Full Stack Developer – TS/SCI – Hybrid • Location: Suitland, Maryland • Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week • Salary: $150,000–$170,000 per year • Job Type: Full-time, permanent • Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI required We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to build and support secure, cloud-native applications in a U.S. government environment.

This position requires strong hands-on experience across both Python backend development and production frontend development using React, Next.js, or an equivalent modern framework.

Key Responsibilities

: • Develop secure cloud-native applications from database schema through backend services and production user interfaces. • Build and maintain Python-based backend services and RESTful APIs. • Develop production frontend applications using React, Next.js, or equivalent technologies. • Support existing platforms while developing pilot solutions and custom MVPs. • Support dashboards, legacy data migration, authentication integration, and application modernization. • Design and optimize PostgreSQL/Aurora databases. • Deploy and troubleshoot applications across AWS environments. • Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure modules. • Support GitLab CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows. • Integrate secure authentication and authorization systems. • Work within secure, STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated environments.

Required

Qualifications

: • Active TS/SCI security clearance. • U.S.

Citizen or Green Card holder. • 5+ years of hands-on software development experience. • Strong Python development experience. • Experience with Django and/or FastAPI. • Experience with modern Python and asynchronous development. • Production frontend experience with React, Next.js, or equivalent. • Demonstrated experience developing complete full-stack applications. • RESTful API development and Backend-for-Frontend patterns. • Pydantic-based validation. • PostgreSQL database design, migrations, query optimization, and data loading. • AWS application deployment and troubleshooting. • Experience with AWS services such as EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC, and KMS. • Terraform module development and maintenance. • Authentication integration using Keycloak, OIDC, SAML, CAC/PIV, or similar technologies. • Secure token handling. • GitLab CI/CD and Git workflows. • Experience working in secure or compliance-focused environments.

Additional Experience: • Classified AWS environments or AWS partitions. • DevSecOps. STIG/FIPS environments. • AI-assisted software development tools. • Government or defense-related application development. Important: This is not a backend-only position. Candidates must have demonstrated production frontend development experience with React, Next.js, or an equivalent modern framework.

The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to work onsite in Suitland, Maryland 2–3 days per week.

Pay: $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year Application Question(s): • Can you work onsite in Suitland, Maryland 2–3 days per week? • Do you have professional production experience developing both Python backend applications and React/Next.js (or equivalent) frontend applications? Experience: • professional software development: 5 years (Preferred) Security clearance: • Top Secret (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Suitland, MD 20746