Senior Mobile/TAK Developer

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 143,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Senior Mobile/TAK Developer to design, build, and maintain Android apps and ATAK plugins for the TAK ecosystem. This role involves integrating CoT messaging and geospatial data, while shaping mobile architecture and lifecycle handling.

You will collaborate with government customers to translate operational needs into deployable features, and mentor junior developers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of native Android development in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Experience with Android app architecture, lifecycle management, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Git or similar source control.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Android apps and plugins for ATAK and TAK ecosystem.
• Extend ATAK plugins using TAK Product Center SDK and integrate CoT messaging and maps.
• Architect mobile app architecture, data storage, plugin lifecycle, and TAK Server API integration.
• Collaborate with government customers to translate operational requirements into mobile features.
• Produce production-ready customer-facing code from day one.
• Mentor junior developers and review code and design decisions.

Skills

Android development

TAK/ATAK plugins

Mobile architecture

Git version control

Tools

TAK SDK

GIT

TAK Server

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced Senior Mobile/TAK (Tactical Awareness Kit) Developer to work in a constantly evolving environment where new technologies are used frequently and learning never stops. The selected candidate will work remotely as part of an existing team.

Here’s what you will do:

• Design, develop, and maintain Android applications and plugins for the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) and related TAK ecosystem products (TAK Server, WinTAK, iTAK).
• Build and extend ATAK plugins using the TAK Product Center (TPC) SDK, integrating Cursor-on-Target (CoT) messaging, mapping/geospatial overlays, and situational awareness data feeds.
• Architect and maintain mobile application architecture, including local data storage, plugin lifecycle management, and integration with TAK Server APIs.
• Collaborate directly with government customers and end users to translate operational and tactical requirements into mobile software capabilities.
• Have the ability to produce customer facing production code day one.
• Mentor junior developers and review code and design decisions across the mobile/TAK development team.

Here’s what you need:

• 5+ years of experience with:
  • Native Android development in Java and/or Kotlin.
  • Mobile application architecture, lifecycle management, and performance optimization.
  • Code source control such as GIT.
• Experience developing or extending ATAK plugins, or hands-on work within the TAK ecosystem (TAK Server, CoT messaging, WinTAK/iTAK).

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with the TAK Product Center (TPC) SDK and TAK.gov developer resources.
• Familiarity with geospatial/mapping libraries and symbology standards (e.g., MIL-STD-2525).
• Experience with Python, Go, or other modern OOP languages.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL.
• Use of static analysis, unit testing, and continuous integration.
• Experience supporting DoD exercises or operational deployments of tactical mobile systems.
• Handling more than 1 project concurrently.
• Experience working within AWS environments for development, testing, and integration.
• Experience working within a RHEL-based (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) development environment.
• RESTful web service integration.
• Working in a Linux environment with an understanding of agile development.

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$142,600 - $204,300 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great