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Software Developer I

Agile Defense· Digital Transformation – System and Application Development - Migration
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Hybrid (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD)$95kRegularPosted 4mo ago

About the role

Software Developer I at Agile Defense, hybrid in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, with interim/TS clearance requirements and a focus on client/server and distributed architectures, Java/C/C++ development, and test planning.

Responsibilities

  • Codes software components, units, and modules according to detailed specifications for client/customers.
  • Participates in analysis and development of test plans.
  • Tests assigned components and units. Provides test results and recommends corrections to senior developers.
  • Applies practical knowledge of one or more platforms and operating systems, and of programming languages such as C and C++.
  • Typically requires knowledge of one or more systems architectures such as client/server and distributed processing.

Qualifications

  • Typically has a Bachelor's degree, and 0 - 2 years of experience, or equivalent relevant work experience; e.g., each year of work experience may be substituted for each year of education required
  • Must possess at minimum an Interim Secret clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain an IAT-II (Security +) certification within the first 90 days of hire; 1+ years of experience developing in Java. Core Java (1.7+); multi-threading, concurrency, etc.
  • Experience with relational database with JDBC, preferably MySQL, JMS, preferably Artemis/Apache ActiveMQ.
  • Enterprise Service Bus, preferably XML, XSD, XSLT, XPATH, and Object XML mapping.
  • Continuous integration software, preferably GitLab.
  • Version control systems, preferably GitLab.
  • Automated software builds, preferably Apache Ant.
  • Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Skills

Required:Interim Secret clearanceSecurity+ certificationJavaC/C++MySQL/JDBC

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • short-term and long-term Disability
  • Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities
  • other optional benefit elections
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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