About the role
* Lead a small, collaborative development team supporting the sustainment and continuous enhancement of a mission-critical Enterprise Support Services application that enables a key operation.
* Serve as a senior technical point of contact between the development team and the customer, helping translate customer needs into clear, actionable technical requirements and solutions.
* Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand business needs, communicate technical approaches, refine requirements, and build alignment and buy-in for proposed solutions.
* Build intuitive, responsive web interfaces backed by robust data retrieval and storage capabilities.
* Apply hands-on expertise with modern Python frameworks – such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask – to deliver scalable, secure, and performant applications.
* Apply hands-on expertise with modern JavaScript and front-end frameworks, specifically React.js and Vue.js, to deliver high-quality user interfaces and dynamic, client-side application features.
* Integrate backend services through RESTful APIs to support seamless data flow and reliable application functionality.
* Leverage full-stack development skills across Python backend services and modern JavaScript front-end architectures to deliver scalable, end-to-end solutions.
* Demonstrate strong experience with relational database management systems (RDBMS), with primary expertise in PostgreSQL and secondary experience with Oracle and SQL Server.
* Translate complex business requirements into effective enhancements within existing database structures and application logic.
* Support and execute application upgrades while implementing code enhancements that improve performance, maintainability, and long-term sustainability.
* Develop efficient data retrieval solutions that power user-friendly displays and dynamic application views.
* Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve application defects to help maintain system stability and a positive user experience.
* Design, build, and deploy Dock containerized applications to Linux servers.
* Conduct thorough unit testing to validate software reliability, performance, and feature accuracy.
* Collaborate within Git/GitLab workflows and contribute to CI/CD pipelines that enable smooth, automated, delivery of application updates.
* Bring a proactive, ownership-oriented approach to problem-solving, provide technical leadership to the development teams, and demonstrate a strong willingness to take on new challenges and learn emerging technologies.
* Actively contribute in an Agile environment by participating in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative development cycles that deliver continuous value.
Qualifications
* TS/SCI with Polygraph
* A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and twelve (12) years of experience in software development/engineering. Sixteen (16) years of experience in software development/engineering may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
* Working knowledge of JavaScript and modern front-end frameworks, specifically React.js and Vue.js.
* Experience with REST API.
* Experience with modern Python full-stack development, utilizing Python web frameworks (such as Django, FASTAPI, or Flask) paired with modern front-end frameworks (React.js or Vue.js) and RESTful API integrations.
* Unit testing experience.
* Git/Gitlab experience with CI/CD.
* Experience with Docker.
* Working knowledge of Linux.
* Working knowledge of Agile software development processes.
Desired Skills
* Extensive experience in agile development, including running sprint planning sessions, managing sprint backlogs, and delivering high-quality results on time.
* A background in developing enterprise-level applications with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.
* Experience managing systems in a virtual hosting environment including AWS.
* Familiarity with the CI/CD.