Senior Full Stack Software Engineer; Remote

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Job Title: Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Location: preference for individuals located in the DC Metro / DMV region

Workplace: Remote (occasional travel may be required)

Clearance Required: None: must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a T3 Public Trust Clearance

This position is for a member of a software engineering team focused on developing applications and delivering projects that support measuring human capabilities and that advance assessment science and practice. The primary focus is building cloud-native applications using modern serverless architectures while modernizing legacy systems away from traditional VM-based approaches.

• Build testable software that is modular, maintainable, secure, and reliable
• Work effectively in teams to design and produce high-quality code
• Continuously improve and advance applications used for assessments and industrial/organizational psychology research
• Work with product owners to analyze and understand user needs or client requests
• Enhance application security to achieve FedRAMP authorization and compliance with DoD security standards (NIST, RMF, DoD CC SRG)
• Drive modernization initiatives migrating legacy systems to cloud-native, serverless architectures on AWS
• Integrate applications into CI/CD pipelines ensuring continuous testing, security scanning, and automated deployments
• Lead small development teams when projects require technical leadership and architecture guidance
• Participate in robust code reviews, ensuring code standards and conventions are met
• Provide technical leadership by recommending improvements in cloud architecture, engineering best practices, and code conventions
• Troubleshoot issues and effectively communicate updates and resolution plans
• Mentor team members on software development best practices and emerging technologies

• US Citizen with ability to obtain T3 Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise software development
• Strong proficiency in C# .NET Core for backend development as well as experience with .NET Framework
• Experience with HTML/CSS for responsive web design
• Experience with AWS services including Lambda, S3, RDS, Cloud Watch, and other managed services (Experience with other cloud services will be considered)
• Experience with SQL database design and optimization
• Experience with Git version control systems (Git Hub, Git Lab, Code Commit)
• Experience with Agile/Dev Ops methodologies and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills in matrix organizational structures
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with Terraform/Terragrunt for Infrastructure as Code deployments
• Advanced AWS services knowledge including API Gateway, Step Functions, Dynamo
  
  DB, and EKS/Fargate
• Container orchestration experience and microservices architecture patterns
• Cloud security best practices and compliance framework experience
• Entity Framework Core experience with MS SQL & PostgreSQL
• Experience with DoD contracts and federal security compliance standards
• Understanding of multiple data storage solutions and patterns
• Knowledge of performance optimization and scalability patterns
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices

• Competitive Salary and Benefits
• Important Work / Make a Difference supporting U.S. national security leveraging arguably the most important technology of our time.
• Job Stability
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  Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract.
• People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life-balance and provide a supportive, positive, and collaborative work environment as well as opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

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