Junior Software Developer - Backend

Trilogy Innovations•Bridgeport, WV

27d•Remote

About The Position

At Trilogy Innovations, we are committed to driving meaningful change for our customers and communities through smart, innovative technology that solves real problems. As a growing systems and software engineering company, we partner across public and private sectors to modernize enterprise systems, strengthen security, and deliver high value solutions. We are scaling with purpose, investing in our people, processes, and platforms as we expand. We work hard, think creatively, and value every perspective as we push boundaries and build systems that matter. Trilogy Innovations is looking for a talented Junior-level Software Developer to support a high-visibility federal modernization program — all while working 100% remotely. This is your chance to join a fast-growing, collaborative team and play a direct role in transforming large-scale, mission-critical government IT systems. You’ll work on impactful projects that modernize legacy platforms, introduce cutting-edge cloud technologies, and deliver solutions that make a real difference for end users across the country. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and want your work to have purpose and scale, this role is built for you. This role requires at least a Secret Security Clearance, and primary work location is remote. To support critical system needs, this role participates in a rotating on-call schedule for one week out of every four. During your on-call week, you’ll be part of a responsive support team that helps ensure system reliability and continuity. Acknowledge on-call contacts (phone, text, or email) within 15 minutes Remain within reasonable access to your secure work laptop while on call Log in and begin assessing or troubleshooting requests within 60 minutes of notification The on-call rotation is structured to provide balance while ensuring our federal partners receive timely, dependable support when it matters most. High-level objectives include, but are not limited to the following: Migrate all current-system functionality from the mainframes and operate within a cloud-based environment (AWS GovCloud) Transition investigative search capabilities to Elasticsearch or similar technologies to improve speed and analytical capabilities for law enforcement users. Build new microservices using OpenShift based container platforms following scalable, cloud native patterns. Implement full stack components where applicable, supporting UI integration layers using modern JavaScript frameworks. Support integration with event driven architectures and high throughput data processing systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 3 years of work experience or Associate’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
Active Tier 3 Secret clearance (or higher).
Strong proficiency in Java and Object-Oriented.
Experience developing microservices, REST APIs, and cloud native applications.
Hands on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and automated deployments.
Experience designing, developing, and operating solutions in AWS or other cloud platforms.
Experience with event driven architectures and two or more of the following:
Apache Kafka
Pub/Sub patterns
Streaming
Event sourcing
Experience operating within GitOps practices (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, etc.).
Experience working within Agile frameworks, including participation in Scrum/SAFe ceremonies.
Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate a positive, collaborative attitude and a commitment to team success
Take pride in delivering high-quality, reliable software that supports a mission-critical system
Demonstrate accountability for assigned work and shared team outcomes
Engage constructively in Agile ceremonies and technical discussions
Maintain a strong work ethic, professionalism, and respect for teammates, stakeholders, and mission priorities
Adapts to change and approaches challenges with a solution-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

Develop, create, and modify computer applications software or specialized utility programs.
Develop microservices in a cloud native environment.
Operates an enterprise scale production system. Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves system issues.
Analyze user needs to develop robust software solutions aligned with business and mission goals.
Analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
Applies principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis, and distributed system design.
Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and mentoring of junior developers to promote engineering excellence.
Collaborate with cross functional teams including DevOps, QA, Security, Product, and Architecture.