Junior Applications Programmer with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunities

Healthcare coverage

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Prescient Edge is seeking a Junior Applications Programmer to contribute to software development efforts at NAS Patuxent River, MD. This entry-level role supports the design, testing, and maintenance of software applications for key programs.

A TOP SECRET security clearance is required. The position offers a competitive salary with bonus opportunities, comprehensive healthcare, a substantial retirement plan, and strong career development through on-the-job training and networking.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in technical or scientific discipline, or 3 years of related experience.
• Experience writing, testing, and analyzing software programs.
• Ability to assist in defining, developing, testing, and maintaining software to meet business needs.
• Interaction with customers to determine requirements and train users.

Responsibilities

• Create software applications, test and evaluate them.
• Analyze and improve software to be user-friendly.
• Assist in development, testing, and maintenance of software.
• Interact with customers to gather requirements and provide training.
• Update software capabilities and maintain databases as part of a team.

Skills

Software development

Testing

User-friendly apps

Requirements gathering

Education

BS/BA in technical or scientific discipline

HS diploma or GED with 3 years experience

Job description

Junior Applications Programmer Benefits

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Job Requirements

Desired experiences:

• Has less 3 years of experience performing work related to the labor category functional description.
• Create software applications, test and evaluate applications, and tweak and improve applications to make them user-friendly.
• Assist in the definition, development, testing, analysis, and maintenance of new or existing software applications in support of the achievement of business requirements.
• This includes writing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications.
• Other tasks may include interacting with customers to find out their requirements, preparing software and training manuals, and training users.
• Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Update software or enhance existing software capabilities.
• May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.
• May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

Desired Education

• BS/BA degree in technical or scientific discipline or at least 3 years of experience and a High School diploma or GED.

Security Clearance

• Security clearance required TOP SECRET.

Location

• NAS Patuxent River, MD.