Bridge Defense is hiring : Software / Web Developer - Senior in Frankfort

About Bridge Defense Bridge Defense is redefining how modern defense technology is delivered. Based in Washington, D.C., we are built for the dynamic mission environment facing the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement agencies. We provide full-spectrum national security solutions that combine secure infrastructure, cleared talent, and mission-ready software to meet evolving defense challenges. Our services include secure software development in classified environments and the design and implementation of advanced IT and cybersecurity capabilities ranging from secure cloud architectures and enterprise infrastructure to data center operations, scientific analysis, and cutting-edge cyber defense.

We are led by technologists and veterans with firsthand mission experience, which enables us to understand both the operational realities and the innovation needed to succeed. Our approach is agile and outcome-based, delivering results in weeks rather than months whenever possible.

At Bridge Defense we value people, integrity, and excellence. We foster an environment where innovation thrives in support of traditional mission requirements. Our team members receive competitive compensation, robust benefits, professional development and certification opportunities, and clear paths for growth while working on the nation’s most critical projects.

Core Values Innovation & Responsiveness : We push beyond legacy models with efficient, tech-led solutions built to scale and evolve.

Trusted Performance : Security, compliance, and deep experience in delivering to demanding environments guides all we do.

Mission Focused Expertise : From veteran leadership to cleared engineers, our people understand both the technology and the mission.

Summary Federated IT seeks a highly-qualified Software / Web Developer to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The effort requires the maintenance and enhancement of an application and underlying services / microservices’ current capability while identifying future capability needs and eliminating overlaps. The team will continuously improve sustainment and development in order to reinvest resources to provide new capabilities and improve the effectiveness, quality, and robustness of the underlying technology. Our applications are focused on intelligence analysis and collection management directly supporting intelligence analysts and operators across the intelligence community and Combatant Commands. The Software / Web Developer applies concepts, develops, tests, maintains, and supports high-performance, innovative software and web-based applications. Troubleshoots software and web problems and provides solutions to overcome those problems using the latest technologies. Works with management and information technologists to determine specifications. Uses a variety of internet technologies, techniques and tools such as graphics software applications and object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, CGI, Visual Basic, HTML, XML) to create software and web application elements such as user interface features, algorithms, animation, special effects, databases, and e-business applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Supports software and web architecture development, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation, selection and evaluation of COTS / GOTS tools, and integration (with both new and legacy systems)

Interacts with customers and development team to gather and define requirements

Analyzes and studies customer requirements to determine the most effective software and web technologies to satisfy their needs

Designs, creates, tests, and maintains software and web based applications and content solutions to satisfy customer requirements

Follows a formal design process using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques and also adheres to laws, standards, and established guidelines for development and delivery of software and web applications (e.g., software reuse, modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant)

Coordinates creation and collection of necessary technology components and integrate them into a coherent site design

Designs and develops visually-pleasing, content rich, user-friendly interfaces with intuitive navigation

Develops and maintains software and web development technical documentation to assist with software and web application maintenance and upgrades

Provides software process management and configuration management throughout the software / web development lifecycle

Participates in developing and delivering training as requested by the government to support applications

Develops training materials related to Tier 0 / 1 ensuring they are comprehensive enough for ESOC technical staff are capable of troubleshooting the application

Participate in DevSecOps processes and practice principles during all design phases

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience Active TOP SECRET / SCI with a CI polygraph test

Must be DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT) / IA Management (IAM) Level 2

Experience working on a development team under DoD / DIA DevSecOps process

Experience with multiple configuration management tools and resources

Understanding of Oracle and / or CENTOS architecture builds

Familiar with GitLab, Bitbucket, Confluence, JIRA, Nexus, Jenkins and other DevSecOps tools

Must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues

Education High School Diploma / GED

12

Associates Degree

10

Bachelors’ Degree

PhD

Desired Qualifications, Education, and Experience Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or computer science and eight years of comparable work experience

10 or more years of program / application operations experience

Experience in the Intelligence Community

Strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork and conflict management skills

The Successful Candidate will Possess Prospective candidates should have strong risk management skills, excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict management skills

The candidate must be analytical and effectively able to prioritize needs, requirements, and other issues

Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management

Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties

Critical thinker with strong technical skills, diagnostic skills and problem-solving ability

Solid written and verbal communication skills to negotiate direction, drive projects and projects to successful conclusion and deliver knowledge to team members verbally and via clear designs, runbooks and technical engineering and exchange sessions

Self-starter, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and motivated to champion continuous improvement

Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems

Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity

Technically curious and driven to learn new skills

General Factors Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; overtime should be expected when schedules demand it

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