Lead Software Engineer / Data Analyst -

This is a 6-month contract role for a Lead Software Engineer / Data Analyst based onsite at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. You will design, modernize, and migrate mission-critical analytics applications into high-performance web applications, working in a classified mission environment with direct customer interaction and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain full-stack applications, including front-end interfaces, back-end services, APIs, databases, and data integrations.
• Modernize and migrate existing analytics applications into scalable, high-performance web applications.
• Build responsive and intuitive front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks and development practices.
• Develop secure, scalable back-end services, APIs, and application logic supporting mission-critical applications and workflows.
• Build, deploy, and maintain applications within AWS, ensuring security, scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost effectiveness.
• Integrate cloud-native services, databases, APIs, and application components across distributed environments.
• Work with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and DynamoDB.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Apply software engineering best practices throughout the development lifecycle, including Git, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.
• Collaborate with system engineers, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and mission stakeholders to define requirements and deliver end-to-end technical solutions.
• Work directly with customers to understand operational requirements, gather feedback, troubleshoot issues, and refine application functionality.
• Prepare architectural designs, implementation plans, technical roadmaps, and system documentation.
• Provide technical presentations and briefings to stakeholders.
• Support evolving mission priorities within a dynamic, high-security environment.

Qualifications

• Required

• Active TS/SCI security clearance (active TS candidates may also be considered).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field plus at least 9 years of relevant experience; OR graduate degree plus at least 7 years of relevant experience; OR at least 13 years of relevant experience without a degree.

• Strong hands-on experience developing full-stack software applications.

• Experience developing modern web applications across both front-end and back-end technologies.

• Experience building and deploying applications in AWS/cloud environments.

• Experience developing back-end services, APIs, and application integrations.

• Experience working with relational and/or non-relational databases.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including version control, testing, CI/CD, and secure development.

• CompTIA Security+ or other DoD IAT Level II certification, or ability to obtain certification within six months of starting.

• Ability to work onsite at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

• Preferred

• React, Angular, or Vue

• JavaScript / TypeScript

• HTML / CSS

• Java

• Python

• Node.js

• .NET or comparable back-end technologies

• RESTful APIs

• Microservices

• Git

• CI/CD pipelines

• Automated testing

• DevSecOps

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code technologies

• PostgreSQL

• MySQL

• SQL Server

• DynamoDB

• Relational and non-relational database design and optimization