Mission-Critical Full-Stack Engineer - Secret Clearance

Caribou Thunder; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Matching

Flexible PTO

Education Reimbursement

Military Leave

Work-Life Balance

Job summary

Caribou Thunder in Newport News, VA is seeking a Full Stack Developer with an active Secret clearance to design, develop, and modernize full-stack software for mission-critical C2 systems that support warfighters worldwide.

You will collaborate with distributed Agile teams, implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with DoD security standards and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent experience.
• 3–5+ years of professional software development experience (Mid).
• Active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Experience designing and architecting front-end and back-end applications and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications supporting mission-critical C2 platforms.
• Build intuitive, scalable front-end interfaces for situational awareness and intelligence systems.
• Develop robust back-end services, APIs, and microservices for real-time data processing.
• Architect and integrate RESTful web services and event-driven systems for high-performance applications.
• Collaborate with distributed Agile teams across the full software development lifecycle.
• Support sustainment and modernization efforts for DoD systems.
• Conduct independent investigations, recommend solutions, and support integration of new capabilities.
• Design and manage databases across SQL, NoSQL, and geospatial systems.
• Ensure compliance with DoD security standards and secure coding practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment strategies.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

JavaScript

CSS

Front-end Frameworks

Java

RESTful APIs

Event-driven Architecture

Agile

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent experience

Tools

React

Angular

Vue

Node.js

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Spring/Spring Boot

Jenkins

Job description

Caribou Thunder in Newport News, VA is seeking a Full Stack Developer with an active Secret clearance to design, develop, and modernize full-stack software for mission-critical C2 systems that support warfighters worldwide.

You will collaborate with distributed Agile teams, implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring compliance with DoD security standards and performance requirements.