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# Full Stack / Lead Developer

- **Company:** HYERTEK INC.
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Logic, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Generation, Encodings, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Data Stores, Relational Databases, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Node.Js, Open Web Application Security, Public Key Infrastructure, X.509, Role-Based Access Control, Reverse Proxy, Session Management, SQL Databases, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Data Layers, Containerization, Front End Software Development, Code Restructuring, Docker
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9033935/full-stack-lead-developer

## About the Role

7+ years of hands-on full-stack development, with deep production experience in Node.js and Express (or equivalent) server-side JavaScript.
Demonstrated experience migrating an application from embedded/synchronous databases to a networked relational database (SQL Server / Azure SQL), including the async refactor and dialect conversion.
Expert SQL and relational dta modeling; comfort with transactions, migrations, and referential integrity across a large schema.
Strong front-end skills (modern JavaScript) and working knowledge of Section 508 / WCAG accessibility.
Proven secure-coding discipline and experience remediating OWASP / DISA ASD STIG findings.
Experience implementing authentication and authorization, including certificate-based auth (x.509 / mTLS) and server-side RBAC.
Working knowledge of Docker and container-based deployment; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
Excellent judgment, code-review rigor, and willingness to be personally accountable for delivered code in a regulated environment.
Ability to work independently across a team and communicate clearly with architects, security engineers, and Government stakeholders.
Candidates must have and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with the Department of Defense., Experience with Azure Government, GCC High, or classified Azure environments and the architectural constraints they impose.
Familiarity with DoD IL5/IL6 workloads, RMF, and the CAC/PIV / DoD PKI ecosystem.
Hands-on experience directing AI-assisted development tooling with accountable human review.
Experience with AKS, hardened base images, Key Vault / managed identity, and Azure SQL private-endpoint connectivity.
FIPS-mode / FIPS 140-2/3 validated cryptography experience.
Microsoft certifications relevant to Azure development or data.

## Description

Own the application, API, and data-access layer end to end - from HTTP surface through business logic to the database - for production-grade federal systems.
Lead migrations from embedded/synchronous data stores to Azure SQL / SQL Server
Implement enterprise authentication and server-revocable session management, including certificate-based (CAC/PIV) auth via DoD PKI at the gateway/reverse proxy.
Enforce role-based and scope-based access control at the API and data layer
Direct and critically review AI-assisted code generation; remain the accountable owner of correctness, security, and maintainability for all delivered code.
Build and maintain integrations to external systems and data feeds under defined, versioned contracts.
Remediate application-security and STIG findings in code - input validation, output encoding, parameterized queries, FIPS-validated cryptography, and least-privilege handling of sensitive data.
Build front-end experiences to Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
Containerize and deploy applications on hardened base images through a compliant CI/CD pipeline with automated quality and security gates.
Author automated tests; support QA, security, and accreditation staff with the evidence they need for authorization.


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