Senior Azure Application Developer

West 4th Strategy•Washington, DC

1d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

West 4th Strategy is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Application Developer (Cloud Native) to support a contract with the United States Capitol Police’s Enterprise Applications Management Division. The division designs, builds, and maintains mission-critical applications supporting the law enforcement mission. The developer will design and build cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure services, develop scalable serverless and event-driven solutions, integrate enterprise systems, and implement CI/CD and security best practices. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week W-2 position based at a USCP facility in Washington, DC. The work arrangement is fully onsite for the first two months, then two days onsite and three days telework; USCP may increase onsite days. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a USCP criminal history check and fingerprinting for badge access. Selected candidates must also receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. The salary range is $140,000–$150,000. Relocation benefits are not offered.

Requirements

5–8+ years of application development experience.
Strong proficiency in C#/.NET and REST APIs.
Hands-on experience with Azure-native architecture and modern application design patterns.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Ability to pass a USCP criminal history check and fingerprinting for badge access.
Must complete and receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Must be eligible for W-2 employment; Corp-to-Corp and 1099 candidates are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft certifications such as AZ-204 Azure Developer or AZ-305 Solutions Architect.
Experience developing enterprise-scale applications.
Experience in a federal or law enforcement environment.

Responsibilities

Design and build cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure using Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Develop scalable, serverless, and event-driven solutions in C#/.NET using services such as Service Bus, Event Grid, and Logic Apps.
Design, build, and secure RESTful APIs and integrations with USCP enterprise systems.
Lead technical design decisions and apply modern application design patterns and Azure-native architecture.
Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code to automate build, test, and deployment.
Apply security best practices, including Entra ID authentication, managed identities, Key Vault secrets, and least-privilege access.
Implement application monitoring and diagnostics with Application Insights and Azure Monitor; tune performance and cost.
Modernize and migrate on-premises applications to Azure.
Perform code reviews and mentor developers on cloud-native practices.
Document architecture, solutions, and runbooks; provide limited cross-training.
Participate in the four-week transition and knowledge-transfer overlap with incumbent staff, including shadowing and reviewing existing documentation and procedures.
Provide off-hours and weekend support for scheduled deployments and USCP special events, with advance notice.
Contribute accomplishments, issues, and planned work to the monthly progress report delivered to the COR.
Protect sensitive USCP, House, and Senate information and follow USCP standards of conduct, IT policies, and badge requirements.