KD Applications Developer

Probity Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Probity Inc. is seeking a Senior Full Stack Web Application Developer in Herndon, VA, to enhance enterprise applications and implement AI/ML technologies. This role involves working in Agile teams, developing production systems, and engaging with stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable tasks.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree and at least eight years of relevant experience, with strong skills in Agile methodologies, cloud services, and application development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-4 years of work experience using Linux.
• Experience with cloud applications development and deployment.
• Ability to work on Agile teams and meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to translate project requirements into development tasks.
• Capable of developing technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop web applications with AI/ML integration.
• Participate in iterative software development.
• Design, develop, and unit test production code.
• Analyze requirements and translate them into user stories.
• Deliver technical demonstrations to stakeholders.

Skills

Agile software development methodologies

Linux Operating System

Cloud services (AWS, Azure)

Application design and development

Microservices and containerization

Bachelor's Degree

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Jira

GitHub

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Position Code: 10-SO0417-2

Location: Herndon, VA

Position Description:

Currently seeking a Senior Full Stack Web Application Developer 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 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. The candidate must have the ability to communicate with project team members, user community, and leadership to assess changes and demonstrate iterative progress.

This position will include a variety of activities, including:

• Fundamental understanding of analytic tools and capabilities.
• 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.

Mandatory Skills:

The ideal Senior‑Level candidate will have a blend of at least three of the following skillsets:

• Experience in Agile team and software development methodologies.
• Minimum 2-4 years of work experience using a Linux Operating system.
• Minimum 2-4 years of demonstrated experience with development and deployment of applications in cloud services; such as: AWS, C2S, Azure, Oracle Cloud.
• Minimum 2-3 years of demonstrated ability to design, develop, test and implement new applications based on project requirements.
• 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.
• Familiarity of microservices up to include: docker, podman, and or containerization services.
• Candidates must have a Bachelors' Degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of experience, or 11 years of experience without a degree.

Optional Skills:

• Fundamental understanding around text analytics and its applications/role/use in business intelligence/business analytics (i.e. search, entity extraction, sentiment analysis, document summarization, document categorization) whether through education or experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing proof of concepts of new technologies and evaluating the state of the art in machine learning algorithms for text analytics whether through education or experience.
• Fundamental understanding around machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, Tensorflow whether through education or experience is a plus.
• Fundamental understanding of data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Pandas, D3.js, ggplot, etc) whether through education or experience.
• Experience with Relational or Non-Relational data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB whether through education or experience.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and GitHub for documenting work a plus.