Intermediate Developer/SME (Remote)

Verified Job On Employer Career Site Job Summary: PlanIT Group is seeking an Intermediate Developer/SME for their Federal customer in the Washington, DC area. The ideal candidate will design, code, test, and debug computer programs while ensuring adherence to development standards and data security procedures. Responsibilities: • 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. • Performs other job-related tasks as assigned or required to support the duties outlined above. Qualifications: Required: • 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) • Oversee the consistent utilization of development standards, procedures, and processes • Ensure systems compatibility • Follow data security procedures and identify potential data security risks • 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 • 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 • 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 • Working knowledge (2+ years’ experience) of one of 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 • 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) Company: PlanIT Group is an IT and engineering professional services company which provides top-tier talent to various commercial and government customers. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.