Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing, Baltimore-based small business providing health-related consulting services to the federal government. They are seeking a Junior Full Stack Developer to help design, develop, and maintain cloud-based web applications across various layers while collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional partners. The role involves coding, testing, deployment, and production support, emphasizing secure coding practices and AWS deployments.
Responsibilities
- Support the design, development, testing, and maintenance of full stack web applications across the front end, back end, and database layers
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support) with mentorship from senior engineers
- Develop and consume RESTful APIs to enable integration between applications and enterprise systems under guidance
- Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to deploy and support applications in AWS
- Implement application features that read/write data to relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL/Aurora) and integrate with AWS services (e.g., S3, Secrets Manager, SSM) following team patterns
- Monitor and troubleshoot application and integration issues in development and production environments; document root cause and remediation steps
- Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates for infrastructure, application, and database changes that are promoted through CI/CD pipelines
- Support CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) by updating build steps, reviewing logs, and helping resolve failed deployments
- Follow CMS security, privacy, and DevSecOps requirements by implementing secure coding practices and completing required documentation and reviews
- Triage operational issues using standard monitoring and analysis tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Splunk) and escalate appropriately
- Assist in remediating security vulnerabilities by applying patches/updates to application dependencies and supporting infrastructure under guidance
Skills
- US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust
- Requires a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree with at least two (2) years of experience. Four (4) years of specialized experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree
- Advanced certifications can be used to substitute for experience
- Strong experience with SQL and Python
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with analytics, application, and platform teams in an Agile environment
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including secure development, access controls, and auditability is preferred
- Prior experience with Center for Medicare Medicaid Services or other government agencies is a plus
Benefits
- Health and retirement benefits
- Discretionary bonuses
- Reimbursement for professional development opportunities
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