ValidaTek, Inc. is an award-winning Small Business that provides high-security mission-critical IT services to the Federal Government. Our commitment to excellence in service delivery has resulted in dramatic growth and an expanding client base that includes several U.S. Federal Departments. The corporate infrastructure is robust and based on industry best practices as evidenced by our DCAA Approved accounting system, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000-1:2018, and ISO 27001:2013 certifications, and CMMI Level 5 for Services (CMMI-SVC Level 5) and CMMI Level 5 for Development (CMMI-DEV Level 5) appraisals. We pride ourselves in being the best and only attracting and retaining the best talent to fuel our rapid growth. We promote a strong employee-focused corporate culture that provides a diverse, prosperous and rewarding place to work. We provide our employees with competitive benefits, educational assistance, and career growth opportunities. Every employee is valued for their contributions and we all take pride in helping our customers achieve their goals, which in turn contributes to the overall success of the company.

www.validatek.com

DevOps Engineer

The Developer/DevOps Enginer will provide development and DevOps support for a customized version of the Q-Flow lobby line management software system as well as the associated software components that support the functionality of the system. Working as the Developer/DevOps Engineer you will perform requirements analysis; decompose requirements into features, user stories and tasks; perform custom development; deploy solutions to development, test and production environments utilizing CI/CD tools and remediate software bugs found in testing and production. Development to integrate with other software systems via APIs is also in scope for this role.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• Responsible for development and maintenance of an N-Tier enterprise application
• Develop bug fixes, new features, add-ons, scripts and security updates for web and desktop application frameworks
• Write features, users stories and tasks to document and track work progress
• Package all releases as configuration as code through the customer’s CI/CD toolchain
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues at the system and application level as they arise
• Collaborate with development, operations, security and testing teams
• Participate in requirements definition meetings with business units and customers
• Support development and testing environments
• Assist application support analysts with release testing

Education and Certifications:

• 10+ years of development experience
• BA/BS or equivalent years of experience working in a technical position
• Active Secret Clearance

Knowledge and Experience:

Required

• C#, CSS, HTML, Javascript
• .Net Framework
  • NET
  • MVC
  • NET MVC Pattern
  • NET
  • WCF
  • WPF/XAML
  • WebForms
• SQL Database Server
• T-SQL
• Nuget
• JSON/XML
• Visual Studio
• Javascript
• CI/CD toolchain experience (Ansible, GitLab, Nexus, SonarQube)
• Self-initiator with independence to acquire and maintain technical skills for professional development
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple customers.
• Strong software and system troubleshooting abilities
• Able to work occasional non-standard hours to support overseas clients
• Able to find creative solutions to problems presented by clients
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities at a given time within a high volume, fast-paced environment
• Experience working in agile delivery models

Desired

• Experience working with Department of State, specifically the Bureau of Consular Affairs
• WPF/XAML
• Javascript Presentation Framework (e.g. Knockout)
• PowerShell
• JSON/XML
• Unit Testing
• Windows Server
• 508 compliance experience
• SeriLog
• SQL Server Reporting Services
• Windows Communication Foundation

ValidaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to verify authorization to work in the United States.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a post-offer background check.

Education

• Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)