Re-Platforming Software Engineer

Saic; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Saic in Arlington, VA seeks early-career developers for a hands-on role focusing on modernizing applications through cloud-native development. Responsibilities include refactoring monoliths, building secure REST APIs, and implementing event-driven integrations with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's and relevant experience. The salary range is between $120,001 and $160,000, reflecting market rates and individual qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and 5+ years of experience or Masters and 3+ years in relevant fields.
• Hands-on experience in feature delivery, API development, and cloud integration.
• Experience with security standards and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Refactor legacy code into maintainable modules and microservices.
• Develop and document RESTful services.
• Deploy applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Skills

Feature Delivery & Refactoring

API & Service Development

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration

Quality Engineering

DevOps & CI/CD

Observability & Reliability

Security & Compliance

Data & Migration

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience)

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

ASP.NET Core

Spring Boot

NestJS

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Description

Help refactor monoliths, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and implement event-driven integrations while leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and learning best practices in cloud-native development and DevOps. This is a hands‑on role ideal for early‑career developers who thrive in agile teams and want to grow rapidly through real modernization work.

This role requires 1 day each week onsite in Rosslyn, VA.

Key Responsibilities

Feature Delivery & Refactoring

• Implement user stories, fix defects, and refactor legacy codebases (.NET/Java) into maintainable modules and microservices.

API & Service Development

• Build RESTful services with ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, or NestJS; document contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger.

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration

• Deploy and manage applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), utilizing core services like Compute, Object Storage, and Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN).
• Implement reliable service‑to‑service communications and event‑driven data flows.

Quality Engineering

• Write unit, integration, and API tests (xUnit/NUnit, JUnit, Jest); maintain test data; participate in code reviews.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Contribute to pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or OCI DevOps), containerize apps with Docker, and assist with Kubernetes deployments (including OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes - OKE).

Observability & Reliability

• Add structured logging, tracing, and metrics (App Insights, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, or OCI Observability and Management); help troubleshoot incidents.

Security & Compliance

• Implement OAuth2/OIDC, role‑based access, input validation, and secure secrets handling (such as OCI Vault); follow secure coding standards.

Data & Migration

• Work with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI); assist in data mapping, migrations, and performance tuning.

Agile Ways of Working

• Participate in stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/retros; keep work items up to date and well‑documented.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelors and 5+ years or more experience; Masters and 3+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Hands‑on experience in the following areas:
  • Feature Delivery & Refactoring.
  • API & Service Development.
  • Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration.
  • Quality Engineering.
  • DevOps & CI/CD.
  • Observability & Reliability.
  • Security & Compliance.
  • Data & Migration.

Required Clearance:

• US Citizenship.
• Active secret clearance.

Target Salary Range

$120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.