Extraordinary Java Developer

Black Cape•Bethesda, MD

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Black Cape is seeking exceptional Java Developers from diverse technical and experience backgrounds to join our team. We need motivated engineers to help build innovative solutions for our customers, working on cloud-native full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and machine learning capabilities. The ideal candidate needs limited direction, is passionate about technology, and has a willingness and desire to learn new technologies or languages quickly. We support Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers, developing technical solutions on an aggressive schedule. Our engineers apply proven, repeatable software, technical, and analytical approaches, with frequent interaction with end users to produce and deploy solutions. We bring experience in building, integrating, and deploying AI/ML solutions using Google TensorFlow, Python scikit-learn, and other tools. Our approach combines lessons learned from developing and deploying applications to customer cloud environments with industry best practices in Agile development and DevOps.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to get an SCI w/ CI Poly.
US Citizenship.
Bachelor’s degree.
1.5+ years of professional experience.
Proficient with Java programming language.
Proficient with creating and using APIs based on open standards including REST or GraphQL.
Proficient with PostgreSQL or similar database solution.
Experience with Docker-based development and containerization.
Aptitude for learning new technologies, tools, and processes, with a proven history of picking up new skills as project needs evolve.
Experience working in or willingness to work in classified government environments.
Experience developing on MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Linux-based distros including RedHat or Alpine.
Experience with GitLab as both SDLC tool and CI/CD tool.
Experience with application building frameworks such as Spring Boot, dependency management tools such as maven, and testing libraries such as JUnit.
Experience with design considerations to support distributed systems.
Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and/or containerization application platforms, such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
Familiarity with computer networking concepts.
CompTIA Security+ certification.

Responsibilities

Build innovative solutions for customers.
Work on cloud-native full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and machine learning capabilities.
Develop technical solutions on an aggressive schedule.
Apply proven, repeatable software, technical, and analytical approaches to build solutions.
Have frequent interaction with end users to produce and deploy solutions.
Integrate AI/ML solutions using Google TensorFlow, Python scikit-learn, and other tools.
Develop and deploy applications to customer cloud environments.
Utilize Agile development and DevOps best practices.