Mid Software Developer - Backend

Trilogy Innovations•Bridgeport, WV

19h•Remote

About The Position

Mid Backend Software Developer About Trilogy Innovations 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. Who you are Trilogy Innovations is seeking Mid-Level Software Developers to provide remote support for a federal customer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, collaborative team and contribute to a multi-year initiative focused on modernizing large-scale, mission-critical IT systems. Ideal candidates are motivated technologists who thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to make a meaningful impact on high-visibility federal projects while working in a fully remote setting. This role requires at least a Secret Security Clearance, and primary work location is remote. On-Call Expectations: 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of work experience or Associate’s Degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience.
Active Tier 3 Secret clearance (or higher).
Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming, Java, and the Spring Boot framework
Experience developing microservices, REST APIs, and cloud native applications.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm charts, and container orchestration in OpenShift or similar platforms
Experience designing, developing, and operating solutions in AWS or other cloud platforms.
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures and enterprise message brokers (IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ)
Experience with observability tooling including distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics collection (OpenTelemetry, Kibana, ELK stack)
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).
Ability to write clear technical documentation including API docs, architecture decisions, and implementation notes

Nice To Haves

Experience with artifact repository managers (Artifactory, Nexus, or similar) for dependency and container image management
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
Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, DynamoDB, or similar cloud technologies.
Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Knowledge of Linux administration, shell scripting, and environment automation.
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Angular.
Knowledge of GraphQL, responsive UI development, and front‑end integration patterns.
Experience with one or more of the following is beneficial but not required: Python Go Kotlin Node.js C++ / C# Ruby
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
Experience with NoSQL systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis).
Experience with distributed data systems such as Spark, HBase, or Solr.
Experience with unit testing, integration testing, TDD, or automated test frameworks (JUnit, etc.).
Experience with Elasticsearch
Experience with Maven for dependency management and build automation in Java projects

Responsibilities

Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs.
Design, build, and maintain microservices in a cloud native architecture.
Operate and support an enterprise scale production system; identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues.
Analyze user needs to develop robust software solutions aligned with business and mission goals.
Analyze, design, and optimize relational and NoSQL databases within application ecosystems.
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.
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.