Jobs via Dice is hiring: Web Developer - Level 1 in Fort Meade

Web Developer - Level 1
Location: Fort Meade, MD, USA

Salary: $145,000 - $200,000

Security clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Job Description
Client is looking for a Web Developer - Software Engineer 1. You will contribute as a core engineer on a small team delivering enterprise web services deployed in AWS. This mid-level role expects you to take ownership of features end‑to‑end, contribute to design decisions, and improve reliability and maintainability across multiple applications.

Responsibilities

Design and implement features across the stack (API, UI, data layer) with limited supervision; write clear technical approaches when needed.

Own services in production, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot incidents, and drive root‑cause fixes to improve reliability.

Contribute to system architecture and technical direction (tradeoffs, scalability, security), and participate actively in code reviews.

Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver iteratively in an Agile environment.i>

Required Skills

Seven (7) years of experience as an SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university. (Four years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.)

Minimum certification of IAM Level I (CAP, GSLC, Security+).

Professional work experience with one or more of the following: PHP, .NET C#, Java, Node.js, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, React.

Experience deploying and operating software on Linux (service configuration, logs, basic networking, automation).

Solid understanding of APIs, authentication/authorization basics, and secure coding practices.

Working knowledge of relational databases and performance basics (indexes, query tuning at a practical level).

Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.

Desired Skills

Hands‑on AWS experience (IAM, EC2, ALB, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) and/or Azure equivalents.

Experience with Nginx/Apache/Tomcat configuration and performance tuning.

Scripting/automation with PowerShell and/or Python; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

Experience supporting production services and participating in on‑call/incident response.

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