Remote Ruby Rails Developer Contract Jobs in Ashburn, VA

Job Title: Full Stack Developer w/Ruby on Rails
Clearance Required: US Citizen, DHS Public Trust EOD
Work Location: Remote

Alpha Omega is currently seeking a qualified Full Stack Developer w/Ruby on Rails in support of our Dept of Homeland Security customer. In this role, this individual will be developing and leading a successful DevSecOps, Cloud framework.This also includes tackling the challenges of Federal security requirements while implementing the quality driven software practices to reduce manual toil. If you like to dabble in multiple technologies and shift-left automation to create a unified software delivery and operations platform, please consider this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve several software applications.
• Build and own full stack development for software applications
• Develop new features using acceptance test-driven development
• Participating in pair programming methodologies
• Build and own quality throughout the development cycle by writing automated unit tests, integration tests, functional tests, and UI tests
• Work in and with small feature delivery teams: cross-functional, cross-component team that completes many end-to-end customer features, one by one
• Develop and maintain API specifications using Swagger Editor
• Develop new features using microservices
• Develop API design approach using AWS cloud and open-source technologies
• Participating in Extreme Programming methodologies
• Participate in product strategy, product design and product development activities
• Use lean and agile work management and engineering practices.

Required Qualifications:

Required Experience/Skills:

• 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven full stack application development experience including front end technologies such as HTML/CSS/JS, React, and backend technologies such as Ruby, Java, Python, and database technologies such as Oracle and PostgreSQL. 
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• Strong team building and collaboration skills
• 1+ years’ experience with Ruby on Rails 
• Strong experience with JavaScript.
• Experience with Git based source code repositories such as Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket.
• Agile development experience
• Intellectual curiosity
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and wear many hats

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Java Spring boot
• Experience using Python and Django
• Experience using AWS cloud services.
• Experience using Cloud Foundry
• Experience with React

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $112,000- $130,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range. 

Application Deadline: 6/27/2026 

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company’s policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions for our customers. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 700 employees nationwide consisting of former operators, technologists, and strategists who bring decades of government and industry experience. They are united by one purpose: ensuring our nation’s continued global leadership.

We have a unified operating model providing technical capabilities and solutions for customers across two main business units:

• National Security – supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Navy, Air Force, Army, and the Department of State (DOS). 
• National Resilience – supporting agencies such as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Treasury, Health & Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future. 

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values—Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)— we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Alpha Omega's culture is driven by our values and mission. We invest in top talent through mentorship, growth, and meaningful work. We value individuality, reward integrity, and foster a diverse, high-performing team united by purpose-at work, in service, and in the community.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.