Software Developer (Systems Software)

Acuity INC; Virginia; On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Training and certification support

Degree-seeking program support

Best Places to Work recognition

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. seeks a dynamic Software Developer (Systems Software) to fill a LEAD position on the team.

This role offers high visibility and supports an integrated enterprise IT model across learning, training compliance, foreign language development and retention, job advertisements, selection, and performance. As a lead, you will drive technical direction, mentor teammates, and coordinate with clients to deliver scalable web and cloud components, including AWS services and ServiceNow

Qualifications

• Must have led teams delivering technical solutions and communicating with clients.
• Experience implementing best practices aligned with accessibility standards and Agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to propose value-driven recommendations to improve UX/UI, reduce O&M, and accelerate delivery.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and documenting web-based components and interfaces, incl. databases and APIs.
• Demonstrated Java development experience.
• Proven cloud technology experience.
• Development and maintenance of AWS environments and service components with interfaces to databases and APIs.
• Experience with COTS products including ServiceNow.
• Experience across the full accreditation lifecycle.
• Experience creating IT support docs: SOPs, workflows, knowledge bases, checklists, diagrams, security plans.
• Experience maintaining enterprise software including license renewals, patching, and version updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team providing technical expertise and client communication.
• Implement industry best practices and agile processes for delivery.
• Propose business-value improvements focusing on UX/UI and modernization.
• Develop and maintain web-based components and related interfaces.
• Drive Java-based development and cloud integration initiatives.
• Oversee AWS-based services and data interfaces to support decision‑making.
• Collaborate with teams using ServiceNow and other COTS products.
• Manage Tier 1–3 support and ITSM processes.
• Create and maintain IT operational documentation and architecture diagrams.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

UX/UI improvements

Web-based applications

Java development

Cloud technologies

AWS environments

ServiceNow

Accreditation lifecycle

ITSM & support docs

Enterprise software maintenance

Job description

Overview

Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Software Developer (Systems Software). This position will fill a LEAD position on the team. High visibility. Support a team building an integrated enterprise IT support model to drive efficiencies in the talent space and better address strategic requirements associated with learning, training compliances, foreign language development and retention, job advertisements, selection, and performance.

Why Acuity?

We're building more than careers-we're building a place people genuinely love to work. At Acuity, you'll get:

• Strong work-life balance and a people-first culture
• Competitive compensation + Health/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs

Recognized as a Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal, 8+ years)Named a Top Workplace by The Washington Post (2022-2025)

Why Acuity?

Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long‑term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers' critical missions.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience as a lead on a team providing technical expertise and communications to the Client.
• Demonstrated experience implementing industry best practices and associated technical solutions consistent with accessibility standards and agile methodology.
• Demonstrated experience proposing recommendations that provide business value while supporting goals and objectives, with an emphasis on improving User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI), reducing O&M, increasing quality and speed of delivery, transforming, and modernizing web-based application, system, and service components.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, maintaining, analyzing, and documenting web-based application, system, and service components and associated interfaces, including those with databases and web services/APIs to assist in decision‑making regarding future development.
• Demonstrated experience in Java development.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining AWS environments and service components and associated interfaces, including those with databases and web services/APIs to assist in decision‑making regarding future development.
• Demonstrated experience working with COTS products including ServiceNow.
• Demonstrated experience in the full accreditation lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience in managing Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 support, using service management systems.
• Demonstrated experience developing IT support documents that include SOPs, digital IT workflows, IT knowledge base, pre and post deployment checklists, IT architectural diagrams, system security plans, and administrative processes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining enterprise software, to include license renewals (where applicable), patching, and version update administration.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working with Client and partner IT organizations.
• Demonstrated experience working with learning applications.
• Demonstrated experience working with language, compliance, and performance management applications.
• Demonstrated experience with networking and platform hosting technologies.

Clearance Requirements:

TS/SCI w/Poly

MinUSD $160,000.00/Yr.MaxUSD $210,000.00/Yr.

The salary range for this position represents Acuity's good faith estimate of the compensation for this job title at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, contract requirements, applicable labor categories, and, where applicable, contract award and funding.