Sr Developer

We are building a team for one of the U.S. Federal Governments largest technology modernization programs underpinning the U.S. capital markets.

Built on AWS and leveraging an AI-powered software engineering platform this program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with next-generation AI Agentic AI cloud technologies and AI-driven engineering.

If you are looking for technically challenging work exceptional learning and a résumé-defining opportunity with national impact I would love to connect.

Job Title:

Sr Developer
Job Number:

3.6
Position Type:

Full-Time
Location:

Hybrid (Reston VA)
Days Remote:

34 days remote
Position Summary:

The Sr Developer is responsible for designing developing and supporting cloud-native application services for an AWS-based federal platform. Working as part of an Agile development team this role designs and implements complex application features develops secure and maintainable code participates in automated testing and peer code reviews mentors developers and contributes to continuous integration and delivery activities. The Sr Developer collaborates closely with Technical Leads Solution Architects Business Analysts QA engineers and fellow developers while leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve software quality productivity and delivery efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement complex cloud-native application features and services using an AWS technology stack.
• Develop clean maintainable secure and well-tested application code following established development standards and best practices.
• Participate in peer code reviews automated testing and code quality initiatives to ensure maintainable and reliable software.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks to support continuous software delivery.
• Utilize AI-assisted software development tools including Amazon Q Developer to improve coding testing debugging documentation and developer productivity.
• Troubleshoot optimize and strengthen production applications to improve performance scalability reliability and security.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects Business Analysts Product Owners QA engineers and development teams to refine requirements and successfully deliver application features.

Minimum Experience:

• 7 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience developing cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Experience with modern programming languages frameworks and software development best practices.
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines automated testing and secure software development practices.

Mandatory Skills:

• Software development using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• AWS cloud-native application development.
• CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Automated testing and software quality practices.
• Secure coding principles.
• Git or other version control systems.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• AI-assisted software development tools (including Amazon Q Developer or similar).
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to pass a 7-year background investigation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
• Willingness to work a hybrid schedule (34 remote days) in Reston VA and client locations throughout the Washington D.C. area as required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize work self-start and adapt to changing priorities.
• Passion for continuous learning collaboration and process improvement.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• AWS Certified Developer Associate or other relevant AWS certification.
• Experience developing serverless and event-driven applications on AWS.
• Experience supporting Federal Government IT programs.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development platforms and tools.

Degrees and Certifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

Preferred

• AWS Certified Developer Associate or another relevant AWS certification.