Position Title: Software Engineer IVLocation: Durham, NCSalary: $125,000.00 - $145,000.00**Position contingent upon award of contract, government acceptance of candidate, and positive adjudication of government investigation**Position Summary:Command Cyber Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer IV to serve as the Application Development and Support Lead for our EPA BSMD proposal effort. This role provides technical leadership for the development, modernization, operation, and sustainment of web applications and related database components.
The lead will guide application delivery using an approved Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) that follows Agile development principles, coordinate dependencies across service areas, and ensure applications meet Government requirements for functionality, accessibility, security, performance, and continuity.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:- Lead application development and support activities, providing technical direction and mentoring to developers.
- Provide product demonstrations and participate in trade shows and seminars, as needed.
- Develop technical designs and software specifications that integrate customer requirements, design strategies, development schedules, and user expectations.
- Design, develop, test, enhance, and maintain application modules, components, and related database functionality.
- Gather and document customer requirements, implement Government-approved changes, and maintain source control, versioning, code libraries, and code-merging practices.
- Develop responsive, scalable applications using effective user interface design principles, including layout, typography, color, and visual hierarchy.
- Ensure user-facing applications and content conform to Section 508 accessibility requirements.
- Plan and execute Government-directed modernization of legacy applications, such as ColdFusion or Drupal, to approved no-code or low-code platforms, such as Oracle APEX or Microsoft Power Apps.
- Support application migration and decommissioning, including data mapping, cutover planning, and records archival.
- Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations that communicate real-time data through charts, graphs, filters, and other interactive elements.
- Integrate data from custom applications, commercial off-the-shelf products, and agency enterprise systems.
- Provide application enhancements, troubleshooting, and technical support for end users using approved error-tracking and issue-management tools.
- Perform daily application health checks and log reviews; verify scheduled jobs and authentication or single sign-on integrations; monitor performance and error rates; and document remediation actions in the IT service management system.
- Maintain synchronization across development, test, quality assurance, and production environments.
- Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance test plans; document results; and resolve defects before release.
- Coordinate releases through established change-control processes and approved maintenance windows, including tested back-out plans and post-implementation reviews as applicable.
- Apply secure coding practices, coordinate Government-approved code reviews and vulnerability scans, remediate findings, and document residual risks for Government review.
- Manage application secrets and keys and maintain required security and privacy documentation.
- Maintain approved interfaces and data exchanges with enterprise and third-party systems, documenting dependencies and coordinating changes affecting connected systems.
- Coordinate enterprise-managed hosting and middleware services the Government retains.
- Maintain runbooks, configuration baselines, data models, interface specifications, as-built diagrams, change logs, and knowledge articles in Government-accessible repositories.
- Develop user and administrator guides and provide user training as directed.
- Coordinate backup and recovery activities with database administrators and enterprise providers, validate successful application data and configuration backups, and perform at least quarterly test restores.
- Coordinate with other service area leads, Technical Account Managers, and enterprise providers to manage dependencies, change planning, service coverage, and cross-training.
Education, Certification & Experience Requirements:Education Required:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus 6-8 years of experience in a related field.
Experience:- Required:
- Ability to meet the Tier 4 Public Trust requirement.
- Experience developing technical designs and specifications and building, testing, and maintaining software applications.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to developers.
- Experience delivering applications through an SDLC that follows Agile development principles.
- Experience gathering requirements and developing responsive, scalable web applications and related database components.
- Experience with source control, version management, code libraries, code merging, and issue tracking.
- Experience supporting application operations, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and environment coordination.
- Experience developing and executing software test plans and supporting controlled production releases.
- Knowledge of secure coding, vulnerability remediation, application integrations, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of Section 508 accessibility requirements and user interface design principles.
- Ability to manage complex technical assignments, exercise independent judgment, and coordinate with customers, vendors, and external development partners.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, documentation, and collaboration skills.
- Preferred:
- Experience modernizing legacy applications, including ColdFusion or Drupal.
- Experience developing solutions using Oracle APEX, Microsoft Power Apps, or comparable no-code or low-code platforms.
- Experience with the EPA application technologies environment and service provider software, including Microsoft Power Platform, Oracle APEX, ColdFusion, Drupal, SharePoint, Domino/Lotus Notes, Oracle and MySQL databases, Power BI, and Qlik.
- Experience creating interactive dashboards, data visualizations, and reports using integrated enterprise data.
- Experience supporting federal application environments and coordinating across application, infrastructure, security, and enterprise service teams.
- Experience with application migration, decommissioning, backup validation, recovery testing, and knowledge transfer.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:- Knowledge of secure coding, vulnerability remediation, application integrations, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of Section 508 accessibility requirements and user interface design principles.
- Ability to manage complex technical assignments, exercise independent judgment, and coordinate with customers, vendors, and external development partners.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, documentation, and collaboration skills.
