Remote Backend Engineer (TS/SCI) – Cloud & Microservices

Maximus; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Software Developer (Backend) to provide subject matter expertise for USAF missions. You will design and implement back-end architectures, RESTful APIs, and data models, supporting current and new system capabilities and integrations. Requires TS/SCI and remote work with potential travel.

Minimum 7 years in software development, strong experience with Jira, AWS/Kubernetes, and containerized microservices. This role is contingent on contract award and security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s may substitute for 2 years.
• 7 years of software development experience in OO and scripting languages with DevSecOps, microservices, and containers.
• 3 years of experience with bug tracking software (e.g., Jira) and testing web-based applications.
• 3 years of experience in software development programs or projects.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and RedHat Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop back-end architectures to support system capabilities and integrations.
• Develop/modify RESTful APIs and manage databases and data models.
• Work with cloud environments and deployment pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Collaborate on system integrations and testing across projects.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful API design

Cloud environments

Relational databases

Jenkins & GitLab

Kubernetes

AWS Infrastructure

DevSecOps practices

Microservices

Containerization

Software testing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree substitution (2 years)

Tools

Jira

NPM

Cypress.io

esbuild

Bun

Apache Tomcat

Maven

SonarQube

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Software Developer (Backend) to provide subject matter expertise for USAF missions. You will design and implement back-end architectures, RESTful APIs, and data models, supporting current and new system capabilities and integrations. Requires TS/SCI and remote work with potential travel.

Minimum 7 years in software development, strong experience with Jira, AWS/Kubernetes, and containerized microservices. This role is contingent on contract award and security clearance.