Black Cape Title: Java Developer (2+ years - Senior Levels) Location: Bethesda, MD Onsite: Expected to go onsite (into a SCIF) 3 - 5 days per week Clearance: TS/SCI - willing to get a CI Poly \\\MUST have an Active TS/SCI clearance and be willing to get a CI Poly\\\ \\\If you do NOT have a US Citizenship or a Security Clearance issued by a US Government Customer, we will likely not get back to you. It is a REQUIREMENT of the job.\\\ Black Cape has Won “Best Places to Work” every year in existence by either the Washington Business Journal & Virginia’s Best Places to Work! Want to be a part of an intelligent, talented, dynamic, and FUN team and keep building something GREAT?? Then, you should consider Black Cape! - We work with Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers to accomplish their missions - Come join us to work on cloud-native full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and machine learning capabilities - Be a part of a team that is making an impact and HAVE FUN while doing so! About the company Black Cape is a unique technology company with a focus on full-stack web applications, advanced data analysis tools, and integrating AI/ML capabilities for federal government customers. We are a COOL and FUN crew that works hard and plays maybe even a little harder. Our core team is an impressive group of engineers with exceptional leadership at the helm. Black Cape is led by proven business and engineering leaders with a track record of building innovative technology companies focused on building mission applications. We support many programs and agencies as both a prime and a subcontractor and created a strong reputation working with top tier partners doing work for all major Intelligence Community agencies, DoW, and Special Operations customers. Our engineer-led software teams develop technical solutions on an aggressive schedule across the DoW and IC to meet customer needs. Our engineers apply proven, repeatable software, technical, and analytical approaches to build solutions and have frequent interaction with end users to produce and deploy solutions. We bring experience in building, integrating and deploying AI/ML solutions using Google TensorFlow, Python scikit-learn, and other tools. Black Cape’s approach to solution development combines lessons learned from developing and deploying applications to customer cloud environments with industry best practices in Agile development and DevOps. What we are hiring: Exceptional Java Developers from diverse technical and experience backgrounds! We need motivated engineers to help build innovative solutions for our customers. The ideal candidate needs limited direction and is passionate about technology. A willingness and desire to learn new technologies or languages quickly is a must. We are always looking for the RIGHT, cutting-edge technologies to use for our projects to deliver the greatest value to our customers. Required Technical Skills (MUST HAVES): - Must have a Bachelor’s degree and 1.5+ years of professional experience. - Proficient with Java programming language - Proficient with creating and using APIs based on open standards including REST or GraphQL. - Proficient with PostgreSQL or similar database solution - Experience with Docker-based development and containerization - Aptitude for learning new technologies, tools, and processes, with a proven history of picking up new skills as project needs evolve - Experience working in or willingness to work in classified government environments. - Experience developing on MacOS, Windows, and Linux Preferred Technical Skills (NICE TO HAVES): - Experience with Linux-based distros including RedHat or Alpine - Experience with GitLab as both SDLC tool and CI/CD tool - Experience with application building frameworks such as Spring Boot, dependency management tools such as maven, and testing libraries such as JUnit - Experience with design considerations to support distributed systems - Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and/or containerization application platforms, such as Kubernetes or OpenShift. - Familiarity with computer networking concepts - CompTIA Security+ certification Great Benefits | 401K | Competitive Salary | Generous Time Off | Exceptional Team-Building & Fun Company Events | Mentorship & Professional Development Programs | Tuition Reimbursement | Parental Policy