Mid Software Developer - (Security Clearance Required)

Summary

Trilogy Innovations is a systems and software engineering company that modernizes enterprise systems, strengthens security, and delivers technology solutions across public and private sectors. The Mid-Level Software Developer will remotely support a federal customer by developing and operating cloud-native microservices, modernizing mission-critical IT systems, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale production environments.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Skills

• This role**requires** at least a Secret Security Clearance, and primary work location is remote
• * 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
• **Work Environment:**Remote with occasional travel as required
• * Experience with artifact repository managers (Artifactory, Nexus, or similar) for dependency and container image management
• * 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• This role**requires** at least a Secret Security Clearance, and primary work location is remote
• * 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
• **Work Environment:**Remote with occasional travel as required

Nice to Haves

• * Experience with artifact repository managers (Artifactory, Nexus, or similar) for dependency and container image management
• * 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

Benefits

• Performance bonus eligibility
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Professional development programs
• Employee referral bonus program
• Fully remote work