Software Developer

Software Developer

Vaihingen, Germany

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular-Long Term Assignment

What's your day like?

Join Cadence Coalition as a Software Developer and play a crucial role in supporting Combatant Command (CCMD) developed Strategic Information Systems for US AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany. In this dynamic position, you will access and update databases, manage user accounts, and leverage your technical expertise for system analysis, testing, and maintenance. Your responsibilities include creating technical reports and system documentation in Microsoft Office Suite, developing custom reports adhering to DoD policies, and providing comprehensive training as needed. With a focus on Security Cooperation, you will demonstrate keen attention to detail and a strong customer service orientation while collaborating with your agile software engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Access and update databases, user account management, and the ability to apply specialized technical expertise to perform analysis, testing, and maintenance of systems and products.
• Provide expertise relative to user requirements and develop technical reports and system documentation in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook), and provide training as requested.
• Build and generate custom reports when requested - to include but not limited to reports required by DoD policy or National Defense Authority legislation - and be able to synchronize various databases several times a week.
• The Software Developer works as part of a software engineering team to develop software packages and applications using an Agile methodology, embodying the highest levels of engineering and UI/UX principles.
• Support and develop client side and/or server-side applications in the latest industry standard development environments, test code for accuracy in pre-production, and ensure interoperability and completeness to achieve desired results within the production environment.
• Work with peer engineers and the Team Lead to deliver value to our customer, sponsor, and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively and participate constructively as part of a truly self-organizing Agile Software Engineering team
• Develop, test, and refine the applications to meet stakeholder requirements
• Integrate both client controls and .NET web service implementations as part of the overall Theater Security Cooperation architecture
• Work in a collaborative team environment to develop custom standalone ASP.NET applications and customizations
• Identify, isolate, diagnose, repair, and resolve software bugs
• Provide feedback for regular internal process improvement and best practice reviews

Qualifications:

• Hold a minimum Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance
• BA/BS + 3 years recent specialized or AA/AS + 5 years recent specialized or a major cert + 7 years recent specialized or 9 years of recent specialized experience
• IAT Level II certification(s) in accordance with DoD 8570.1
• 5-7 years' experience in an Applications Development role.
• Microsoft Certification in Application Development or comparable computing environment certification
• Must have experience working with standard software development lifecycle processes, including peer review, quality assurance testing, and security hardening
• Must possess excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills; able to work in an open work environment
• Requires a firm understanding of fundamental web application technologies including but not limited to HTTP, ReST, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON and XML
• Requires a firm understanding of advanced web development technologies, such as .NET Framework, Angular, React, TypeScript, C#, SCSS, SQL or NoSQL storage, Web Services (ReST/SOAP), and industry standard version control systems such as Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps
• Must demonstrate the ability to pay keen attention to detail, possess a strong customer service orientation, and have the ability to work as part of a team

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience and success working in an Agile (preferably SCRUM) development environment
• Knowledge and/or experience working within Combatant Commands or Military environments
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with other T-shaped developers and self-organizing as a single unit to achieve customer goals
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and technologies, including pre-commit hooks, YAML-based pipelines, CI/CD, pull requests, merges, and hotfixes
• Experience with complex systems/organizations, portals, enterprise content management, and business intelligence.
• Experience developing applications using design principles such as adaptive design, responsive design, graceful degradation, and progressive enhancement
• Involvement with the development communities; active in forums or channels
• Knowledge of Security Cooperation