Full Stack DevSecOps Engineer

Company Overview Tarkik Solutions (Tarkik) is an SBA 8(a) certified small business that provides information technology, management, and strategy consulting services to public sector clients. We bring an established track record of modernizing government with capabilities spanning Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Human-centered Design, Identity and Access Management and National Security Domain Expertise. We utilize an agile, innovative, data-driven, and mission-driven approach to solving problems at a large scale. Learn more about us at www.tarkik.com. Project Overview This recently awarded long term (5-year) contract involves multiple teams providing Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) services to support the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the delivery of their Information Technology (IT) systems, with a primary focus on the Verification Information System (VIS). These teams will be responsible for operations and maintenance activities, as well as standardizing complex, large-scale, internet-facing websites and IT systems within an AWS cloud environment. Utilizing forward-thinking, modern, open-source technologies and managed cloud services, the project emphasizes strong customer engagement to ensure effective and efficient service delivery. We are currently seeking a motivated, career-oriented, and customer-focused Full Stack DevSecOps Engineer to join our team supporting this contract. The Full Stack Engineer will support the development of both front-end and back-end applications using DevSecOps best practices. Work Location This is a long-term remote/telework position but candidates may require occasional on-site visits in the DC metro area. USCIS is headquartered in Camp Springs, Maryland. Clearance Client requires US citizenship, the ability to obtain and hold a Public Trust position, and favorable suitability based on a USCIS Background Investigation. Candidates with active clearances or with previous Federal or Government experience will be prioritized. Responsibilities Work as part of a team throughout the software development life cycle Collaborate with designers and analysts to provide Engineering and Sustainment services in Development, Security and Operations activities Responsible for estimating the size of stories, designing solutions, developing code and automated tests, creating deployment scripts, managing code in production, and managing any database solutions Responsible for the operation in production of the capabilities they develop by developing operational dashboards Provide appropriate system monitoring support for network-related production issues, providing the capability to rule out application issues Continuously develop and maintain system documentation Develop code to meet user story acceptance criteria Debug, test, and fix errors Conduct end-to-end testing and integration Conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards Estimate level of effort to develop code to meet acceptance criteria Share best practices and improve processes within and across sprint teams, and mentor more junior developers Requirements Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, or any related field 5+ years of relevant work experience in the Information Technology field focusing on full stack development projects using DevSecOps and AWS cloud environments 3+ years of specific software engineering experience related to front-end and back-end applications and/or data services Shall possess experience in large scale, high performance enterprise big data application deployment and solution architecture on complex heterogeneous environments in AWS Demonstrated experience in Apache Hadoop, Sqoop, Hive, Spark, Tomcat, Ignite, etc. Solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline such as Snap, Jenkins, Concourse, etc Basic experience in: Kotlin, Scala, Cassandra, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, GRPC, Lamdas, TypeScript, Prometheus or design pattern Experience building websites using JS frameworks such as Angular and React Experience building applications using Java, Spring boot, JSON, and JavaScript Experience with test automation tools such as Cucumber and Selenium Experience with automated deployment tools such as Jenkins Experience in Test Driven and Behavior Driven Development frameworks Strong communication and teamwork abilities Solid understanding of Git/Github Experience delivering solutions using Agile delivery practices Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Experience in application development using Java/JEE and related technologies, Spring Framework) Experience with microservices and containerization using JHipster Proven ability to work across multiple functional teams in the creation of an application development process Employee Benefits Competitive Base Salary Eleven (11) paid federal holidays annually Fifteen (15) Paid Time Off (PTO) days annually 401k benefit with up to 4% employer match Health care (All CareFirst plans available from DC Health Link) Dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance Employer sponsored training benefits Employer sponsored team building events Performance Based Bonus and spot awards Additional benefits made available to full time employees Tarkik Solutions Incorporated is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $105,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Vision insurance Schedule: Monday to Friday Application Question(s): The client requires US Citizenship for the clearance process. Are you a US Citizen? Although this is a remote position, USCIS is headquartered in Camp Springs, Maryland. Are you able to attend occasional on-site visits in the DC metro area? Do you currently have any ACTIVE security clearances, including Public Trust? Please list type and agency. Education: Bachelor's (Required) Experience: Full-stack development: 5 years (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Camp Springs, MD