Full Stack Developer - TS/SCI with CI poly - Reston, VA

Job Description

Job Description

Full Stack Developer

Reston, VA

Active TS/SCI with Poly Clearance required

@Orchard is retained by a top geospatial technology company supporting important operations missions to U.S. Government customers. Our client is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  They are a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world .

Our Client proudly employs a sleek and modern software development team building mission-critical, AI-enabled knowledge management solutions with real-world international impact for the Intelligence Community.

For this role, we are seeking an experienced Full-Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain robust, scalable web applications that support mission-critical operations. This role requires a hands-on engineer with strong full-stack development experience, and the ability to integrate applications across complex environments. The ideal candidate is passionate about delivering secure, high-performance solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve challenging technical problems in a dynamic mission environment.

This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with CI Polygraph.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack web applications using modern software engineering best practices.
• Build scalable backend services and APIs using Java and Python.
• Develop responsive, user-friendly front-end applications using Angular and TypeScript.
• Develop and maintain cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Manage source code using Git workflows, including branching, code reviews, and merge strategies.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and deployment issues across development, test, and production environments.
• Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps engineers, system administrators, and mission stakeholders to deliver reliable software solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure applications meet security, performance, and reliability requirements.
• Expected work schedule is three days onsite and two days remote. Must be able to work onsite up to five days per week as needed to support business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• US citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• 5 or more years of professional software development experience Strong experience developing applications with Java and/or Python.
• Experience building modern web applications using Angular and TypeScript.
• Proficiency with relational database development. .
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Strong understanding of Git version control and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Experience collaborating on or contributing to UI/UX design, including creating intuitive, user-centered interfaces and improving overall user experience.
• Experience designing distributed or microservices-based architectures.  
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Helm charts or Ansible. 
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing talent acquisition solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at  .