Full Stack Engineer

At CMS, we believe that at the core of our organization are the employees who carry out the Agency’s vision of expanding coverage and improving health outcomes.

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Information Technology(OIT).

As an IT Specialist (SYSANALYSIS/SECURTIY) referred to here as a Full Stack Engineer, GS-2210-14, you will serve as a senior technical authority and strategic advisor on enterprise software solutions to include: full-stack application development, enterprise integration, and CMS IT modernization initiatives.

$141,367 to - $187,093 per year

Where we're hiring:

• Seattle, WA

• Design, develop, and integrate secure, enterprise-grade applications; oversee modernization initiatives and enforce coding standards.
• Act as an agency-level authority on application development, mentor senior technical staff, and influence CMS IT modernization strategy.
• Lead migration projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, on-prem to cloud), establish software standards, and manage multi-program modernization efforts.
• Architect solutions that meet federal cybersecurity frameworks (FISMA, NIST) and accessibility standards; validate enterprise-level fixes for mission-critical issues.
• Prepare technical reports and briefings for senior leadership, negotiate complex solutions, and represent CMS in interagency and industry forums.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience, at the GS-13 grade level in the federal government, demonstrating each of the four competencies listed:

(1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

(2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services;

is committed to providing quality products and services.

(3) Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

(4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND

In order to qualify for the GS-14, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:
1) Designing and implementing full stack applications with distributed systems, cloud-native solutions, and advanced databases;
2) Developing scalable applications using front-end (React, Angular, Vue) and back-end (Node.js, Java, .NET, Python) technologies while ensuring secure coding and federal cybersecurity compliance; AND
3) Designing enterprise integration solutions and high-availability systems across major cloud platforms while supporting federal IT acquisition and sourcing activities.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

You MUST apply through USAJOBS by 2/09/2026 to be considered.