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# Senior Back-End Developer

- **Company:** Maximus, Inc.
- **Location:** Rock Springs, WY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Bash Shell, Bug Tracking Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Junit, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, Cisco Nexus Switches, Object-Oriented Software Development, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Web Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Backend, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** June 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us41f3e16b8d6a6a4fe28a87eb2978ffde

## About the Role

An active Secret clearance or higher is required.

 - 10 years of overall experience in the functional area.
 - A bachelor's degree in related field required.
 - A master's degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
 - 10 years of software development experience in object-oriented and scripted languages (see section 4.2) with the ability to apply several tool suites related to DevSecOps, microservices and containers.
 - 5 years of recent and relevant experience performing back-end web design and development.
 - Demonstrated experience in preparing, conducting, and documenting various systems tests and results to verify system operability and compliance with project standards and requirements.
 - Demonstrated experience in relational databases, RESTful API development and integration.
 - 5 years experience in Python and PostgreSQL.
 - 5 years of experience with bug tracking software (e.g., Jira).
 - 5 years of experience testing web-based applications.
 - 5 years of experience leading software development programs or projects.
 - Practical experience developing in a cloud environment.
 - 3 years of experience with the following: AWS Infrastructure, Kubernetes, and RedHat Linux.
 - 10 years of experience with Relational databases with at least 5 years of PostgreSQL applied experience.
 - 5 years of experience with at least five (5) of the following:
 - BASH
 - Spring
 - Ansible
 - JUnit5
 - Nexus Repository
 - Maven
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

 - Experience with integrating data from unclassified to classified application deployments.
 - 5 years of experience with DoD software development.
 - Experience using Agile Test-Driven development.
 - Experience integrating into DoD DevSecOps environments.
 - 5 years experience with CI/CD software development.

## Description

Responsible for providing analytical skills to support process improvement, specialized studies, and definition of requirements.

 - Typical duties include analysis, planning, developing requirements documents, building functional models, developing procedures, developing functional architectures, and other related management and technical duties.
 - Requires expertise in specialty areas.
 - Shall perform engineering tasks for back-end design and development efforts, including but not limited to, developing back-end architectures to support current and new system capabilities and integrations, RESTful API development and modification, database management, and data model development and optimization.


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