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Job Title: Application Developer (.NET)
Location: USFF Norfolk, Virginia at a Government facility/site
Clearance: Secret
Program: HQ IT Support Contract
Certifications: IAT II (typically CompTIA Sec+) & Azure AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals) or similar

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do.

This role will be supporting the U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF) Headquarters (HQ) at USFF Norfolk, Virginia at a Government facility/site. As a member of their USFF Communications and Information Systems Division (N6) Support Team, you will significantly contribute to Navy Fleet Readiness and Homeland Security. The team is involved in information technology (IT) support tasks including but are not limited to Program Management support, Network Engineering support, Maritime Operations Center/Tactical Systems support, Video Teleconferencing and Audio/Visual support, Portal Management and Application Development support, Staff IT Business Process/IT Services support, Satellite Communications Planning support, Information Assurance (IA)/Certification and Accreditation support, Database Administration support, Communications Security/EKMS support, and general IT support, as well as maintenance, updating and enhancement of developed application/software.

• Develop SharePoint web parts, custom solutions, web site design, dashboards, and business intelligence reports.
• Develop Power Platform solutions utilizing Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, and Dataverse.
• Develop custom applications that utilizes external and internal data sources with web front-end interfaces and backend databases.
• Install and configure Windows servers with related services and features.
• Implement information assurance security controls such as IAVA, STIG, support Zero Trust requirements, and 508 accessibility compliance.
• Performs thorough code testing and error validation prior to deploying to production.
• Participates in the planning, documentation, design, meetings, development, review of custom SharePoint solutions and/or applications.
• Translates high-level business requirements into specific design by developing an effective and efficient prototyping and storyboard.
• Utilize SharePoint SPFx, Power Platform, Windows Servers, Microsoft SQL, Visual Studio, Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps, Virtualization (VMWare or Hyper-V), C#, Java Script, T-SQL, HTML, CSS, JSON, Visio, InfoPath, Designer, PowerShell, Python, R and related technologies for application and solution development.
• Support Azure Cloud environment administration of USFF services including but not limited to Azure App Services, SQL Managed Instances, Key Vault, Virtual Machines, and Storage Accounts / Containers.
• Assist in configuration and utilization of Azure DevOps code repositories, pipelines, Agile Board work tracking, security and account management.
• Integrate Artificial Intelligence cloud services into solutions to provide the command improved decision making capabilities.
• Develop application technical guides.
• Provide support and training to end users.
• Participate in regularly scheduled meetings to discuss projects, tasks, and requirements.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations such as best practices on current and trending technologies on its potential use and gain for the government.

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Associate Degree in Computer Science with additional 2 years of experience
• Six years of experience in the installation, configuration and management of Microsoft Servers, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft and Visual Studio.
• Two years of experience in the utilization of Azure cloud services and deploying solutions through Azure DevOps.
• Proficient and in depth experience in data modeling, Python and R development, user interface and/or experience (UI/UX) design and implementation.
• Proficiency and in-depth experience with Azure services and/or other comparable cloud service.
• Knowledge and experience on Open AI or similar AI technologies.
• Proficiency and in-depth experience in the installation, configuration, and management of virtualization technology such Hyper-V and VMware.
• Proficient and in depth experience using Microsoft Office and VBA.
• Proficiency and in-depth experience in using AGILE concepts and best practices.
• Proficiency and in-depth experience in implementing STIG and IA policies.
• Microsoft Certified Developer Associate Certifications. The Microsoft certification must be one of the current published paths by Microsoft or follow‑on certification with emphasis on the platform or system being supported. Candidates who do not currently possess a Microsoft certification, but meet all other minimum requirements, may be considered for this position. If selected, the candidate will be required to obtain the required certification within 30 days.
• Must have an active secret clearance
• Must have or obtain an IAT II certification (typically CompTIA Sec+) within 60 days
• Must have or obtain an Azure AZ-900 (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals) within 60 days or similar cert