Senior Full Stack Developer

Hi Professionals,

Cogent Data Solutions LLC is hiring a Full Stack Developer for a contract role supporting an enterprise IT engagement in Annapolis, MD. This position is part of a project awarded through an existing IT services agreement with our client.

Note: This opportunity is offered solely through Cogent Data Solutions LLC, a consulting firm supporting multiple public sector IT initiatives. The end client is a government entity; however, this is not a direct hire or employment opportunity with any government agency.

Job Title: Full Stack Developer

Experience: 10 years

Client Name: Public-Sector Customer

Job Location: Annapolis, MD - (Hybrid - 2 days remote and 3 days onsite)

Interview F2F

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field.

SCOPE OF WORK

Design and Development

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions.
• Apply event-driven design principles to build scalable and resilient applications.
• Develop microservices using Spring Boot.
• Create responsive user interfaces with React.

Message Brokers

• Work with RabbitMQ for message queuing and event streaming.
• If experience is in Kafka, understand the architectural differences between RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Implement message producers and consumers.

Deployment and Infrastructure

• Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters, utilizing CI/CD pipeline.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
• Optimize application performance and scalability.

Quality Assurance

• Write unit tests with a goal of 85% coverage and participate in peer code reviews.
• Conduct system testing and debugging activities.

Documentation and Communications

• Document technical specifications, architecture, and design decisions.
• Design shall include sequence diagram for major use cases.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and and deliverables.

Reports (in a JIS prescribed format)

• Resource will report activity on a weekly basis to communicate progress made on the programs/projects.
• A weekly report communicating project progress and status.
• Weekly time reporting on JIS providing forms, and any additional reports as assigned by the supervising manager.

Experience

• Front-end experience utilizing React and/or Angular.
• Either RabbitMQ or Kafka for message queuing.
• Elastic search experience is a plus.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of the use of design patterns.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services.
• Proficiency in event-driven design principles.
• Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.