Would you love to work for a fast-growing company with amazing perks and benefits including educational and professional development and a great Work-Life balance? Then Forward Slope wants you to join our team! We are a fast-paced global company with a great reputation in the DoD industry for over 20 years.

Forward Slope Inc. currently has multiple openings for Software Engineer III.

Location:          San Diego, CA (hybrid, on-site as needed).

Remote Work: Available with occasional travel required.

This position has needs for a candidate geographically located in San Diego, CA to work in an on-site / hybrid work environment. Typically, on-site work will be 3 days per week. This position has the option to work a compressed 9/80 schedule work schedule with alternate Fridays off.

Job Description:
Forward Slope is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to provide software development of full-stack web applications for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC). This role supports the Logistics IT Services (LOG IT) program, which delivers a single Naval portfolio of more than 300 legacy Navy and Marine Corps logistics IT systems, deployed ashore and afloat.

Day-to-day efforts include working with highly talented professionals and subject matter experts to support mission-critical software systems that provide tools and resources for successfully planning and executing Naval maintenance logistics activities.

This is a full-time position under our Software Solutions group.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics
• 6+ years of demonstrated full-stack software development experience with:
  • Object-oriented programming (e.g., Java, Python, C++, C#)
  • UI development with modern web technologies (e.g., Node.js, React)
  • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and web services (e.g., REST, AJAX)
  • Application hosting (e.g., Apache, Tomcat, NGINX)
  • Source Code Management (i.e., Git)
  • Containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
  • CI/CD automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Tekton)
• Experience with Agile software development
• Experience with enterprise software architecture
• Experience with using containers, image registries (e.g., Artifactory),  orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, RKE2, K3s, OpenShift), and package managers (e.g., Helm) to deploy software using microservices architecture to support Navy DevSecOps initiatives.
• Experience with integrating Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

Desired Qualifications:

• Currently hold an active secret U.S. security clearance or be able to obtain one
• Experience with data streaming tools (e.g., Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform)
• Experience with cybersecurity tools (e.g., OpenSCAP,  JFrog Xray, Coverity, SRM, OWASP ZAP, Anchore)
• Experience with secrets management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
• Demonstrated experience with:
  • Cloud computing infrastructure or development (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure)
  • Full-stack software development (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript, SQL)
  • Utilizing Atlassian suite or equivalent (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  • Test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress)
  • Configurating OIDC and OAuth

 

*Salary Range: $120,000 - $155,000 per year

Job Type: Full-Time Salary

Why Join Forward Slope?

• Fast-paced global company with a great reputation in the DoD industry for over 20 years
• Telework option available
• Flexible working hours based on job needs
• Great and fun work culture
• Amazing benefits package for full time employees (including 90% employer contribution for employee medical benefits)
• 3 weeks of PTO a year
• 10 paid company holidays a year
• Team Building - Continuous appreciation events for our employees
• Education and Professional Development – programs to help you with your educational and professional growth!
• Free coffee/snacks and occasional free food and so much more!

*The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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