Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native in GovCloud (Remote)

Trilogy Innovations; Bridgeport (WV); Remote; USD 140,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus eligibility

401k with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Health Savings Account

Professional development programs

Employee referral bonus program

Job summary

Trilogy Innovations is seeking a Senior Backend Software Developer to modernize government IT systems from legacy to cloud-native microservices on AWS GovCloud. You will design, build, and operate scalable, event-driven software while supporting a national-level mission with on-call responsibilities.

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience with Java, 5+ years in Kubernetes, and strong Cloud-native architecture skills, plus a VA-like security posture for government-grade environments.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s or higher with extensive experience (8+ years or 12+ years with Associate’s degree).
• Active Tier 3 Secret clearance is required.
• Experience in Agile, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 5+ years of Java OOP experience.
• 5+ years in Kubernetes and container management; cloud-native deployments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and enhance general applications and microservices.
• Migrate legacy mainframe functionality to cloud-native microservices in AWS GovCloud.
• Support enterprise production systems and resolve issues with ART collaboration.
• Analyze user needs and design software solutions.
• Design and optimize databases and data schemas within secure environments.
• Lead and contribute to events-driven and scalable architecture.

Skills

Java OOP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Cloud-native architecture

Event-driven architecture

Security clearance

On-call support

GitOps

Large-scale systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 8y experience

Associate’s degree + 12y experience

Tools

AWS GovCloud

OpenTelemetry

Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket

GitLab/ArgoCD/Tecton

Job description

Trilogy Innovations is seeking a Senior Backend Software Developer to modernize government IT systems from legacy to cloud-native microservices on AWS GovCloud. You will design, build, and operate scalable, event-driven software while supporting a national-level mission with on-call responsibilities.

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience with Java, 5+ years in Kubernetes, and strong Cloud-native architecture skills, plus a VA-like security posture for government-grade environments.