Junior Software Engineer

CACI International Inc is seeking a skilled Software Developer to join their dynamic team working on the Makalu contract. This role involves building and maintaining cloud-native applications that provide Situational Awareness and Collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a complex near real-time web-app development team based on cloud architecture
• Help maintain the existing architecture and code base
• Design new features, services, and interfaces
• Contribute to a positive and upbeat team atmosphere
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment
• Implement and work with microservices architecture in cloud environments
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment
• Ensure code quality through testing and code reviews

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with preferably with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related major, or graduation from a coding bootcamp
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Experience working with Linux or similar Operating Systems
• Experience working as a member of a development team participating in the complete product development lifecycle
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
• Demonstrated Java and/or JavaScript programming experience in a Unix/Linux environment
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiarity with continuous integration and software CM processes/tools (Argo, GIT, JIRA, Confluence)
• Strong troubleshooting/problem-solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to work in a dynamic, real-time environment with rapidly changing priorities. Must be able to multi-task and work independently with minimum supervision to meet deadlines
• Experience with microservice architectures
• Familiarity with build tools (e.g., gradle, maven)
• Security+ or other IAT II qualified security certification (within 3 months of hire)
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch and/or Postgres
• Experience using Java Spring Boot framework
• Development experience defining, developing, and maintaining REST-based interfaces
• Experience with Container orchestration frameworks such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Bonus if you have experience with networking, Redis, Kafka, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• AWS Certification (Developer, DevOps, and/or Architect, etc.)
• A passion for creating beautiful, engaging, intuitive, efficient, and highly usable user interfaces
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (such as with Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Experience with vector and motion graphics, including SVG, HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, and animation via JavaScript and CSS
• Experience with Typescript
• Experience building rich data-driven web applications
• Familiarity with real-time communication mechanisms such as WebSockets
• Familiarity with Node, Cesium, and/or OpenLayers
• Familiarity with emerging trends in desktop, web, and mobile app development
• Experience with deployments, DevOps, and/or AWS
• Experience with Git