Full-Stack Engineer (Java / Spring Boot)

• Work with other agile teams to effectively design, build, and deliver cloud-based solutions

• Create and sustain micro-service applications using Java and Spring Boot

• Analyze system logs to perform root-cause analysis of performance or infrastructure issues

• Help define and enforce development best practices

• Automate pain points in the software development process (local development and CI/CD pipeline)

• Contribute to the development of user stories, acceptance criteria and participate in story estimation

• Participate in writing automated tests to verify the intent of stories

• Support other developers through code reviews and pairing when they have questions or hit blockers

• Work with other teams to coordinate integration testing across multiple teams

• Support and improve the overall system

• Work closely with business analysts and subject matter experts to understand requirements and translate to software solutions

• Participate in design meetings with the projects and technical specialists

• Work with other teams to coordinate integration testing across multiple (more than 3) teams

• Actively participate in merge requests

• Plan and carry out deployments

• Investigate data quality issues raised by users of the system

• Investigate errors in applications and perform root cause analysis

• Develop with Javascript frameworks such as REACT and Angular

• Research data sources for ways to expand the usefulness of the system

• Provide application programming interfaces (APIs) and services

• Support the security posture of the system

• Contribute to hardening OS images, applications, and containers

• Perform security scans and produce reports of the outcomes

• Collaborate with and as a team and attend Daily Stand Ups (DSUs), backlog grooming, sprint demos, and other agile ceremonies

• Facilitate communication and integration across AI/ML, Engineering and DevSecOps teams.

• Proven experience with the following technologies:

• Languages: Java 8+, JavaScript, and J2EE

• Frameworks: Spring Framework (preferably Spring Boot), Node.js,

• Web Frameworks: Angular, React

• Database: Experience with a relational database

• Infrastructure: Jenkins, Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP),

• Development Tools: Git, Gradle, Maven

• Development Methodologies: Test Driven Development, Agile Software Delivery, Scrum, Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment $90,000 - $125,000 a year Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Full-Stack Engineers should be able to perform automation and engineering tasks, data, infrastructure/operations, and security engineer tasks in cloud environments.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the Information Technology field focusing on Java and Spring Boot development environments.
• Experience with full stack engineering (defined as proficient in database development/integration as well as server and client application development/integration), including three (3) years of experience deploying production enterprise applications in AWS.
• Three (3) years of specific software engineering experience related to front-end and back-end applications and/or data services.
• Experience working in AWS, software containerization and Agile development processes.
• Experience developing and maintaining micro-services
• Experience developing RESTful API-based applications
• Experience with Test-Driven Development
• Experience in large-scale, high-performance enterprise big data application deployment and solution architecture on complex heterogeneous environments in AWS.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills

Education, Background, and Years of Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the Information Technology field focusing on Java and Spring Boot development environments.