Backend Senior Developer

ARA • Raleigh, NC

22h

About The Position

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Algorithms, Modeling, & Assessments
(AMA) Division in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Senior Backend Developer with Linux
OS experience for a position developing and improving a weapon effects software
architecture for an advanced physics-based computational system. This system is
deployed for use in the Department of Defense. Candidate will have a strong
passion and background in backend development, software development and making
quality production software at all stages of the software lifecycle.

As a valued contributor to our project team, your responsibilities will include
(1) defining incremental improvements to deploy our current weapon effects
software architecture into a container based private cloud setup, (2) working in
an agile team environment to improve and deploy TRL 8 software in Windows and
Linux environments, and (3) making design and technology recommendations for
future cloud-based deployments. Additionally, you will support the integration
of computational, analysis, and visualization capabilities into this
environment.

This role will be embedded in the Nuclear Environments and Systems Assessments
(NESA) directorate within ARA. The project you will be working on develops
algorithms and prototypes to compute the effects of nuclear weapons in the Java
programming language. You will be responsible for transferring these
capabilities into an established Linux container-based cloud framework exposed
via REST APIs.

We are looking for a strong developer that is inspired to build solutions that
support our nation’s military.

Due to the work you’ll perform and interactions with intelligence community and
DoD programs you must be a US citizen and will need to be eligible to apply for
and hold a US security clearance (selected applicants will undergo a security
investigation and must meet eligibility requirements at the time of employment).

What you'll do as a Senior Backend Developer:

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be part of an Agile team working all
aspects of software development including discovery, design, coding, unit
testing, and documentation.
Candidates will be focused on integrating new modeling and simulation (M&S)
capabilities including physics-based models, code refactoring, and exposing
existing functionality from a core product in an automated fashion using a
schema driven approach.
At all stages a high level of software robustness and stability is required.
Responsibilities include architecture design, model integration and
development, refactoring, user interface design consulting, production of
visualization results for deployment via a frontend, and automation test
development.

Candidates will work directly with our customers, external teams, and other ARA
programs to cross-integrate capabilities.

Requirements

• Candidate requirements include extensive experience in software development and programming in Java within Agile teams using Git, IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code, and JIRA.
• Qualified candidates should have a strong understanding of back-end system architectures, developing REST APIs, and their approaches to meeting frontend needs.
• Familiarity with containerization and infrastructure technologies like Docker and Kubernetes are required.
• This position requires a BS in Computer Science or similar with a minimum of 8 years of work experience, or MS with a minimum of 6 years' experience.
• This position also requires candidates to be US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active security clearance.
• Experience with weapon effects, or other related DoD software systems and models.
• Expertise with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and information assurance/information security activities.
• Interest in data science, data analysis, data visualization, mathematical algorithms, and modern DevOps.
• Experience with S3, Swagger, Keycloak and Gradle.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be part of an Agile team working all aspects of software development including discovery, design, coding, unit testing, and documentation.
• Candidates will be focused on integrating new modeling and simulation (M&S) capabilities including physics-based models, code refactoring, and exposing existing functionality from a core product in an automated fashion using a schema driven approach.
• Responsibilities include architecture design, model integration and development, refactoring, user interface design consulting, production of visualization results for deployment via a frontend, and automation test development.

Benefits

• At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.
• ARA gives employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners.
• Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees