Unknown Company

Re-Platforming Software Engineer

arlington, virginia • Posted 2 days ago
Onsite Contract IT

Description

Help refactor monoliths, build secure REST APIs and microservices, and implement event-driven integrations while leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and learning best practices in cloud-native development and DevOps. This is a hands-on role ideal for early-career developers who thrive in agile teams and want to grow rapidly through real modernization work.

This role requires 1 day each week onsite in Rosslyn, VA.

Key Responsibilities:

Feature Delivery & Refactoring

  • Implement user stories, fix defects, and refactor legacy codebases (.NET/Java) into maintainable modules and microservices.

API & Service Development

  • Build RESTful services with ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, or NestJS;
    document contracts withOpenAPI/Swagger.

Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration

  • Deploy and manage applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), utilizing core services like Compute, Object Storage, and Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN).
  • Implement reliable service-to-service communications and event-driven data flows.

Quality Engineering

  • Write unit, integration, and API tests (xUnit/NUnit, JUnit, Jest);
    maintain test data;
    participate in code reviews.

DevOps & CI/CD

  • Contribute to pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or OCI DevOps), containerize apps with Docker, and assist with Kubernetes deployments (including OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes - OKE).

Observability & Reliability

  • Add structured logging, tracing, and metrics (App Insights, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, or OCI Observability and Management);
    help troubleshoot incidents.

Security & Compliance

  • Implement OAuth2/OIDC, role-based access, input validation, and secure secrets handling (such as OCI Vault);
    follow secure coding standards.

Data & Migration

  • Work with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI);
    assist in data mapping,migrations, and performance tuning.

Agile Ways of Working

  • Participate in stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/retros;
    keep work items up to date and well-documented.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

  • Bachelors and 5+ years or more experience;
    Masters and 3+ years;
    may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
  • Hands-on experience in the following areas:
    • Feature Delivery & Refactoring.
    • API & Service Development.
    • Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) & Integration.
    • Quality Engineering.
    • DevOps & CI/CD.
    • Observability & Reliability.
    • Security & Compliance.
    • Data & Migration.

Required Clearance:

  • US Citizenship.
  • Active secret clearance.
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Back to Job Search