Senior Software Developer - Backend

Role Description Trilogy Innovations is seeking experienced Senior Software Developers to join our team in support of a high-impact federal modernization initiative. This is a fully remote opportunity to work on large-scale, mission-critical IT systems that serve real users at a national level. You’ll collaborate with a talented, distributed engineering team and play a key role in shaping the future of complex government technology environments. If you enjoy solving challenging technical problems, contributing to long-term transformation efforts, and working in a fast-growing organization, this role offers both stability and meaningful impact. On-Call Expectations Acknowledge on-call contacts (phone, text, or email) within 15 minutes. Remain within reasonable access to your secure work laptop while on call. Log in and begin assessing or troubleshooting requests within 60 minutes of notification. What you will do: Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Migrate and modernize all current-system functionality from legacy mainframe systems into cloud-native microservices operating within AWS GovCloud. Participate in the operation and support of an enterprise-scale production system, including identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving system issues in collaboration with the ART. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years of work experience or associate's degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience. Active Tier 3 Secret clearance. Experience working within an Agile framework, actively contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and Cl/CD Pipeline. 5+ years' experience with Java Object-Oriented Programming. 5+ years' experience with Kubernetes and containers; automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Experience designing, building, and operating cloud-native architecture within secure, regulated environments. Experience designing and supporting event-driven architectures with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance. 5+ years of hands-on experience with three or more of the following: Apache Kafka Pub/Sub (Publish, subscribe) Streaming Event sources Running GitOps (GitLab, Git, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, Tecton, etc.) within version control tools. Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) for version control management. Ability for on-call support. These positions can expect to be on the on-call list one (1) week out of every four (4) weeks. Proficiency with Java Object-Oriented Programming. Experience with Cloud-native architecture. Event-driven architecture; streaming (preferred). Experience with Kubernetes; automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Experience running GitOps (GitLab, Bitbucket, ArgoCD, Tecton, etc.). Experience with large scale systems. Nice to have: Experience with Apache Kafka. Pub/Sub (Publish, subscribe). Streaming experience. Event sourcing. Experience with OpenTelemetry. Experience with AWS. Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) is a plus. Work environment: Remote with occasional travel as required. Compensation and Benefits: Salary range: $140,000 - $144,000. Competitive salary based on experience. Performance bonus eligibility. 401k with company match. Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Life and disability insurance. Health Savings Account. Professional development programs. Employee referral bonus program.