● Brief Description: The Developer designs, develops, tests, and deploys cloud-native applications and platform services for a complex, mission-critical cloud platform hosted in AWS GovCloud. This role supports development of new platform capabilities, API development, event-driven integration components, and platform automation, working within approved DevSecOps CI/CD workflows and collaborating with senior developers, SRE, and DevSecOps teams to deliver reliable, secure, and performant code.
● Responsibilities:
○ Develop, test, and deploy cloud-native applications and platform services using containerized, microservices-based architecture on Kubernetes (EKS)
○ Support development of event-driven integration components including event publishing, subscription, schema management, and message processing
○ Develop and maintain RESTful APIs supporting platform services and tenant application integration
○ Implement automated unit, integration, and regression tests within CI/CD pipelines
○ Build, tag, and sign container images following approved pipeline processes with environment segregation across sandbox, staging, and production
○ Support implementation of dead-letter queue management, message replay capability, and fault-tolerant processing patterns
○ Develop onboarding guides, sample code, and reusable integration patterns enabling additional applications to integrate with platform services
○ Ensure all code follows secure coding standards and approved dependency management practices
○ Integrate required logging, metrics, and tracing standards into all developed applications for monitoring and observability
○ Support infrastructure automation through scripting, tooling, and automation frameworks that reduce manual operational toil
○ Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to remediate vulnerabilities identified through SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning
○ Support application teams with deployment activities, troubleshooting, and platform integration through ticketed and CCB-managed processes
○ Participate in code reviews and peer programming sessions
○ Participate in Agile and SAFe ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives
● Qualifications:
○ Demonstrated experience in software development for cloud-native, containerized applications in Federal or enterprise environments
○ Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in cloud-native development (Java, Python, Go, Node.js, or equivalent)
○ Experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes deployment concepts
○ Familiarity with microservices architectures, RESTful API development, and event-driven design patterns
○ Experience with CI/CD pipeline workflows including automated testing and deployment processes
○ Knowledge of version control systems (Git, Bitbucket, or equivalent)
○ Understanding of secure coding practices and software supply chain security concepts
○ Familiarity with monitoring and observability concepts including logging, metrics, and tracing integration
○ Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments with sprint-based delivery cadences
○ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent certification preferred
○ Bachelor's Degree from an accredited academic institution with a minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, with at least 1 year developing cloud-native or containerized applications
○ OR
○ Associate's Degree from an accredited academic institution with a minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years developing cloud-native or containerized applications
● Plus:
○ Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) experience
○ Active Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card
○ Experience with Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, or equivalent event streaming platforms
○ Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or equivalent certification
○ Experience with Helm chart development and Terraform IaC concepts
Pay: Up to $110,000.00 per year
Work Location: Remote
