Re-Platforming Software Engineer

Description

Help refactor monoliths, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and implement event-driven integrations while leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and learning best practices in cloud-native development and DevOps. This is a hands-on role ideal for early-career developers who thrive in agile teams and want to grow rapidly through real modernization work.

This role requires 1 day each week onsite in Rosslyn, VA.

Key Responsibilities:

Feature Delivery & Refactoring

• Implement user stories, fix defects, and refactor legacy codebases (.NET/Java) into maintainable modules and microservices.

API & Service Development

• Build RESTful services with ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, or NestJS; document contracts with OpenAPI/Swagger.

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration

• Deploy and manage applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), utilizing core services like Compute, Object Storage, and Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN).
• Implement reliable service-to-service communications and event-driven data flows.

Quality Engineering

• Write unit, integration, and API tests (xUnit/NUnit, JUnit, Jest); maintain test data; participate in code reviews.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Contribute to pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or OCI DevOps), containerize apps with Docker, and assist with Kubernetes deployments (including OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes - OKE).

Observability & Reliability

• Add structured logging, tracing, and metrics (App Insights, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, or OCI Observability and Management); help troubleshoot incidents.

Security & Compliance

• Implement OAuth2/OIDC, role-based access, input validation, and secure secrets handling (such as OCI Vault); follow secure coding standards.

Data & Migration

• Work with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI); assist in data mapping, migrations, and performance tuning.

Agile Ways of Working

• Participate in stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/retros; keep work items up to date and well-documented.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelors and 5+ years or more experience; Masters and 3+ years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Hands-on experience in the following areas:
  • Feature Delivery & Refactoring.
  • API & Service Development.
  • Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration.
  • Quality Engineering.
  • DevOps & CI/CD.
  • Observability & Reliability.
  • Security & Compliance.
  • Data & Migration.

Required Clearance:

• US Citizenship.
• Active secret clearance.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.