledge
* Apache PDFBox
* Junit
* Data Analytics Dashboard Tool Integration
* Data Governance and Management Integration
* AWS DevOps and/or AWS Certified Practitioner certification
* Commercial or national security sector DevOps knowledge About The DarkStar Group Our Company The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. Our Benefits The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits: * very strong salaries;
* 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
* the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
* 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
* a generously-funded HSA;
* an 8% 401(k) contribution; * 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
* the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
* a generous training budget;
* $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
* business development / growth incentives; and
* top notch company swag.
** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. ** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.