The Squires Group has a contract opportunity for a Backend Software Engineer to work a Hybrid schedule at our Columbia, MD client.  In this role, you will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that is committed to delivering high-quality software solutions to our clients. If you are a self-motivated, creative, and detail-oriented software engineer who is passionate about developing innovative software solutions, please apply!

Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens with an Active Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in related field AND 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Modern Java Frameworks and Libraries (e.g. Spring, Guava)
• Experience with the following:
  • Designing enterprise APIs
  • RESTful web services
  • Microservices architecture
  • Object Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigms
  • Agile software lifecycle
  • Linux operating system
  • Configuration management tools (e.g. Git, Nexus, Maven)
• Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens with an Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud-based technologies (AWS, Azure)
• Experience in distributed databases, NoSQL databases, full text-search engines (e.g. Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Solr) 
• Scripting experience
• Prior experience or familiarity with our Big Data Platform
• Understanding of AGILE software development methodologies and use of standard software development tool suites. (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, GitHub Enterprise, etc.)

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