Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Washington DC, Federated IT is dedicated to enhancing national security We leverage our extensive experience and technical expertise to deliver tailored solutions to federal customers. We offer robust, leading-edge information technology and cybersecurity solutions Our project portfolio includes the customization and delivery of optimized cloud computing, data center operations and migration, enterprise architecture, scientific research and analyses, and cyber security solutions. We serve the DoD, the IC, Federal Law Enforcement, and select federal civilian customers worldwide. Federated IT offers a productive, and collaborative work environment and competitive compensation packages including medical and dental insurance, paid time off (15-days) and holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401K, short and long-term disability, HSA/FSA, employee life insurance, and more.

Our Core Principles:  We value our PEOPLE, their integrity, their skills, and their professionalism - they enhance our reputation and ensure the success of our company. We value our position of trust with our clients --we strive to increase it in all interactions. We strive to provide the highest quality products and services at competitive prices; we constantly seek "best value" solutions for our clients.

Summary:

Federated IT seeks a highly-qualified Software/Web Developer to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The effort requires the maintenance and enhancement of an application and underlying services/microservices’ application’s current capability while identifying future capability needs and eliminating overlaps. The team will continuously improve sustainment and development in order to reinvest resources to provide new capabilities and improve the effectiveness, quality, and robustness of the underlying technology. Our applications are focused on intelligence analysis and collection management directly supporting intelligence analysts and operators across the intelligence community and Combatant Commands. The Software/Web Developer applies concepts, develops, tests, maintains, and supports high-performance, innovative software and web-based applications. Troubleshoots software and web problems and provides solutions to overcome those problems using the latest technologies. Works with management and information technologists to determine specifications. Uses a variety of internet technologies, techniques and tools such as graphics software applications and object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, CGI, Visual Basic, HTML, XML) to create software and web application elements such as user interface features, algorithms, animation, special effects, databases, and e-business applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilites:

• Supports software and web architecture development, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation, selection and evaluation of COTS/GOTS tools, and integration (with both new and legacy systems)
• Interacts with customers and development team to gather and define requirements
• Analyzes and studies customer requirements to determine the most effective software and web technologies to satisfy their needs
• Designs, creates, tests, and maintains software and web based applications and content solutions to satisfy customer requirements
• Follows a formal design process using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and also adheres to laws, standards, and established guidelines for development and delivery of software and web applications (e.g., software reuse, modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant)
• Coordinates creation and collection of necessary technology components and integrate them into a coherent site design
• Designs and develops visually-pleasing, content rich, user-friendly interfaces with intuitive navigation
• Develops and maintains software and web development technical documentation to assist with software and web application maintenance and upgrades
• Provides software process management and configuration management throughout the software/web development lifecycle
• Participates in developing and delivering training as requested by the government to support applications
• Develops training materials related to Tier 0/1 ensuring they are comprehensive enough for ESOC technical staff are capable of troubleshooting the application
• Participate in DevSecOps processes and practice principles during all design phases

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• Active TOP SECRET/SCI with a CI polygraph test.
• Must be DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT)/IA Management (IAM) Level 2.
• Experience working on a development team under DoD/DIA DevSecOps process.
• Experience with multiple configuration management tools and resources.
• Understanding of Oracle and/or CENTOS architecture builds.
• Familiar with GitLab, Bitbucket, Confluence, JIRA, Nexus, Jenkins and other DevSecOps tools.
• Must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.

Desired Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or computer science and eight years of comparable work experience.
• 10 or more years of program/application operations experience.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community.
• Strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork and conflict management skills.

The Successful Candidate will Possess:

• Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills.
• The candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties.
• Critical thinker with strong technical skills, diagnostic skills and problem-solving ability
• Solid written and verbal communication skills to negotiate direction, drive projects and projects to successful conclusion and deliver knowledge to team members verbally and via clear designs, runbooks and technical engineering and exchange sessions
• Self-starter, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and motivated to champion continuous improvement
• Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems
• Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity
• Technically curious and driven to learn new skills.

General Factors:

• Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; overtime should be expected when schedules demand it.
• Willing to travel, if needed.
• No Relocation.