Sourcefly

SourceFly seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented SME Full Stack Developer to join our team in Ashburn, VA. This is currently a hybrid position with 2-3 days onsite/week.
Each day U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) oversees the massive flow of people, capital, and products that enter and depart the United States via air, land, sea, and cyberspace. The volume and complexity of both physical and virtual border crossings require the application of solutions to aid officers in detecting threats while promoting efficient trade and travel. The strongest applicant will have a proven track record of delivering production ready enterprise applications employed in the field and by mission-support entities. In this critical role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining complex applications and services. You will leverage your expertise across the entire technology stack, with a strong focus on robust backend development using Java, while also contributing significantly to front-end implementation. In addition, you will leverage your expertise in modern software development practices, including comprehensive unit testing, efficient version control, and implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality, automated software delivery. As an SME member, you will also play a key role in architectural decisions, mentoring junior developers, and driving best practices within the team Applicants should note that while some formal training exists to support building knowledge of missions and the implementation of data-driven solutions, much of the knowledge must be gained through on-the-job training and individual initiative. Technical knowledge is insufficient to establish credibility in this operating environment; expertise must be enhanced with rapid acquisition of mission knowledge and demonstrated commitment positive mission outcomes; therefore, we seek self-starters who are capable of independent exploration and knowledge acquisition, willing to develop informal support networks, and with an appreciation for the immense challenge of safeguarding the Nation's borders. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead and perform development and maintenance of end-user focused, object-oriented,data-driven analytic applications to support CBP threat analysis and targeting in an agileenvironment.
• Design, develop, and implement scalable, high-performance and reliable applicationsand microservices using Java (including frameworks like Spring Boot, Jakarta etc.) for thebackend and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js) for thefrontend.
• Contribute to all phases of the software engineering lifecycle (SELC), includingrequirements gathering, architecture design, coding, testing, deployment, andmaintenance.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs and ensure seamless integration between front-endand backend systems.
• Develop new code, modify existing application code, conduct unit and system testing,and engage in rigorous documentation of developed and delivered application usecases, data flows, and functional operations.
• Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g. using Jenkins, Gitlab CI, Harness)for automated builds, testing, and deployments.
• Demonstrate a strong practical understanding to integrate rapid deployment process ofAI/ML services into application delivery framework for targeting.

Clearance Requirements:
Secret or higher (Required). Must be a U.S. citizen.
Physical Requirements:
The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
Ability to Commute 1-2 days:
Hybrid remote in Ashburn, VA 20147
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• HS Diploma/GED and 20+ years or AS/AA and 18+ years or BS/BA and 12+ years orMS/MA/MBA and 9+ years or PhD/Doctorate and 7+ years
• Proven expertise in Java development, including core Java concepts, object-oriented design principles/patterns and modern frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot, SpringFramework)
• Hands on experience developing Micro Services architecture patterns including building and deploying containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with messaging queues such as gRPC, RabbitMQ, Kafka
• Hands-on experience setting up, configuring, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated application delivery using Harness or Jenkins
• Experience with RESTful API design and development
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and related cloud services (e.g. EC2, S3,Lambda, RDS, EKS)
• Experience working with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQLdatabases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Hands on experience leveraging distributed data/computing tools including Hadoop,Spark, Impala, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development methodology
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle

Clearance Requirements:
Secret or higher (Required)
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Physical Requirements:
The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
Ability to Commute 1-2 days:
Hybrid remote in Ashburn, VA 2014