Junior Web Developer

Job DescriptionACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIREDReady to jumpstart your cloud coding career and build high-impact web applications? If you are an aspiring developer eager to build clean enterprise web applications, learn modern cloud engineering habits, and fast-track your technical growth under elite mentors, you’re in the right place! We are looking for a Junior Web Developer who shares our drive to push boundaries and build digital solutions that make a real difference.In this role, you will join a small, hardworking development team building and supporting enterprise web-based services deployed in AWS. This is an entry-level role with close mentorship, clearly scoped tasks, and a heavy emphasis on learning good engineering practices. You will be challenged to implement well-defined features, tackle bug fixes with clear acceptance criteria, and learn the team's development workflows through active code reviews. If you are a self-motivated learner ready to jump into cloud-hosted platforms and grow your coding career, let's achieve more together.Location & Work EnvironmentLocation: Annapolis Junction, MDWork Style: On-siteCompensation & BenefitsThe annual base salary range for this role is $114,000 - $135,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from the posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.,Required SkillsClearance: Active Fully-Cleared with PolyCompliance Certification: Active DoD 8570.01-M IAM Level I baseline certification is mandatory (e.g., Security+ CE, CAP, or GSLC).Core Technical Exposure: Foundational professional, academic, or personal project experience working with one or more modern web technologies (such as JavaScript, Vue.js, React, HTML, CSS, PHP, Python, Java, Node.js, or .NET C#). Note: Code samples or project repositories will be requested for academic and personal projects.Operating Systems: Basic comfort working within Linux environments (including basic command-line navigation, file management, and system permissions), or a strong willingness to master these skills quickly.Feature Execution: Ability to follow structured project tickets, satisfy technical acceptance criteria, and integrate feedback from team code reviews.Collaborative Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to transparently share status updates with team members.Education & ExperienceExperience: No formal professional software engineering experience is programmatically required; however, foundational coding exposure via structured coursework or independent development is necessary.Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.Substitution: Four (4) years of additional software development experience on projects with similar software processes may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.,Desired SkillsDatabase & SQL Basics: Conceptual exposure to relational databases (such as MariaDB, MySQL, MS SQL, or Oracle) and foundational SQL querying concepts.Web Server Architecture: Familiarity or interest in application servers and web hosting platforms like Nginx, Apache, and/or Tomcat.System Triage & Diagnostics: An interest in troubleshooting, debugging, reproducing technical issues, and reading application log files.Cloud Engineering: Initial exposure to foundational Cloud Service Provider concepts, particularly AWS or Azure compute, storage, and networking layers.Infrastructure Automation: Foundational exposure to basic system scripting using Python or PowerShell.Agile Frameworks: Interest in working within an Agile team structure, including participating in daily standups, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.Growth Mindset: A proactive, self-motivated approach to learning from documentation and expanding your capabilities through active peer mentorship.,About Nyla Technology SolutionsNyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,Taking Care of All of YouNyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.