Expert Software Engineer

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Expert Software Engineer to join our team in Herndon VA. This role supports the development and enhancement of mission-critical applications to strenghten our nation's cyber security.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop new features and enhancements to web applications that allow users to enter, search, and retrieve information
• Evaluate and integrate data sources as needed; be able to use various data sources and correlate data to answer specific questions
• Effectively apply good judgement and leadership within project scope and has experience mentoring two to three more junior developers
• Collaborate with team members regularly to discuss project status, dependencies, or project blockers so that any issues can be addressed early on
• Effectively communicate with fellow developers and occasionally with end-users
• Manage the development life cycle and deployment schedule and process
• Supply regular reports to stakeholder components

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and 15+ years programming experience
• Experience with Node.js
• Experience with SQL/PostgreSQL databases and writing complex queries
• Experience creating API endpoints or integrating with other teams' endpoints to exchange data in a fully authenticated and audited way
• Experience with Elasticsearch data management
• Experience working in a Linux-based development environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar technical field
• 3+ years of recent experience coding in python
• Experience using Vue.js
• Experience with AWS cloud technologies, Kubernetes, and Docker containers
• Experience with the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process

Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance is required

Physical Requirements: Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time