Benefits: - 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
The Software Systems Engineer II will develop, integrate, test, deploy, and support software within an assigned ICAM workstream. The engineer will work on the DHS-approved application stack, commit code regularly to the enterprise repository, maintain unit and automated testing coverage, and participate in secure CI/CD deployments. This is a software engineering role with production accountability. Candidates must be prepared to support Tier 2 and Tier 3 troubleshooting and to remain involved after code is deployed.
We are seeking a
Software Systems Engineer II for a contract position.
- Position: Software Systems Engineer II
- Position Type: Full-time-Remote
Role Specific Duties/ Role Responsibilities:- Develop, enhance, integrate, test, and maintain software for an assigned ICAM workstream.
- Develop application components using Java, Spring, Hibernate, Angular, and MySQL.
- Commit code daily to the approved enterprise repository.
- Participate in source-control branching, peer review, merging, and release-management practices.
- Develop and maintain unit tests and automated test coverage.
- Work with test engineers to resolve defects and validate release readiness.
- Support CI/CD pipeline execution and zero-downtime deployments.
- Develop code that meets security, quality, performance, and Section 508 expectations.
- Support integrations between ICAM applications and internal or external systems.
- Troubleshoot application, integration, configuration, data, and performance issues.
- Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 incident support for assigned applications.
- Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and after-action activities.
- Write or maintain user stories, technical documentation, system-design materials, and operational procedures.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Required Qualifications:- Hands-on software development experience using Java.
- Experience with Spring or Spring Boot.
- Experience with Hibernate or comparable Java persistence frameworks.
- Experience with Angular or comparable modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL.
- Experience with Git-based source control and regular code commits.
- Experience developing and maintaining unit or automated tests.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Experience participating in CI/CD software delivery.
- Ability to troubleshoot application and integration issues in non-production and production environments.
- Ability to provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 technical support.
- Ability to obtain and maintain favorable DHS EOD, suitability, and required system access.
Preferred Qualification:- Prior DHS, or federal civilian software engineering experience.
- Experience developing ICAM, IAM, SSO, OAuth/OIDC, PKI, PAM, account-management, or access-control applications.
- Experience with GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, SonarQube, Selenium, Nexus, Jira, and Confluence.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, Docker, EKS, or hybrid-cloud environments.
- Experience with zero-downtime deployments, stateless microservices, and production DevOps support.
- Experience developing Section 508-compliant applications.
- Experience with secure coding and remediation of static or dynamic security findings.
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
