AIS (Applied Information Sciences)

Design and develop full-stack enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and manage databases and CI/CD pipelines in an agile environment. | 7+ years full-stack development experience, active Top-Secret clearance, bachelor's or master's in CS, proficiency in Java, Spring, React, and database design. | Why AIS? When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. What are we looking for? At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles. Working@AIS At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Lead Software Engineer. Core Knowledge & Skills: Operates independently or as a team lead, selects appropriate persistence technologies (e.g., EF, Dapper), defines source control strategies, and designs subsystem infrastructure. Work & Complexity: Tackles complex problems with thorough analysis, manages cross-functional delivery, and improves system reliability and scalability. Quality & Independence: Consistently meets deadlines even under challenging conditions, enforces standards through detailed reviews, and establishes productivity benchmarks for the team. Teamwork & Communication: Provides functional leadership by setting objectives, organizing resources, resolving conflicts, and engaging confidently with both internal and external stakeholders. Consulting & Engagement: Troubleshoots advanced client issues, supports requirements gathering, and contributes to vendor presentations or proposal activities. As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Sr. Full Stack Java Developer. The Full Stack Developer will be a part of an agile software development team and integral in performing software development, O&M support, and adhere to agile methodology and scrum ceremonies. This role will design and implement backed APIs using Java and Spring Boot, design and build secure and responsive UIs using React, and develop optimized PostgreSQL schemas and queries. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong verbal and written skills, experiences with the technology and business tools listed below, and will have proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise applications from concept through deployment. Key Responsibilities: Provide full-stack design and development support using Java, Spring Model View Controller (MVC) Framework/Spring Security/Spring Boot, React, and PostgreSQL. Design and implement modern UI components using React, Typescript/JavaScript, and reusable design patterns. Implement normalized PostgreSQL schemas and entity relationships supporting system scalability. Develop and maintain secure RESTful APIs for data access and integration. Support and document data migration efforts, ensuring integrity and consistency between legacy and new systems. Plan and execute application deployments, version control, and CI/CD pipelines. Assist in supporting all aspects of the project to include all phases of life cycle development. Ensure compliance with 508 accessibility, enterprise security practices, and other practices as needed. Required For This Opportunity: Active Top-Secret Clearance and a minimum of 7+ years of experience is required. (Interim Top Secret will not be accepter) Computer Science background w/ degree (Bachelor’s or Master's) in field. Must have strong User Interface (UI) design and developing skills using React, JavaScript, and CSS. Must have strong development experience required in the following technologies/areas: Java, Spring Framework/Security 6+, Spring Boot 3+, Hibernate 6+, SQL/PLSQL, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, Maven build tool, and Git/GitLab. Must have experience with database design and data migration Additional experience required in the following technologies/areas: AWS (S3, EC2, ECS, Aurora, CloudWatch), Keycloak, Kubernetes, Maven, and Docker Experience with Agile and Scrum and Kanban frameworks/methodologies. Experience with Atlassian tools to include Jira and Confluence. Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and automation. Nice to Have Skills: Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills. Excellent documentation skills. Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills. Self-motivated with strong initiative to help team grow. At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $117,000-$177,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process. Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure software solutions for law enforcement systems in Agile teams. | Bachelor's degree, 7+ years Agile development experience, proficiency in React, Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and DevSecOps, U.S. Citizenship, and DHS clearance eligibility. | Why AIS? When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities. What are we looking for? At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles. What you will be doing? This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Software Engineer. Core Knowledge & Skills: Works across multiple languages and platforms, designs and implements architectural decisions, applies design patterns, cloud-native services, IAAS/PAAS/SAAS basics, and secure coding practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10). Work & Complexity: Performs complex tasks under limited guidance, integrates and troubleshoots distributed or cloud services, and optimizes performance and scalability. Quality & Independence: Sets a high bar for code quality, multitasks effectively, owns and corrects errors quickly, and drives continuous improvement. Teamwork & Communication: Leads code reviews, mentors teammates, and translates technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. Consulting & Engagement: Works directly with clients without oversight, writes technical RFP content when needed, nurtures client relationships, and manages routine client concerns. As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Sr. Full Stack Developer. Project Summary The Senior Full Stack Developer will design, build, and maintain modern software solutions supporting mission-critical law enforcement systems. This role works closely with cross-functional Agile teams and stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing applications in a cloud-based environment. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features and enhancements in two-week Agile sprints Gather requirements, design, develop, test, and deploy application components Build scalable, high-performance, and highly available front-end and back-end services Develop and support microservices using REST and GraphQL Troubleshoot and resolve complex system and application issues Apply DevSecOps best practices throughout the software development lifecycle Communicate effectively with team members, customers, and other technical teams Respond to evolving customer requirements within tight delivery timelines Required For This Opportunity U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DHS 6C Public Trust clearance Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science preferred, or equivalent professional experience) 7+ years of experience in Agile software development Strong experience with: React, JavaScript, and CSS for front-end development Java with Spring / Spring Boot RESTful and GraphQL-based microservices AWS cloud infrastructure Relational databases using JPA/JDBC Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes or OpenShift) DevSecOps tools and CI/CD practices Ability to work onsite in Crystal City, VA approximately 2-4 days per month Nice to Have Skills Experience supporting government or high-security environments Strong mentoring or technical leadership experience Familiarity with cloud-native or zero-trust architectures At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process. Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. If you're committed to curiosity, life-long learning, and passionate about technology – AIS is the place for you. Learn more at ais.com. We provide benefits that invest in your health and future. Some of our employee favorites: Competitive Salaries Qualified Overtime Paid Time Off (PTO) Flexible Holiday Leave (88 hours per year) Parental Leave Immediate Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 401(k) Retirement Plan (5% match on base compensation, immediate 100% vesting) Tuition Reimbursement & Learning Allowance Referral Bonus Program (up to $5k)