Agile Developer L4 - Software Architect

We are looking for an experienced Agile Developer
- Software Architect who will own the design, delivery, and evolution of our AWS infrastructure and associated application services.

The ideal candidate blends deep AWS expertise (Lambda, Open Search, DynamoDB, SQS, Cloud Watch, etc.) with hands on Java and Python development skills and can mentor a small team of junior engineers while driving architectural best practices across the program.

Responsibilities:

• Design & Blueprint – Create end to end, scalable, secure, and cost optimized architectures for event driven services, data pipelines, and search solutions on AWS.
• Hands On Development – Write production grade Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Lambdas) services that run as AWS Lambda functions or containerized workloads (Kubernetes).
• Infrastructure as Code – Define and maintain IaC, ensuring reproducibility and version control of the entire stack
• Data & Messaging Layer – Architect and implement solutions leveraging DynamoDB, Open Search, SQS, SNS for high throughput, low latency data access and streaming.
• Observability & Reliability – Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting for Cloud Watch and custom dashboards.
• CI/CD & Dev Sec Ops
  - Be familiar with Gitlab pipeline, static code analysis, blue-green/canary deployments.
• Technical Leadership – Mentor 2 4 junior developers, conduct code reviews, run architecture deep dives, and champion best practice adoption (clean code, design patterns)
• Collaboration – Be able to communicate technical details / solutions as well as roadblocks to leadership and business stakeholders and provide robust solutions as needed.
• Documentation – Produce clear, up to date architectural diagrams, run books, and knowledge base articles to enable cross team consumption. Be able to prepare Standard Operating Procedure for frequently executed as well as on-call operations.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Poly - with CI poly within last 7 years
• BS + 12 years experience

Desired Skills (2 of the below)

• Java, Spring boot or python
• Microservice architectures
• CI/CD Tools: AWS tools, Maven, Gitlab & Git Ops;
  Kubernetes, docker
• Database :
  No
  
  SQL / MongoDB Query and Schema Design
• OAuth/OIDC Implementation experience
• Test frameworks and automation to include Playwright and Cucumber

Offering the very best compensation packages and the flexibility to let our employees decide what’s most important to them. No vesting schedule, no annual requirements for perks — we believe you should have the freedom to choose the benefits that work best in your life.

Our focus is on people first. We offer comprehensive and flexible compensation packages that match the best the industry has to offer and can be customized to fit your needs.

• 100%company-paid
  health
  ,
  dental
  , and
  vision
  premiums
• Automatic
  company contributed
  Health Savings Account (HSA)up to$3,900
  for families
• Up to 7 weeks
  of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Automatic 401k
  Investment
• Paid
  11 Federal Holidays
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
  Health Insurance
• Tuition/Training
  Reimbursement
• Access to
  Ravens
  season tickets
  in club level
• Company-paid
  golf events for
  your time
  and
  course fees

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The projected compensation range for this position is $200K - $250K. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, weinvest in our employees beyond just compensation.

Ourbenefit offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Coverage, Health Savings Account (HSA), Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay,Short Term and Long Term Disability,Life Insurance, 401(k) Plan, Safe Harbor 401k Investment, Learning and Development opportunities, Referral Bonuses and Flex Time.

Partnering with federal, state, and local organizations to bring the best talent to the right roles.