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They have hands-on experience and an understanding of engineering processes supporting large, National Defense, Agile software development programs.\n\nPosition location is at customer's location, on-site in Boulder, CO, 4 days per week.\n\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deploy features.\nWrite clean, maintainable, and efficient code particularly using Python\nUtilize Gitlab, Gitlab Runner, Docker, Kubernetes and Helm Charts for deployments.\nOptimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.\nTroubleshoot and debug issues to ensure optimal performance.\nUtilize Jira for project management and tracking.\nApply DoD standards and protocols to ensure compliance and security.\n\nRequired Skills & Experience\n\nClearance Required: Ability to Obtain - Secret. This position requires the ability to obtain an Interim DOD Secret Clearance or higher. Due to the clearance requirement, U.S. Citizenship is required. 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