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Caribou Thunder

<div>Mid Full Stack/Back End Developer
Mid-Level | $80,000 &ndash; $98,000 | Newport News, VA | U.S. Citizenship Required &ndash; Secret Clearance (TS/SCI Preferred)
Shape the backbone of Joint Command and Control&mdash;develop and maintain robust back-end services that power GCCS-J, the DoD&rsquo;s trusted platform for mission-critical situational awareness.
A Day in the Life &ndash; What You&rsquo;ll Do
<ul><li>Support sustainment and modernization of the Global Command and Control System &ndash; Joint (GCCS-J), the DoD&rsquo;s C2 system of record</li><li>Design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable, and high-performing back-end applications supporting situational awareness, infrastructure, and intelligence product areas</li><li>Write and maintain RESTful web services and integrate with streaming/messaging platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, and others</li><li>Architect and manage diverse database solutions (SQL, NoSQL, GeoSpatial, Key/Object pair) to support dynamic data-driven applications</li><li>Collaborate across geographically dispersed teams to ensure delivery of resilient solutions on schedule and within budget</li><li>Lead independent technical investigations, provide technical advice, and assist the Government in integrating GCCS-J functionality into new baselines</li><li>Follow Agile development processes across the full lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, test, and sustainment</li><li>Ensure compliance with DoD security standards, coding best practices, and performance requirements</li></ul>
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in STEM or related technical field
<div>Experience: 
<ul><li>3-5+ years of professional software development experience</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Java and Object-Oriented Design/Programming</li><li>Proficiency in RESTful web services development</li><li>Experience with at least one messaging/streaming platform (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, GraphQL, NATS, SSEs, WebSockets)</li><li>Familiarity with multiple database types (SQL, NoSQL, GeoSpatial, Key/Object pair)</li><li>Experience in back-end application architecture and design</li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in team environments</li><li>U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a final Secret clearance</li></ul></div>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul><li>Experience with Spring Boot microservices development</li><li>Familiarity with build tools (Maven, Gradle, Jenkins)</li><li>Hands-on experience with IDEs (VSCode, Eclipse, NetBeans)</li><li>Knowledge of JavaScript, Node.js, and modern development practices</li><li>Experience with automated testing (JUnit, Jest, Robot, Selenium)</li><li>Exposure to Linux/Windows system administration, Docker, OCI containers, and orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm)</li><li>Familiarity with C2 Systems, DoD STIGs, secure coding standards, SonarQube, and Fortify</li><li>Knowledge of networking, debugging, and performance testing techniques</li><li>Experience with databases, design, and structures</li><li>Understanding of Agile methodologies and collaboration with Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)</li><li>Ability to apply mathematics and statistics to software algorithms</li><li>Background in military intelligence, imagery, or strategic planning</li><li>Active Top-Secret clearance highly preferred</li></ul>
If this sounds like you, we&rsquo;d love to talk. Apply today and help modernize Joint Command and Control for U.S. and allied warfighters.
Who is Caribou Thunder?
Caribou Thunder is a premier Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) defense contractor supporting mission-critical programs across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With a presence in over a dozen states and OCONUS, we specialize in mission operations support, software engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Why Caribou Thunder?
<ul><li>Tactical Impact &ndash; Deliver the resilient back-end systems that form the foundation of DoD&rsquo;s command and control platforms</li><li>Elite Teams &ndash; Collaborate with developers, engineers, and mission experts modernizing GCCS-J for future conflicts</li><li>Mission Readiness &ndash; Contribute to sustainment and innovation of systems vital to joint and multinational operations</li><li>Purpose-Driven Work &ndash; Your code directly supports U.S. and allied defense operations across multiple domains</li></ul>
 
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