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Senior Full Stack Developer

sparksoftcorporation • Remote/Hybrid if local to Maryland


No Relocation

Posted: September 17, 2026

Job Description

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Design, develop, document, integrate, test and deliver scripts, code and other services employing agile DevOps project life-cycle methodologies, processes procedures, in AWS cloud environment.
  • Works collaboratively with technical and business team members to develop and maintain business solutions following agile development principles and practices.
  • Is influential and engages actively in building out a dynamic and productive development organization and continuously improving practices and methodology.
  • Designs and develops applications with an eye towards simplicity, reliability, manageability, scalability, extensibility, performance and re-use and maintenance of applications utilizing Ruby on Rails and related technologies
  • Sets and adheres to software coding, best practices and style guides to ensure consistency
  • Participates in code reviews.
  • Completes applications development by contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems.
  • Supports users by developing documentation and document software procedures and develop software reports, plans, and products, such as software development plans, software requirements specifications, software design documents, software development files, source code, version description documents, and test plans.
  • Updates job knowledge by researching new internet/intranet technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

  • 8+ years software development with hands-on experience in Java/Core JEE platform.
  • Demonstrated experience using Java to design, build, and maintain scalable, API-first, service-oriented applications, including cloud-native development with Quarkus
  • Robust understanding of Java and JEE technologies, including JDBC, JMS, Spring (Core/Boot), Hibernate and other ORM frameworks, with experience integrating NoSQL data stores
  • Strong experience developing and consuming web services, including RESTful APIs (JSON) as well as SOAP, XML-RPC, and other service integration patterns
  • Strong skills in XML, unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, etc.), and enterprise database technologies, with preference for Oracle and MarkLogic
  • Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), design patterns, and clean architecture principles
  • Strong expertise in SQL, including complex queries, indexing strategies, and performance tuning; experience with NoSQL platforms such as MarkLogic
  • Hands-on experience with DevOps culture and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and close collaboration with platform and operations teams
  • Experience deploying and operating services in containerized, cloud-native environments using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience working in Agile and Kanban delivery models, contributing to technical planning and continuous improvement
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies (Angular, JavaScript, jQuery) to support API integration and cross-team collaboration
  • Hands‑on experience with relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, MongoDB
  • Experience designing solutions using AWS services such as:
    EC2, EKS, ECS, EBS, Glacier, S3, ELB, CloudFormation, Lambda, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, VPC, RDS, Direct Connect, AWS CLI, Service Catalog, DynamoDB, and REST APIs
  • Experience with CI/CD and build tools: Jenkins, Git, Maven, SonarQube, Ansible
  • Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

  • Experience with Ruby for maintaining, enhancing, and supporting existing or legacy services and integrations.
  • Working experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, along with exposure to Ubuntu and Apache.
  • Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
  • AWS cloud certified
  • Must be able to pass a Federal background investigation
  • CMS experience

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.