Full Stack Developer (Backend Emphasis)

Agile Defense, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability (short/long term)

Retirement savings plan

Learning and Development opportunities

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Agile Defense, Inc. in Scott AFB, Illinois, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer with a backend emphasis to design and maintain mission-critical services in Java and .NET, and to build secure RESTful APIs in AWS GovCloud.

You will lead backend architecture, ensure service reliability, data integrity, and integrate cloud resources, while mentoring junior developers and contributing to DevSecOps practices in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of professional development with backend focus.
• 3+ years Java development in production environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain government security clearance; DoD experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and deploy backend features in Java and .NET on AWS GovCloud.
• Lead development of RESTful services and backend integration patterns.
• Architect microservices, serverless functions, and container workloads on AWS.
• Mentor juniors and contribute to DevSecOps pipelines and secure deployment.
• Ensure security during coding and CI/CD with automated checks.

Skills

Java development

.NET development

REST API design

AWS services

Distributed systems debugging

DoD/regulatory environment

End-to-end delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CloudFormation

Amazon ECS

Amazon EKS

AWS Lambda

Job description

Job Title: Full Stack Developer (Backend Emphasis)

Requisition #: 1604

Location: Hybrid, Scott AFB, IL

Clearance Level: Secret, Must Have Ability to Obtain a Clearance

Required Certification(s): Ability to obtain Security+

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer (Backend Emphasis) to support a command and control system for the Mobility Air Force. This role focuses on designing and maintaining mission critical backend services in Java and .NET, building and securing RESTful APIs, and implementing cloud native patterns in Amazon GovCloud. You will work across the entire stack, but your primary responsibility will be backend architecture, service reliability, data integrity, and integration with cloud services.

• Operate within an Agile environment and mentor junior developers while contributing to evolving DevSecOps pipelines and secure deployment practices.
• Design, implement, test, and deploy backend features using Java and .NET in AWS GovCloud.
• Lead the development of RESTful services, API endpoints, and backend integration patterns.
• Architect and implement microservices, serverless functions, and containerized workloads using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, Fargate, and API Gateway.
• Build and optimize data models, SQL queries, and relational database operations.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and backlog refinement.
• Conduct code reviews and refactor existing backend components for scalability, maintainability, and security.
• Integrate backend services into CI/CD pipelines with automated builds, tests, and scans.
• Ensure secure coding practices and interpret output from static and dynamic security analysis tools.
• Use scripting languages, including Python and Bash, to automate operational and deployment tasks.
• Troubleshoot complex backend issues across application logic, integrations, data stores, and cloud resources.
• Mentor team members in API design, backend architecture, and secure coding patterns.

Education and Background

• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of professional development, including at least 3 years of Java development.
• Experience owning backend services or components in production.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain or maintain a government security clearance.
• Prior DoD or federal experience is strongly preferred.

Years of Experience

5 years

Required Skills

• Deep experience with Java and .NET development in production environments.
• Strong understanding of REST API design, service versioning, and integration testing.
• Experience deploying and managing backend services in AWS using Lambda, ECS, ECR, CloudFormation, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• Experience with microservices or modular service architectures.
• Strong debugging skills in distributed systems.
• Experience working within DoD or regulated environments with security compliance requirements.
• Comfortable working with minimal day to day direction and accountable for end to end delivery.

Preferred Skills

• Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks) and .NET (Core or Framework).
• SQL and relational database design.
• Linux administration and scripting.
• Containerization with Docker and orchestration patterns.
• CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Cloud networking, IAM policies, and secure cloud deployment models.
• Basic front end technologies for full stack integration, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• OpenAPI Spec 3.x and automated code generation
• Agile methodology.

Working Conditions

This position is eligible for remote work in the St. Louis area. However, the position requires a government security clearance, so candidates must be U.S. citizens and eligible for work without a visa sponsorship.

Benefits

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

$110,000 - $150,000 a year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities