Software Developer, Backend Developer, Java Developer

Tygart Technology is seeking a Software Developer with an active Secret security clearance to support a Department of Justice program. This position offers the opportunity to develop and modernize enterprise applications supporting federal law enforcement by leveraging cloud-native technologies, microservices, event-driven architectures, and modern Dev Sec Ops  practices. As part of an Agile development team, you'll help transform legacy systems into scalable cloud solutions while supporting highly available production environments.

• Develop, create, and modify enterprise software applications and specialized utility programs.
• Design, build, and maintain microservices using cloud-native architecture principles.
• Develop RESTful APIs and scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Operate and support enterprise-scale production systems, identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical issues.
• Analyze user needs and design software solutions that support business and mission objectives.
• Analyze, design, and optimize relational and No
  
  SQL databases within application ecosystems.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and mentoring of junior developers to promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Dev Ops, QA, Security, Product, and Architecture throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Produce clear technical documentation including API documentation, architecture decisions, and implementation guidance.

• This role supports a large-scale modernization initiative focused on:
• Migrating legacy mainframe functionality into a cloud-based environment utilizing AWS Gov Cloud.
• Transitioning investigative search capabilities to Elasticsearch and related technologies to improve search speed and analytical capabilities for law enforcement users.
• Building scalable microservices deployed on Open Shift-based container platforms following cloud-native design patterns.
• Developing full-stack components where applicable, including user interface integration using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Supporting event-driven architectures and high-throughput data processing systems.

• To support mission-critical operations, this position participates in a rotating on-call schedule of one week every four weeks.
• During the assigned on-call rotation, team members are expected to:
• Acknowledge phone, text, or email notifications within 15 minutes.
• Remain within reasonable access to their secure government-issued work laptop.
• Log in and begin assessing or troubleshooting issues within 60 minutes of notification.

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience, or an Associate's degree with 7 years of professional experience.
• Active Secret security clearance (or higher).
• Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming, Java, and the Spring Boot framework.
• Experience developing microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native applications.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and container orchestration using Open Shift or similar platforms.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating applications in AWS or comparable cloud environments.
• Experience implementing event‑driven architectures using Apache Kafka and enterprise messaging technologies such as IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ.
• Experience with observability tools including distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics collection using technologies such as Open Telemetry, Kibana, or the ELK Stack.
• Experience working within Git Ops workflows using Git Lab, Git Hub, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, or similar platforms.
• Experience working within Agile development environments, including Scrum or SAFe.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce technical documentation.

• Experience with Avro or Google Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
• Experience using artifact repository managers such as Artifactory or Nexus.
• Experience with Elasticsearch.
• Experience using Maven for dependency management and build…