Application Developer SME (Artifact Management & Secure Development Specialist)

Digital Consultants, LLCβ€’Quantico, VA
β€’$180,000 - $190,000β€’Hybrid

About The Position

Digital Consultants is seeking an Artifact Management and Secure Software Development Specialist SME Software Engineer to provide guidance and targeted assistance in migrating NCIS Mission Applications to a secure software development toolchain. The role ensures compliance with DON-CIO policies regarding secure software development practices and products. The position is based in Quantico, Virginia, with a hybrid remote schedule. The employee must be local and able to work onsite one to two times per week or as required. The position shares overlap and redundancy with two other SME software developer positions.

Requirements

  • Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
  • High school education with 10 or more years of experience, or commensurate experience.
  • Expertise in secure software development with a SecDevOps focus across full-stack domains, including relational and NoSQL databases and application development using compiled and interpreted languages.
  • Expertise in secure coding practices, including code quality, Zero Trust, software bills of materials (SBOM), and secure dependency management.
  • Expertise with artifact management toolsets such as Nexus, Artifactory, and NuGet.
  • Expertise with SAST/DAST code quality platforms such as SonarQube, Aikido, CodeQL, or similar.
  • Experience with Git-oriented supporting capabilities such as pre-commit hooks and branch management rules.
  • Comfort applying software engineering principles across disparate languages, operating systems, and hosting environments, and learning new technologies as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Provide guidance and targeted assistance in migrating NCIS Mission Applications to a secure software development toolchain.
  • Ensure compliance with DON-CIO policies regarding secure software development practices and products.
  • Apply software engineering principles holistically across disparate languages, operating systems, and hosting environments.
  • Learn new technologies as needed to support emergent mission needs.
  • Guide Mission Application developers in building a culture of compliance and sustaining implementation of secure software development objectives.

Benefits

  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Group health plans
  • Income protection and supplemental benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Pet insurance options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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