Application Developer - Expert with Security Clearance

VTG; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in Herndon, VA seeks a Senior Full Stack Web Application Developer (Expert) to advance enterprise tools with AI/ML features. You will join a cross‑functional team to design, build, test and deploy web services, iterate with stakeholders, and present demonstrations of new capabilities. Requires strong OO skills, Linux, AWS/C2S, and experience with microservices and containerization.

You'll prototype quickly, contribute to architecture decisions and broaden your AI/ML credentials.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI With Polygraph required.
• 4–6 years designing, developing, testing and implementing new applications according to project requirements.
• 5–7 years building web apps/UI frameworks with Angular, React, or JavaScript; Java Spring a plus.
• 5–7 years Linux experience.
• 4–6 years deploying applications in AWS or C2S cloud environments.
• 4–6 years working with search/analytic tools (ElasticSearch, Solr, OpenSearch).
• 4–6 years of microservices and containerization (Docker/Podman).
• Strong OO development; Python preferred (or Java/C#/HTML/SQL).
• Fundamental ETL processing with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Integrating AI/ML technology into a production web application.
• Participate in iterative software development with adherence to reporting requirements.
• Design, develop and unit test code for a production system and demos.
• Develop rapid prototypes to drive out requirements and design.
• Provide demos and walkthroughs to diverse audiences.
• Meet with stakeholders and translate requirements into software tasks.
• Develop technical docs and briefing materials for status reviews and gates.

Skills

Angular

React

JavaScript

Python

OO programming

ETL

Linux

AWS

Search/Analytics

Docker/Containerization

Tools

Docker

Podman

OpenSearch

ElasticSearch

Solr

AWS

Job description

Overview VTG is currently seeking a Full Stack Web Application Developer (Expert) in Herndon VA to work on a suite of services that will supply users with tools to automate a wide range of enterprise-wide applications and data centric mission management applications. The ideal candidate will be willing to apply their talents across the entire Technical Team to meet the customer needs. The candidate will be part of a team of Software Developers, ETL Developers, and Data Scientists to enhance existing production applications and build out new web services on a routinized production cadence to meet the evolving needs of users. This is an exciting opportunity for Software Developers wanting to broaden their credentials in the realm of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). This is also an exciting opportunity for the Software Developers to develop hands-on experience with new technical tools/applications. Development will take place in an iterative fashion using Agile development methodology with input from all levels of stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Integrating AI/ML technology into a production web application.
• Participation with iterative software development teams with adherence to all reporting requirements.
• Designing, developing and unit testing code for a production system and demonstration capabilities.
• Developing rapid prototypes to drive out requirements and design.
• Providing demonstrations and detailed walk through of features to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, developing user stories, and translating these into software development tasks.
• Development of technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed. Do you have what it takes? Active TS/SCI With Polygraph Required. The ability to work individually as well as the ability to work in project teams. Proven ability in decomposing concepts to discrete development tasks and managing your work to a deadline.
• Minimum 4-6 years of demonstrated ability to design, develop, test and implement new applications based on project requirements.
• Minimum 5-7 years building web applications and UI/UX frameworks using Angular, React or JavaScript with specific examples. Java Spring framework is a plus.
• Minimum 5-7 years' experience working with Linux Operating systems
• Minimum 4-6 years of demonstrated experience with development and deployment of applications in the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment or an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment.
• Minimum 4-6 year of demonstrated experience with search & analytic tools. Examples to include ElasticSearch, Solr, OpenSearch.
• Minimum 4-6 years of microservices up to and including docker, podman, and or containerization services.
• Strong development experience is required. Minimum 4-6 years of Object Orientated software development experience is required. Python is preferred but would consider Java, CSharp, HTML, or SQL.
• Fundamental understanding of Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processing with large structured and unstructured raw data sets. This can be demonstrated through education or OJT experience.