Application Developer IV (API)

Black Eagle Defense
Jessup, MD, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$190,000.0 - $247,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Serialization Django Web Framework Middleware JSON Python (Programming Language) MariaDB MongoDB Extensible Markup Language (XML) Flask (Web Framework)
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Backend Docker Microservices

Job description

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Application Engineer IV role, you will support the Secure the Enterprise initiative by developing capabilities that transition the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a modern framework emphasizing automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering throughout the entire project lifecycle., * Develop capabilities to shift from the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a new model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the entire life cycle of a project., * The Application Engineer (Backend) will provide the development, test, deploy, and sustainment of various Python based ReST end points, microservices, and data model management capabilities

utilizing Django and Flask frameworks to interact with data models stored in MariaDB or MongoDB and send data upon request, in JSON format, to UI front ends.

  • The developer will provide middleware and backend support to all system applications.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS; Ph.D. plus Four (4) years of experience, a master’s degree plus Six (6) years of experience, a bachelor’s degree plus Eight (8) years of experience, or an associate’s degree plus Ten (10) years of professional experience is acceptable. Twelve (12) years of relevant experience are acceptable if the candidate does not possess a degree.

Required Skills

Required:

  • Python

  • Docker

  • Experienced using Django or Flask

  • Databased experience using MongoDB or MariaDB

  • ReST endpoint development

  • Micro service model

Desired Skills

Desired:

  • AWS or other cloud experience

  • JSON and/or XML serialization

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