Junior Software Developer - Short Term / Temp - Remote

Position Overview

Riptide Technology is hiring a surge Junior Software Developer for short‐term remote work with occasional visits to Washington DC or O’Fallon, Illinois. You will support the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capabilities for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Nimitz Operational Intelligence Command (OIC) by providing IT support services including tier 1–3 on-call support, planning, customer/user support, systems engineering, software engineering, system administration, database development, testing and break‐fix support. Additional focus includes migrating MDA capabilities to the cloud and applying artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) tools to existing data sets.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain software applications.
• Develop software applications—including government off-the-shelf (GOTS), modified off-the-shelf (MOTS), and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions—for both unclassified and classified ONI systems.
• Conduct research, new development, modification, reuse, reengineering, and maintenance activities to meet specific client/business requirements.
• Utilize Java coding skills to maintain and sustain current capabilities.
• Develop and maintain source code in compliance with secure coding standards, application STIGs, and all applicable government regulations and guidance.
• Provide application development support within the development team and troubleshoot application deployments.
• Attend and contribute to company development meetings while continuously learning the codebase, writing/maintaining code, addressing minor bug fixes, and monitoring internal system performance.
• Respond to development team requests, gather consumer feedback on program functionality, and conduct development tests.

Required Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Active DoD - Secret
• 2+ years of experience in web frontend development
• Must have experience with JavaScript and Python
• Experience with Docker containers and REST APIs
• Experience with Scrum project management methodology
• Availability during core business hours (9:00–3:00) with flexibility

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science (Preferred) with 2+ years of related IT experience
• Background in DoD software development

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $110,000 - $135,000 a year
• 6 weeks PTO
• Immediately fully vested 401k with company contribution equal to 10% of salary
• Paid training
• 100% Company paid Dental and Vision
• Short and Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Remote work