Senior Software Developer - Top SECRET - Fully ONSITE

VISUAL SOFT, INC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO + Sick Leave

Floating Holidays

Partial Health Insurance Coverage

STD/LTD & Life Insurance

401k with Match

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Visual Soft, Inc is seeking a Senior Software Developer for a fully onsite role in Huntsville, AL. The candidate must hold a Top Secret clearance and have 8+ years of hands-on software experience, especially in Java, microservices, Docker, and AWS within an Agile/Scrum setting.

The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering or related field, and work is focused on defense and intelligence programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands‑on software development experience.
• U.S. Citizens with active Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices and APIs within distributed cloud environments.
• Architect scalable, secure solutions on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS).
• Containerize and deploy applications with Docker and manage orchestration.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development lifecycle including planning and retrospectives.
• Enforce secure coding standards per government cybersecurity frameworks (NIST/DoD RMF).
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and automated testing to improve reliability and delivery.
• Mentor junior developers and support code reviews for quality.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Docker

AWS

Agile Scrum

DevSecOps

Secure coding

Full-stack

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

AWS

Job description

Senior Software Developer - Top SECRET - Fully ONSITE

• Information Technology

Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates (US Citizens with active TOP SECRET clearance - a requirement onits Project with a Major Prime) for the following position for a federal agency.

Job Title: Senior Software Developer
Location: Huntsville, AL - fully ONSITE
Salary: based on experience on other qualifications.
Top Secret is a must and job is fully ONSITE
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience: Minimum 8+ years of hands‑on software development experience
Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade, mission‑critical applications using Java, microservices, Docker, and AWS in an Agile/Scrum environment. This is a fully onsite position in Huntsville, AL supporting defense and intelligence programs, requiring an active Top Secret clearance. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled full‑stack engineer with deep experience in cloud‑native architectures, DevSecOps, and secure software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices and APIs within distributed cloud environments.


• Architect and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFormation).


• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and manage service orchestration.


• Participate in all phases of the Agile/Scrum development lifecycle — including sprint planning, backlog grooming, development, testing, and retrospectives.


• Implement and enforce secure coding standards in compliance with government cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, DoD RMF).


• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks to enhance reliability and delivery speed.


• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including DevOps, QA, cybersecurity, and system engineers.


• Troubleshoot complex software issues across multiple layers (application, database, network, and infrastructure).


• Provide technical mentorship to junior developers and support code reviews for quality assurance.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Paid time off (PTO that includes sick leave). Any unused PTO will be issued as a check at the end of an employee's anniversary with us.


• We also provide 2 floating and 8 public holidays. Floating and holidays expire at the end of every year of service of an employee.


• In addition, company will cover 50% of health and dental insurances only for all full time employees, however, dependents can be added at extra cost.


• Employee's health and dental coverage becomes effective after 30 days or first of the month after an employee completes initial 30 working days, we cover 50% for the employee's health and dental insurances. An employee has to finish all of your paper work for health and dental in the first 30 days of your employment with us.


• We provide STD, LTD and one time salary equivalent of life insurance at NO cost to all full time employees.


• All full time employees or w-2 employees with no benefits will be eligible to participate in company's 401k program after 90 days of employment with a company match of 4%, immediate vesting.


• In addition, all w-2 employees are eligible to be part of company's profit sharing, no employee contributions required.