Cloud App Developer - Mid

M9 Solutions is seeking a Cloud App Developer - Mid to work remotely in support of a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active Public Trust clearance is required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Work Authorization: US Citizenship is required.
• An active Public Trust level clearance is required. 
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years of software development experience (or equivalent demonstrated capability).
• 3 – 5 years of experience developing backend applications or services in Java.
• Hands-on experience working with cloud services and deploying applications on GCP (or equivalent cloud experience with the ability to ramp quickly).
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs, including common authentication/authorization approaches and integration patterns.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications (for example: calling AI APIs/services for summarization, extraction, classification, or decision support) and familiarity with basic evaluation/monitoring concepts.
• Practical knowledge of secure engineering fundamentals (least privilege access, secrets management, encryption, and audit logging).
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows and working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and release practices.
• Strong troubleshooting skills, including defect triage, performance tuning, and supporting applications with observability tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and security stakeholders.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile teams and applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices.
• Familiarity with change/configuration management tools (for example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and/or Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices.
• Experience with container and/or serverless concepts (for example: Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, or managed/serverless deployments).
• Experience participating in production support rotations and contributing to post-incident analysis and corrective actions.

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