Junior Developer / Application Engineer

Overview

Paradyme Management is a rapidly growing government technology leader that puts service first, for its customers, its team and the communities it supports. Paradyme harnesses DevSecOps and Agile development processes to deliver exceptional results for digital transformations. With headquarters office in Tysons Corner, VA, Paradyme’s award-winning culture sets it apart through its team’s deep commitment to service and collaboration with its customers, each other and the community. Learn more at www.paradymemanagement.com.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and development of large multi-tier API / web services, data integrations and related web applications.
• Implementation and development of web based user interfaces using various java script librarys, CSS, and HTML
• Advise customer on understanding of API / web service architectures and concerns - Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, security, high availability, load, performance, encryption etc…
• Development of RESTful APIs using JSON, RSS, NewsML and other API formats.
• Experience with event-based and message-driven distributed systems eg. JMS, Celery, RabbitMQ, Kafka etc.
• Development with data stores and related topics - NoSQL and RDBMS - eg. Memcached, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL etc.
• Working with dependency management, build & release and automation tools (Pip, Maven, Jenkins/Bamboo, Puppet, Docker, chef, etc.)
• Experience with programming languages and related frameworks and libraries – primarily Java and Spring framework.
• Interfacing with leadership, team members, other project teams, and customers in a professional and patient manner

• Bachelor’s degree is required: Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology or related field is strongly preferred 
• Experience with modern programming languages such as java and javascript.
• 0 - 2 years experience in a professional environment working on a team is preferred.

• Hands-on experience deploying Applications to IaaS and PaaS, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Services.
• Hands-on experience J2EE application development experience 
• Hands-on experience with Spring framework
• Experience with technologies used for service registry like Etcd, Consul, Zookeeper, Curator, Eureka etc.
• Strong understanding of HTTP protocol, WebSocket, SSE, and other web technologies.
• Ability to have technical conversations with Product and Business leadership, in addition to Engineering and Support/Operations teams.
• Conveys highly technical concepts and information in written form to technical and non-technical audiences.
• The ability to work on multiple concurrent projects is essential. Strong self -motivation and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be a team-oriented individual, energetic, result & delivery oriented, with a keen interest on quality and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in an agile environment

Physical Requirements: These are the essential physical requirements needed to successfully perform the job.

• Sedentary work.
  • Requires sitting up to 8 hours per day.
  • May require lifting up to 5 pounds unassisted.
  • Fine repetitive motor skills with hands, wrists, and fingers in coordination with eyes.
• Hearing, speaking, and vision: Adequate to perform job duties and communicate in person, via video, and telephone. Includes reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Other: Work may be performed in an office environment, which may involve frequent contact with staff and the public. Work may be stressful at times.

Paradyme Management, Inc. is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Paradyme will take the steps to ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Rose Luczak, Director of People Operations at rose.luczak@paradyme.us or at (571) 289-0548

EEO Statement

Paradyme is a federal contractor and an EEO and an Affirmative Action Employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy-related disability, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, personal appearance, occupation, citizenship, veteran or military status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.