Application Development Lead

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition.

Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

Clearance Required
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Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

We are looking for an experienced Amazon Web Services (AWS) Application Development Lead to join our team and take ownership of designing, building, and maintaining a web-based internal tool that will be used by non-technical end users. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on technical leader with deep expertise in AWS cloud services and application development on classified sponsor systems, who can guide the engineering team in delivering secure, scalable, and compliant solutions.

You will be responsible for leading the technical design and implementation of the tool, ensuring that development practices align with sponsor requirements, security standards, and federal compliance frameworks. Beyond initial delivery, you will continue to lead the team post‑deployment by managing maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements to ensure ongoing performance, compliance, and usability.

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of the web-based tool using AWS cloud services on sponsor's classified systems.
• Drive and implement application architecture to ensure reliability and compliance with sponsor and federal requirements.
• Oversee coding standards, code reviews, and QA practices.
• Drive the integration of APIs, databases, and other services to support functionality for non‑technical users.
• Partner with compliance officers, legal, and the Program Managers to ensure development, documentation, and reporting meet regulatory expectations.
• Work closely with the IT PM and sponsor stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Continuously improve system reliability, monitoring, and automation.

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or similar technical field
• 5+ years experience in programming languages and web application technologies and integration
• 6+ years in application design and development of classified IC systems
• 6+ years combined experience in sponsor's AWS environment, cloud systems administration, cloud environment management, and compliance assessments
• Experience with Agile requirements management and sprint planning
• Certified in AWS or equivalent cloud technology
• Experience with Sec Dev Ops  such as CI/CD and testing suites

• Master's degree in any of the above fields
• Experience with Agile PM tools such as Jira or Confluence
• Experience with TMOD Archer
• 10+ years experience working in the IC
• Experience with relational databases and No
  
  SQL data solutions, SQL, and other query languages
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, or similar solutions

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.