Full Stack Developer (Front End) - Clearance Required

LMI•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

LMI is seeking a Full Stack Developer/Front End Engineer to support multiple initiatives within its growing US Air Force technology portfolio. The preferred locations are Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Dayton, Ohio; remote personnel willing to travel will also be considered. The role involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining secure web applications for USAF mission requirements. The developer will work across frontend and backend systems, cloud services, databases, and integrations, applying modern DevSecOps and Agile practices. The position also collaborates with product owners, designers, engineers, architects, and customer stakeholders to turn mission needs into technical solutions and contribute to application and cloud architecture decisions. LMI is a digital solutions provider focused on accelerating government impact through innovation. It serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
5 or more years of professional software development experience.
Experience with modeling and simulation platforms.
Demonstrated experience developing full stack web applications in production environments.
Experience with modern frontend technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Experience developing backend applications or services using technologies such as Node.js, Python, Java, C#, or .NET.
Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs.
Experience with relational databases and SQL.
Hands-on experience developing or deploying applications within AWS.
Experience with Git-based source control and modern software development workflows.
Experience working within Agile software development teams.
Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including application architecture, testing, debugging, and secure coding practices.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, customers, and stakeholders.
Active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing applications within AWS GovCloud or other secure government cloud environments.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized application development.
Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar technologies.
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, Aurora, S3, ECS, EKS, or Glue.
Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Experience implementing authentication and authorization using technologies such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, or identity provider integrations.
Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal government customers.
Familiarity with federal security frameworks and standards, including NIST, RMF, FISMA, and DoD security requirements.
Experience developing software for IL4, IL5, IL6, or similarly controlled environments.
Experience integrating generative AI, large language models, or agentic AI capabilities into production applications.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure web applications supporting USAF mission requirements.
Develop responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and TypeScript.
Design and implement backend services, RESTful APIs, and application integrations.
Develop and maintain data models and integrations with relational and nonrelational databases.
Build and deploy applications and services within AWS and AWS GovCloud environments.
Integrate applications with cloud services, enterprise data platforms, authentication services, and external APIs.
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in peer code reviews.
Troubleshoot application, integration, performance, and production issues across the technology stack.
Apply modern DevSecOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, source control, and secure software development.
Collaborate with product owners, designers, engineers, architects, and customer stakeholders to translate mission needs into technical solutions.
Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions related to APIs, application components, data models, and cloud services.
Support iterative Agile development and deliver working software in short development cycles.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend opportunities to improve application performance, scalability, security, and user experience.