Full Stack SW Engineer

Full-Stack Developer
Fairfax, VA

Position Description
ZETA Associates is looking for a Full-Stack Developer to play a lead role in the design, development, and
deployment of applications, microservices, APIs, and web applications to a true DevSecOps-enabled
hybrid cloud environment. Collaborate with a small team of like-minded developers to implement
solutions that will help our customer stand-up a new mission processing environment. You will have the
opportunity to utilize an almost endless number of interesting and useful technology stacks, including:
Spring Boot, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, OpenFaaS, MinIO, Keycloak, Quarkus, PostgreSQL,
ElasticSearch, MongoDB, CI/CD pipelines, Anaconda, Kibana, and much more. This is an opportunity to
help chart the direction of a new project, implement best practices in DevSecOps and container
orchestration, and introduce new ideas and technologies relating to the design and execution of a new
mission area. The ideal candidate shall have strong Full-stack development experience, familiarity with
containerization and application security, and be willing to dive in, learn, and contribute.

Required Skills and Experience
To be considered for this position, the candidate must have:
 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
 At least 5 years’ experience developing with Java
 At least 5 years’ experience in Full-stack software development (i.e. client, server, and data tiers)
 At least 5 years’ experience working with Object Relational Mapping (ORM) or NoSQL databases
 At least 1 years’ experience with containerization and orchestration platforms
 Strong understanding of development best practices, configuration management, and testing
 Strong desire to constantly learn how new tools, frameworks, and technologies that can further
the customer’s mission and provide value to the end-user
 Ability and desire to work independently; i.e. given general tasking, develop subtasks and/or
approach to satisfy task objectives
 Proven capability to learn new skills, adapt to shifting priorities and requirements
 Comfortable with the Linux operating system
 Active TS/SCI clearance


Desired Skills and Experience
Strong candidates will have one or more of the following:
 Strong familiarity with Java, Docker, Kubernetes, React, NodeJS, MongoDB
 Strong familiarity with Spring Boot and its many utilities/packages
 Well-versed in databases of all kinds, whether relational or NoSQL
 Familiarity with OAuth2 security principles, Keycloak, and OpenID Connect
 Understanding how to protect data at all application levels
 Familiarity with message queue implementations, such as Kafka
 Good understanding of Git, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and CM best practices
 Experience utilizing Test Driven Development