Web Developer (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Web Developer with a TS/SCI Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in McLean, VA.  Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community.  We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013.  We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT

• The Sponsor’s office leads and drives the development of Sponsor Data Systems and works to ensure that data is discoverable, corporately managed, and appropriately accessible for Sponsor and Intelligence Community officers. The office also represents the Sponsor to lead and drive the IC Data Services (IC DS) program as an IC Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) Service of Common Concern (SoCC). As such, the Sponsor provides trusted data services to increase discoverability and sharing of data across the Intelligence Community (IC).
• The objective of this role is to establish technical support for the Sponsor’s Data Governance and Data Harmony tools, as well as data modeling and conditioning services.

THE ROLE

• The Contractor shall identify optimizations to the tools and coordinate with Sponsor for prioritization according to Sponsor’s Agile processes.
• The Contractor shall provide support for configuration management, deployment packaging, and program management activities required by Sponsor for developing and delivering production applications.
• The Contractor shall attend configuration management boards or provide written documentation to acquire deployment authorization according to Sponsor process.
• The Contractor shall leverage DevSecOps tools as much as possible to support automated deployments.
• The Contractor shall produce a Sprint Progress Report in Sponsor’s format at the end of each Sprint.
• The Contractor shall manage prioritized work in JIRA, or other tool, according to Sponsor’s Agile processes.
• The Contractor shall immediately communicate risks, dependencies and blockers with Sponsor to remove obstacles and drive product delivery.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile software development environment
• Demonstrated experience as a systems administrator for Linux and Windows servers and routinely updating to standard images.
• Demonstrated experience developing from a virtual desktop.
• Demonstrated experience configuring software for automated deployments in a cloud environment(s).
• Demonstrated experience integrating COTS products with required capabilities such as audit, logging via API or other process.
• Demonstrated experience integrating COTS products with other functional capabilities such as web-based user interfaces, or COTS/GOTS products via API or other.
• Demonstrated experience using JavaScript (JS), AngularJS and Python.
• Demonstrated experience with mySql, SquirrelSQL or other relational databases.
• Demonstrated experience using Apache Spark and Tomcat and Spring Framework.
• Demonstrated experience using Elastic Search.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and completing the stand-up of a COTS tool in a cloud environment
• Demonstrated experience operating an ICD 508-compliant user interface.
• Demonstrated experience requesting and updating server certificates.
• Demonstrated experience modeling metadata management.
• Demonstrated experience modeling relational, dimensional and NoSQL data.
• Demonstrated experience applying data management standards.
• Demonstrated experience creating data models.
• Demonstrated experience implementing data models.
• Demonstrated experience writing and updating documents associated with a security accreditation process.
• Demonstrated experience requesting and updating server certificates.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience exhibiting technical writing and editing skills with Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience writing security documentation, such as System Security Plans.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience creating and updating documentation for current and proposed security architectures.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience documenting and implementing NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Demonstrated experience with security accreditation tools.
• Demonstrated familiarity with output from security assessment tools (like AppDetective, WebInspect, Nessus) and the ability to understand and coordinate assessment of findings.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with Informatica Axon or other Informatica tools.
• Demonstrated experience with SAP Power Designer.
• Demonstrated experience with YAml, putty, html, and CSS.
• Demonstrated experience capturing detailed meeting minutes for actions and dissemination.
• Demonstrated experience requesting and updating server certificates as part of the Sponsor’s process.
• Demonstrated experience deriving standards and methodologies for interoperability.
• Demonstrated experience deriving standards and methodologies for data sharing.
• Demonstrated experience developing ontologies and taxonomies.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and completing the stand-up of a COTS tool on Sponsor’s network.
• Demonstrated experience writing documents associated with the Sponsor’s security accreditation process.
• Demonstrated experience with all control gates in the A&A process.
• Demonstrated experience successfully obtaining a full ATO for projects on multiple fabrics (Unclassified/Secret/Top Secret).
• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading scrum meeting with multi-disciplinary project teams of technical engineers, developers and stakeholders

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. 

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution; 
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.