Sr MDE Development Support Engineer

Key Required Skills

• Ability to obtain and maintain US Public Trust Clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of IT related experience
• Strong experience developing with Java 17, Spring Boot 3.4.x, Maven 3, and automated testing frameworks (JUnit 5, Mockito, Cucumber/Gherkin, Selenium/Selenium Grid).
• Hands-on expertise with JSON, JSON Schema draft-07, Node.js 22+, TypeScript 4+, YAML, and related test frameworks.
• Experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL and H2/Helium.
• Proficiency supporting CI/CD pipelines, including Jenkins Pipeline Plugin and Groovy-based pipeline logic.
• Experience with Python-based components and data persistence layers.
• Familiarity with application security concepts, CVE remediation, and tools such as Black Duck and SonarQube.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across application layers including back-end, front-end, persistence, and CI/CD.

Desired Skills

• Experience with federal enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with government security, compliance, and software delivery requirements.
• Experience supporting modernization or refactoring of complex enterprise systems.
• Exposure to HTMX, ThymeLeaf, WebJAR, and TimescaleDB.\

• Serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the MDE platform ecosystem, providing guidance and leadership across platform applications, services, integrations, and CI/CD processes.
• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain MDE platform components, including JSON Schemas, JSON Generator, Approval Gateway, Metrics Collectors, and supporting services.
• Lead development efforts utilizing Java 17, Spring Boot, Maven, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, H2, HTMX, JavaScript, and related technologies.
• Drive architecture reviews, solution design, technical planning, and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable platform solutions.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and quality engineering practices using JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber/Gherkin, Selenium, Selenium Grid, and related testing tools.
• Lead root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex application, infrastructure, integration, and deployment issues across multiple platform components.
• Establish and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, testing strategies, and secure development methodologies.
• Drive modernization initiatives, framework upgrades, dependency management, technical debt reduction, and continuous platform improvement efforts.
• Support application security activities, including remediation of security findings, vulnerability management, CVE remediation, and use of tools such as SonarQube and Black Duck.
• Design, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Groovy, and related automation technologies to support efficient software delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product owners, architects, security teams, and stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and development patterns, providing recommendations for adoption and implementation.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design reviews, troubleshooting assistance, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for development and production support issues, ensuring timely resolution of critical platform concerns.
• Contribute to platform architecture, long-term technology strategy, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.