Software Developer with Security Clearance - Oak Hill, VA, United States - Railhead Inc

Description

Position:
Software Developer


Starting Salary:
$110,240 annually


Location:
Herndon, VA

Hours: 40hrs a week


Dress:

Business casual Overview:
Railhead, Inc
is actively recruiting for an Associate Full-Stack Java Software Developer with hands-on engineering experience
The ideal candidate will have had experience in the high-paced energy of startups as well as experience in the structured world of larger organizations
The Full-Stack Java Developer will have a very strong understanding throughout all phases of the software development lifecycle: writing, testing, and maintaining the code that powers highly scalable cloud applications
Basic understanding of Data Centers and setup/installation/maintenance of towers, racks, and blade servers
The successful applicant will work closely with Architects, Engineers, Support, and Quality Assurance team members in a highly collaborative environment to provide quality software and solutions
As a member of the Apache CloudStack and Platform API engineering team, you will work on a dedicated team focused to create, maintain, and evangelize high-performance scalable components/software for our client's digital domains; Mobile, Website, and Digital in Store

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

3 years of Software development experience Preferred requirements:

• Master's Degree in in Computer Science/Engineering
• Front-end technology: Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5 and third-party libraries such as React Js, Angular, jQuery and LESS.

Development languages:
Knowledge of server-side programming languages including Java, with further knowledge and experience with Ruby, and Python languages

• Experience maintaining and configuring cloud-native applications in private & public cloud (Apache CloudStack strongly preferred), AWS, Azure, etc.

Database and cache:

Familiarity with DBMS technology, including SQLServer, Oracle, MongoDB and MySQL and caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached and Varnish.

Basic design ability:
knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design.

• CompTia security+ certification or equivalent certification based on DoD Approved 8570 Baseline requirements

Responsibilities/Tasks:

• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system and determine system performance standards.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
• Coordinate installation of software system.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance

About Railhead:
Railhead, Inc
is a leader in advanced cyber solutions; cloud and managed IT solutions; engineering; and information-based solutions for commercial entities, law enforcement, and homeland security
We provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; training; logistics; and operational support services and solutions in support of organizations not limited to DHS, DoD, and the Intelligence Community (IC)
We hire mission enablers who reflect our communities and proactively embrace diversity and inclusion, in order to advance our corporate culture, develop our family of employees into the best they can be, and in turn grow our market share throughout the industry
Railhead, Inc

is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.