Applications Developer (Full Stack Developer - Expert)
About The Position
We’re looking for an Applications Developer who can break down requirements into actionable development tasks to delivering production‑ready solutions on schedule. This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record designing, developing, testing, and deploying modern applications across AWS or C2S environments, and who brings deep experience building web applications and UI frameworks using Angular, React, or JavaScript. You’ll work hands‑on with Linux systems, microservices and containerization technologies, and search/analytics platforms such as ElasticSearch, Solr, or OpenSearch. Who We Are: We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management. Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well-being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients. Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.
Requirements
- REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
- LOCATION: Full-time onsite in Herndon, VA
- LEVEL: Four to Seven years' experience
- Ability to work individually as well as the ability to work in project teams. Proven ability in decomposing concepts to discrete development tasks and managing your work to a deadline.
- Minimum 4-6 years of demonstrated ability to design, develop, test and implement new applications based on project requirements.
- Minimum 5-7 years building web applications and UI/UX frameworks using Angular, React or JavaScript with specific examples. Java Spring framework is a plus.
- Minimum 5-7 years‚experience working with Linux Operating systems
- Minimum 4-6 years of demonstrated experience with development and deployment of applications in the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment or an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment.
- Minimum 4-6 year of demonstrated experience with search & analytic tools. Examples to include ElasticSearch, Solr, OpenSearch.
- Minimum 4-6 years of microservices up to and including docker, podman, and or containerization services.
- Strong development experience is required. Minimum 4-6 years of Object Orientated software development experience is required. Python is preferred but would consider Java, CSharp, HTML, or SQL.
- Fundamental understanding of Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processing with large structured and unstructured raw data sets. This can be demonstrated through education or OJT experience.
- Bachelor's Arts degree in Computer Science, Math, or other relevant field and minimum of six years of experience (Master's degree equates to an additional 2 years of relevant work experience)
Nice To Haves
- Text analytics and its applications/role/use in business intelligence/business analytics (i.e. search, entity extraction, sentiment analysis, document summarization, document categorization) whether through education or experience.
- Familiarity around machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, Tensorflow whether through education or experience.
- Familiarity experience with data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Pandas, D3.js, ggplot, etc) whether through education or experience.
- Using Relational or Non-Relational data stores such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB whether through education or experience. Proven examples is a plus
- Working in Agile software development teams.
- Collaboration using Jira, Confluence, and GitHub for documenting work.
Benefits
- Highly Competitive Salary: Recognizing and rewarding your expertise and contributions.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Providing ample time for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits.
- Dedicated Training Budget: Supporting continuous learning and professional development.
- 100% Employer-Covered Family Vision, Dental, and Health Insurance: Ensuring comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
- 100% Employer-Covered Life and Disability Insurance: Offering financial security and peace of mind.
- 401(k) Plan with a 6% Employer Match: Helping you plan and save for a secure retirement, with 100% vesting from day one.
- 11 Paid Government Holidays: Observing national holidays to ensure time off with family and friends.
- Spot Bonuses for Exceptional Performance: Rewarding outstanding contributions and achievements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
