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Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Full Stack Python Developer to support a federal government customer. This role will design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native applications, Python-based microservices, RESTful APIs, and AWS infrastructure. The selected candidate will collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into secure, scalable, maintainable solutions.

Work Location and Schedule: Full-time onsite at a federal government facility in Washington, D.C. 

Period of Performance Until 12/31/26 with the possibility of an extension.  

• Develop and maintain production-grade Python microservices and cloud-native applications.
• Define and deploy multi-environment AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Model and orchestrate complex business workflows using AWS Step Functions and Lambda.
• Build containerized applications and design versioned RESTful APIs with effective validation and error handling.
• Implement application logging, monitoring, alerting, and audit trails using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment of cloud applications.
• Write unit and integration tests, troubleshoot defects, and perform code remediation.
• Conduct peer code reviews focused on maintainability, performance, security, and engineering best practices.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and maintain clear technical and system documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business needs and deliver practical technical solutions.

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of software development experience within structured SDLC and Agile environments.
• Advanced, production-grade Python development experience using modern frameworks and testing libraries.
• Hands-on experience with Python 3.9+, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Amazon S3, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
• Experience using AWS CDK to define and deploy infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Hands-on experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines for cloud applications.
• Strong RESTful API design skills, including service versioning, validation, and error handling.
• Experience building and deploying containerized applications with Docker.
• Proficiency with Git or GitLab workflows, branching strategies, merge requests, and code reviews.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests and remediating code defects.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Terraform and complementary infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Frontend development experience with Angular or React and TypeScript.
• Experience with AWS SNS, SQS, Athena, Glue, and load balancing services.
• Experience using AI coding assistants, such as Claude Code, for code review, optimization, documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, and test development.
• Ability to critically evaluate, test, secure, and adapt AI-generated code before incorporating it into production solutions.

Performance Period: Through the end of the year, with the possibility of extension.

Salary: $126,058 - $128,860

Additional benefits include: 

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us: 

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.