Senior Applications Developer (Operations & Support)

Federal Reserve Board | Washington, DC (On-site with Situational Telework)

Company: Diverse Agile Solutions (DAS)

Employment Type: Full-Time Consultant

Work Location: Washington, DC (Federal Reserve Board)

Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizens Only

Period of Performance: August 24, 2026 - December 31, 2026, with the possibility of extension
Position Overview

Diverse Agile Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Applications Developer (Operations & Support) to support the Federal Reserve Board's Division of Research and Statistics (R&S) within the Industrial Output (IO) Section.

This position plays a critical role in modernizing the technology infrastructure supporting the Federal Reserve's G.17 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (IP/CU) statistical release-one of the Board's most important monthly economic publications.

The selected candidate will work closely with economists, data engineers, analysts, and software developers to migrate legacy systems built on FAME to modern development platforms using Python, R, SQL, DuckDB, and other emerging technologies. This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while contributing to high-impact economic research and data modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain applications supporting the Federal Reserve's Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (IP/CU) program.
• Modernize legacy FAME-based software and data infrastructure using modern programming languages and database technologies.
• Develop scalable, maintainable, and reliable software solutions following established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Analyze complex business and technical requirements and translate them into software solutions.
• Create software designs, logic flow diagrams, block diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Develop reusable software components and support software architecture improvements.
• Perform software testing, debugging, validation, and production support.
• Produce program-level and end-user documentation.
• Review existing applications and recommend performance improvements and modernization strategies.
• Coordinate production file transfers and validation activities with Board IT and the Public Information Office.
• Support software configuration management and release processes.
• Collaborate with economists, analysts, researchers, and external contractors to ensure successful monthly production releases.
• Utilize modern development tools, automation technologies, AI-assisted development tools, and coding assistants where appropriate while maintaining system reliability and quality.
• Ensure timely delivery of mission-critical software supporting monthly Federal Reserve statistical publications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Physics, Economics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience developing enterprise applications throughout the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong programming experience using:
  
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL
• Experience analyzing complex systems and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience designing software architecture and reusable software components.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience developing technical documentation and user documentation.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot, debug, and optimize complex applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating within cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities.
• Proven reliability supporting production applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following are strongly preferred:

• FAME programming language and database platform
• DuckDB
• Statistical computing environments
• Data engineering pipelines
• Economic or financial data systems
• Legacy system modernization projects
• AI-assisted software development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar)
• Configuration management and software release processes

Desired Technical Skills

• Python
• R Programming
• SQL
• DuckDB
• FAME (Highly Desired)
• SDLC Methodologies
• Software Design
• Software Architecture
• Data Modeling
• Configuration Management
• Testing & Debugging
• Technical Documentation
• Logic Flow Diagrams
• CASE Tools
• Source Control Systems
• AI Development Tools

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

This role provides the opportunity to work on one of the Federal Reserve's most visible statistical programs while helping modernize decades-old infrastructure supporting national economic reporting. You'll work alongside economists, data scientists, and engineers using both established and emerging technologies to build the next generation of economic data systems.
Work Location

• On-site at the Federal Reserve Board
• Washington, DC
• Limited situational telework available as approved by the customer

Citizenship Requirement

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Apply Today

If you are an experienced software developer with a passion for modernizing mission-critical systems and supporting one of the nation's premier economic institutions, we encourage you to apply.

Diverse Agile Solutions (DAS) is proud to connect exceptional technology professionals with opportunities that make a lasting impact.