Junior Software Developer

DSD Laboratories; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DSD Laboratories is seeking a Junior Software Developer to support the development, modernization, and sustainment of AFMC LogIT systems. This entry-level role offers a path to grow in a mission-critical DoD environment.

You will work with DevSecOps, review code, perform testing, and learn secure coding practices while collaborating with government stakeholders across DC and Dayton locations. The position is Hybrid and full-time, offering growth opportunities in a critical logistics software

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, test, and debug software for AFMC LogIT systems using the designated language/framework.
• Implement features, defect corrections, and enhancements per approved requirements and standards.
• Perform unit testing and support integration, regression, functional, and user acceptance testing.
• Participate in peer code reviews and incorporate feedback promptly.
• Analyze legacy code to understand behavior and plan changes.
• Use version control with branching, merging, and merge requests as defined.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to build, deploy, and promote code through CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure code builds successfully within automated pipelines and address failures.
• Support automated testing, static/dynamic analysis, and quality gates.
• Assist in release activities, deployment verification, and post-deployment validation.
• Work with cybersecurity teams to meet DoD requirements and secure coding practices.
• Remediate SAST/DAST findings within defined timelines.
• Apply DISA STIGs to development work as required.
• Support RMF and ATO activities with required input and artifacts.
• Handle CUI in accordance with program requirements (marking, storage, transmission).
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and configuration artifacts.
• Support CCB/change management with accurate descriptions and impact assessments.
• Keep documentation synchronized with the delivered software baseline.
• Record work using issue tracking and work management tools.
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, and demos.
• Communicate progress, blockers, risks, and estimates clearly to leadership.
• Coordinate with senior developers and government stakeholders to clarify requirements.

Job description

Junior Software Developer

Enterprise Operations Secret

Location National Capital Region (Washington, DC, Maryland, or VA) | Hill AFB, Utah | Dayton, OH

Work Setting Hybrid

Employment Type Full Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a Junior Software Developer to support the development, modernization, and sustainment of U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Logistics Information Technology (LogIT) systems. This is an entry-level to early-career engineering role designed for a developer who learns quickly and wants to build a long-term career delivering software in a mission-critical Department of Defense environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, test, and debug software for assigned AFMC LogIT systems using the programming language, framework, and development environment designated for that system
• Implement assigned features, defect corrections, and enhancement requests in accordance with approved requirements, design documentation, and program coding standards
• Perform unit testing and support integration, regression, functional, and user acceptance testing activities
• Participate in peer code reviews, both as an author and a reviewer, and incorporate review feedback promptly
• Analyze existing code — including legacy code with limited documentation — to understand system behavior and determine the appropriate change approach
• Use version control correctly and consistently, including branching, merging, commit hygiene, and merge request workflows as defined by the program
• Work with the DevSecOps team to build, deploy, and promote application code through development, test, staging, and production environments
• Ensure code is structured and packaged so it builds successfully within the program's automated CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve build failures, pipeline errors, deployment defects, and environment-specific issues affecting assigned code
• Support automated testing, static and dynamic code analysis, dependency scanning, and quality gates integrated into the delivery pipeline
• Support release activities, deployment verification, and post-deployment validation as scheduled by the program
• Work with the cybersecurity team to ensure all developed code meets DoD cybersecurity requirements applicable to the assigned system
• Apply secure coding practices, including input validation, output encoding, secure authentication and session handling, least privilege, and elimination of hard-coded credentials
• Remediate findings identified through static application security testing, dynamic testing, software composition analysis, code review, and vulnerability scanning within program-defined timelines
• Apply applicable DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), including the Application Security and Development STIG, to assigned development work
• Support Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities by providing developer input, evidence, and technical artifacts as requested
• Comply with all program requirements for the handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including marking, storage, transmission, and access restrictions
• Produce and maintain technical documentation as directed, which may include design descriptions, interface documentation, installation and deployment procedures, test procedures and results, user and operator guidance, and release notes
• Prepare and maintain configuration management artifacts as directed, including change request documentation, version description documents, baseline records, and configuration item records
• Support Configuration Control Board (CCB) and change management processes by providing accurate technical descriptions, impact assessments, and status updates for assigned changes
• Keep documentation synchronized with the delivered software baseline so that artifacts accurately reflect the as-built system
• Record work accurately in the program's issue tracking and work management tools
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, demonstrations, and retrospectives
• Communicate progress, blockers, risks, and estimates clearly and early to the development lead
• Coordinate with senior developers, system administrators, functional analysts, testers, and government stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve issues
• Accept mentorship and direction from senior technical staff and apply guidance to subsequent work