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# Application Developer

- **Company:** Nyla Technology Solutions
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Unit Testing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Github, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Repository, Large Language Models, Gitlab, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_0a2a543e

## About the Role

* Core Software Development: Strong proficiency in Python or JavaScript writing clean, maintainable, and scalable application code.
 + Infrastructure Automation: Experience with entry-level to advanced Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Configuration-as-Code, and CI/CD pipeline operations.
 + API Integration Security: Familiarity with developing APIs and integrating with API Gateways, developing REST services, containerizing applications and/or microservices using Docker or Kubernetes, and container security and hardening baselines (such as IronBank).
 + Testing Repository Management: Hands-on experience with unit testing frameworks and Git-based code repositories (such as GitHub/GitLab).

Education Experience

 * Experience: 4+ years of experience delivering data and AI solutions for DoW or IC customers
 * Education: Master's Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Information Systems or a related field.

, Desired Skills

 * Demonstrated history of delivering high-consequence mission-enabling tools and solving complex operational road blocks.
 * Implementing AI solutions that go beyond basic LLM chat interfaces, such as integrating custom machine learning models or augmenting existing models with new data.
 * Experience leading engineers on a technical delivery team, including requirements decomposition and ticket prioritization in a system such as Atlassian Jira

, About Nyla Technology Solutions

## Description

In this role, you will apply your knowledge and experience to extract and convey actionable insights at NORAD and USNORTHCOM Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO). As the Senior Application Developer, you will design and deliver hardened data pipelines and analyses to inform ongoing operations and shape strategic roadmaps. You will serve as the cross-functional bridge between multiple engineering and client leadership teams, partnering closely with Nyla data scientists on the CAIO team to structure data science workflows and deliver high-consequence operational tools that solve critical mission challenges! If you love solving technical challenges, pushing boundaries, and delivering scalable code, we'd love to connect!


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