[Hiring] Intermediate Developer/SME @PlanIT Group

Role Description

PlanIT Group is seeking an Intermediate Developer/SME for our Federal customer in the Washington, DC area. The ideal Developer has experience with design, code, test, and debugging computer programs, independently or as part of a team, using computer languages identified and available in the Infrastructure Tool Kit (ITK).

• Participate in the project planning process that determines programming and hardware needs.
• Assist or lead in preparing programming specifications and in developing coding logic.
• Prepare charts, diagrams, and other documentation as needed.
• Design, code, test, and debug computer programs, independently or as part of a team, using computer languages identified and available in the Infrastructure Tool Kit (ITK).
• Oversee the consistent utilization of development standards, procedures, and processes.
• Ensure systems compatibility.
• Follow data security procedures and identify potential data security risks.
• Maintain contact, as designated, with the team leader, customers, contractors, and equipment vendors to monitor progress and coordinate varied project stages.
• Maintain computer programs and systems.
• Revise and update computer programs, procedures, and systems; including rewrites to the systems documentation and instructions, as necessary.
• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned or required to support the duties outlined above.

Qualifications

• DevSecOps, Secure Coding practices, and the Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Designing and developing event/message-based application services using a message queue (e.g., Apache Kafka)
• Using automated unit testing and user interface testing tools, ideally in a test-driven-development approach.
• Use of source code management tools, ideally in a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD pipeline) DevSecOps environment
• API centric, microservices, serverless applications, or similar cloud-friendly application designs.
• Cloud Development with Dataflow, PubSub, or Redis
• Microservices design
• Kubernetes
• Security
• Performance tuning
• High Observability Principle
• Multi-threading
• Java

Requirements

• Working knowledge (2+ years’ experience) of one or more of the following qualifications:
• Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• Change Management and Configuration Management (VersionOne, ServiceNow, etc.)
• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in technology or software development preferred.
• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred.
• NOTE: If resource does not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Benefits

• Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident only.
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)