Software Developer, Mid
Herndon, VA

Job Description

Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc. (PSS) is a recognized leader in providing Information Technology, Engineering Services, Program Management, and Consulting Services. For over 20 years, PSS has enabled Government and Commercial clients to achieve their organizational initiatives through the application of high quality, innovative, and cost effective professional services and solutions. PSS provides a positive working environment, with opportunities for advancement in our growing local Federal sector workforce.

Position Description

PSS, Inc. is actively seeking a Full Performance Software Developer. The developer should be a self-starter and able to work autonomously and collaborate with the balance of the team as needed. The team is developing new web services for its clients as well as performing enhancements to existing web services, previously developed by the team. The project was created in the cloud and for the cloud, without any legacy hardware to support or maintain. The developer should be able to interface with customers during planning sessions, technical exchanges, and other customer focused activities.

Clearance Requirements

TS/SCI with Polygraph (Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Accordingly, US Citizenship is required.)

Position Requirements

* An active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.


* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university (4 years of additional software engineering (SWE) experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.)


* 2-5 years of related software development experience.


* Demonstrated professional experience building RESTful Web Service APIs,


* Demonstrated professional experience designing & working with relational databases (eg. MySQL).


* Demonstrated professional experience creating HTML5 user interfaces utilizing frameworks such as Angular, JQuery & Bootstrap.



Desired Skills:

* Familiarity with continuous build, continuous deployment and other DevOps tools and methodologies


* Familiarity with source control tools.


* Demonstrated professional experience implementing queuing technologies such as Java Message Service (JMS)


* Familiarity with the customer's cloud infrastructure, hands on experience preferred


* Experience with Accessibility Standards and Tools to ensure the software is compliant with the customer's accessibility standards.


* Experience working in an Agile Development Environment particularly with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is preferred.



PSS is committed to the diversity we bring to the marketplace by being an EEOC/AA employer who is committed to hiring a diverse team of professionals to provide world class services and products aimed at exceeding our customer's expectations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. PSS is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.