Agile Developer - Level 3

Agile Software Development

• Deliver software iteratively within an Agile development model using sprints, continuous delivery, and incremental release practices
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to define requirements, refine user stories, and maintain delivery momentum
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members and program stakeholders throughout the development process
• Contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement of team development practices

Full-Stack and Microservices Development

• Write Java Spring Boot-based microservice applications utilizing AWS native technologies
• Build REST services with Spring capable of filtering and selecting complex data objects
• Design and implement microservice architectures that support legacy system modernization objectives
• Develop and Integrate rules engine components to automate business logic and decision processing within the operational system.

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Implement CI/CD principles utilizing Maven, GitLab, and GitOps workflows
• Build and maintain container-based delivery pipelines using Kubernetes and Docker
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes to support continuous delivery of classified software products
• Manage version control and branching strategies in GitLab within a multi-developer team environment

Cloud Infrastructure and Data Services

• Leverage AWS managed services including Lambdas, Step Functions, and S3 for application development and optimization
• Design and query document-based datastores using MongoDB and OpenSearch
• Apply familiarity with relational datastores including RDS, PostgreSQL, and Oracle for data integration and query development
• Support cloud environment development practices consistent with classified IC program requirements

Testing and Integration

• Develop and execute automated tests using cucumber to support continuous integration workflows
• Execute unit, integration, and regression testing across microservice and rules engine components
• Validate REST service outputs and data integrity across distributed system components
• Identify and resolve defects, performance bottlenecks, and integration failures in classified development environments

Security-Compliant Development

• Develop software in accordance with secure coding standards applicable to classified IC environments
• Adhere to program-level security policies and contribute to security review processes for software releases
• Coordinate with security personnel on software deployment activities within the SCIF environment
• Apply cloud environment development practices consistent with classified DoD/IC program security requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience/combined education in lieu of degree). Master's degree accepted with reduced experience requirement (see below). Experience: 9+ years of relevant software development experience with a Bachelor's degree, OR 7+ years with a Master's degree, in DoD/IC classified development environments., * Active TS/SCI clearance, FS Polygraph, and Counterintelligence Investigation completed within the last 5 years

• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with CI/CD tools: AWS Tools, Maven, GitLab, GitOps, Kubernetes, Docker
• Demonstrated development experience in cloud environments
• Experience with Rules Engines (e.g. Drools RETE, or comparable business rules management systems)

Desired Skills

• AWS managed services (Lambdas, Step Functions, S3, etc.)
• Document-based datastore experience (MongoDB, OpenSearch, etc.)
• Relational datastore familiarity (RDS, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.)
• Cucumber testing framework
• Java and Spring Boot microservices development
• Experience modernizing legacy operational systems in IC or DoD environments
• Familiarity with classified network and SCIF-based development workflows