Job ID: 2614060
Location: Arlington, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-06-29
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID
Description
Help refactor monoliths, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and implement event-driven integrations while leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and learning best practices in cloud-native development and DevOps. This is a hands-on role ideal for early-career developers who thrive in agile teams and want to grow rapidly through real modernization work.
This role requires 1 day each week onsite in Rosslyn, VA.
Key Responsibilities:
Feature Delivery & Refactoring
- Implement user stories, fix defects, and refactor legacy codebases (.NET/Java) into maintainable modules and microservices.
API & Service Development
- Build RESTful services with ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, or NestJS; document contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger.
Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration
- Deploy and manage applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), utilizing core services like Compute, Object Storage, and Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN).
- Implement reliable service-to-service communications and event-driven data flows.
Quality Engineering
- Write unit, integration, and API tests (xUnit/NUnit, JUnit, Jest); maintain test data; participate in code reviews.
DevOps & CI/CD
- Contribute to pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or OCI DevOps), containerize apps with Docker, and assist with Kubernetes deployments (including OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes - OKE).
Observability & Reliability
- Add structured logging, tracing, and metrics (App Insights, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, or OCI Observability and Management); help troubleshoot incidents.
Security & Compliance
- Implement OAuth2/OIDC, role-based access, input validation, and secure secrets handling (such as OCI Vault); follow secure coding standards.
Data & Migration
- Work with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI); assist in data mapping, migrations, and performance tuning.
Agile Ways of Working
- Participate in stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/retros; keep work items up to date and well-documented.
Qualifications
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelors and 5+ years or more experience; Masters and 3+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Hands-on experience in the following areas:
- Feature Delivery & Refactoring.
- API & Service Development.
- Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration.
- Quality Engineering.
- DevOps & CI/CD.
- Observability & Reliability.
- Security & Compliance.
- Data & Migration.
Required Clearance:
- US Citizenship.
- Active secret clearance.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.