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SAP NS2 Full Stack Developer - Top Secret, CI Polygraph required

Company Overview SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services. SAP National Security Services Inc. (SAP NS2) is an independent U.S. subsidiary of SAP. At SAP NS2, we leverage best‑in‑breed technologies engineered by SAP to protect the lives, assets, and information of Americans. We offer SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

Security Requirements
This position requires access to customer data.
Must be a U.S. citizen; SAP NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role.
All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer.
Location – Onsite in Springfield, VA.
Top Secret, CI Polygraph required.

Role Summary

We are seeking a mid‑level full stack developer who can independently build, deploy, and support a production‑grade monitoring application across the full technology stack. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across the database, server, and front‑end tiers with minimal supervision, and has hands‑on experience with SAP HANA or equivalent enterprise database platforms. This role requires strong problem‑solving ability, a security‑first mindset, and the capacity to translate scientific data requirements into working software.

Key Responsibilities Node.js / Express Middleware Development

• Build and maintain RESTful API endpoints on Express.js for CRUD operations, ETL image ingest, and analytics retrieval.
• Implement service layer patterns within the Node.js middleware for SAP HANA connectivity.
• Develop image processing pipelines using OpenCV (opencv‑wasm) and PNG/JPEG decoding libraries.
• Containerize the application using Docker for deployment to Red Hat OpenShift.
• Implement server‑side error handling, structured logging, and health‑check endpoints.
• Write and maintain automated tests for API endpoints and data processing functions.

Front‑End UI Development

• Implement location browsing, image series selection, and raster visualization interfaces.
• Develop auto‑alignment and landmark detection visualization tools integrated with backend APIs.
• Ensure responsive design across desktop and tablet form factors.
• Implement client‑side authentication flows and session management.
• Integrate X.509 PKI certificates for mutual TLS authentication between application tiers.
• Configure certificate‑based authentication for SAP HANA on‑premise connections and service bindings.
• Implement certificate rotation procedures and expiration monitoring.
• Support CAC/PIV smart card authentication workflows where required by the operating environment.
• Troubleshoot TLS handshake failures, certificate chain issues, and trust store configuration across Node.js, Docker, and RHEL/OpenShift environments.

DevOps & Deployment Support

• Maintain Docker build configurations and container image pipelines on OpenShift Container Registry.
• Support deployment automation scripts (PowerShell/Bash) for OpenShift and static hosting.
• Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) application servers.
• Monitor application health and implement alerting within the OpenShift platform.
• Manage environment configuration, secrets, and deployment workflows across dev/staging/production.

SAP HANA Database Integration

• Develop and maintain SAP HANA stored procedures for data ingest, feature extraction, analytics pipelines, and change scoring functions.
• Design and optimize table schemas for vector storage, image metadata, location records, and computed analytics.
• Implement connection pooling via the SAP HANA client driver with secure credential management.
• Write and tune SQL queries and SQLScript procedures for high‑volume image data processing.
• Support data migration, schema versioning, and production database maintenance.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Working experience with SAP HANA (on‑premise) or comparable enterprise database platforms.
• Experience writing SQL and stored procedures for data transformation and analytics.
• Front‑end development skills (HTML5, CSS3, vanilla JS or a modern framework such as React/Vue).
• Hands‑on experience with Docker containerization and container registries.
• Understanding of PKI concepts: X.509 certificates, certificate chains, TLS/mTLS, trust stores.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration and OpenShift container platform.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and implementation.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across the full stack.
• Version control proficiency with Git and GitHub‑based workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with SAP HANA on‑premise and SQLScript stored procedure development.
• Experience with SAP HANA or other database development environments.
• Image processing experience (OpenCV, pixel analysis, raster manipulation).
• Experience with ETL pipeline tools (Apache NiFi, KNIME, Airflow, or Talend).
• Familiarity with vector similarity operations (cosine similarity, euclidean distance) for data comparison.
• Experience implementing CAC/PIV smart card authentication in web applications.
• RHEL system hardening, SELinux policy management, and FIPS 140‑2 compliance experience.
• Experience with D3.js, Three.js or WebGL for data visualization.

Technologies (Current Production Environment)

• Database: SAP HANA (on‑premise), SQLScript, Stored Procedures, Scalar Functions.
• Middleware: Node.js / Express.
• Front End: HTML5, CSS3, SPA frameworks such as Vue, React or Angular, D3 / Three.js / WebGL for visualization.
• Infrastructure: Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, RHEL 8/9, OpenShift Container Registry.
• Security: Enterprise PKI/X.509 certificates, mTLS, environment‑based secrets.
• ETL / Data: Apache NiFi, KNIME, Airflow, Talend.
• DevOps: PowerShell/Bash scripts, GitOps.
• SAP Platform: SAP HANA, SAP Suite.

Compensation Range Transparency

SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 107,300–230,600 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case, which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc., as determined through the selection process.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.