Mid-Level AI Software Developer

D2 Technical Services•Springfield, VA

5d•$155,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

D2 is seeking an experienced, collaborative self-starter with AI development experience to join their team. The role involves supporting an Intelligence customer in Springfield, VA, requiring an ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE. The position offers autonomy, opportunity, and the chance to be trusted to deliver your best work. The company focuses on turning challenges into opportunities.

Requirements

5+ years of experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, systems engineering, or any related field/major, or 3 additional years of experience in information technology.
Professional software development experience designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and mission-focused applications
Professional programming experience with Pyton, Java, and Scala
Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs, Git-based workflows, automated unit/integration/system testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices
Hands-on experience with Docker/containerization, microservice architectures, Helm, and development container environments
Exposure to Generative AI technologies, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Large Language Models (LLMs) and LLM-enabled workflows
Experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native applications using AWS, Openshift, or Kubernetes
Experience integrating, transforming, and managing data from multiple sources, organizations and network environments
Ability to work within new or complex network environments
Practical experience applying DevSecOps principles, such as code hardening, dependency/package updates, vulnerability remediation, and automated security scanning
Ability to troubleshoot software and collaborate across development, infrastructure, security and mission teams

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with data normalization, transformation, and visualization techniques
Basic understanding of graph-based data models, data relationships, and advanced data structures
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
Experience developing and presenting technical updates, metrics, or status reports

Responsibilities

Integrate multiple data streams into customer system
Complete Cloud platform migrations (between currently existing and available platforms)
Develop AI features for existing Ontology-based software applications
Creates sustainable software applications – work is estimated accurately, branching strategies are efficient, code repos are maintained, etc.
Work as a member of an agile scrum team and participates in regular agile ceremonies applying scrum methodologies – daily stand up, planning, sprint reviews, demos, retrospectives
Implement requirements from the product backlog
Assist in writing backlog requirements/user stories
Utilize a modern DevSecOps approach in building software applications
Develop and modify applications, software, services, utilities, interfaces, and IT systems that support systems and analysts