Federal Associate Developer 2027 with Security Clearance
The Federal Associate Developer at Confidential Client's US Federal team collaborates with government clients to design, develop, and support secure, scalable technology solutions that address critical public service challenges. This role involves working across system architecture, employing best practices including Confidential Client's Design Thinking, and leveraging a broad technology stack including generative AI, cloud platforms, and modern UI frameworks. The position requires obtaining a federal security clearance and offers unique career growth in a high-demand government sector.
About Careertakes
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What You’ll Do
As a Federal Associate Developer (2027) with Confidential Client's US Federal team, you'll help design, build, and deliver secure, mission-critical technology solutions for federal, state, and local government clients. You'll work across the full system stack, contribute to generative AI projects, and apply Design Thinking to create high-quality, secure, and user-focused products. These positions are anticipated to start between March and August of 2027.
Responsibilities
- Work across the entire system architecture to design, develop, and support high-quality, scalable products and interfaces.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for generative AI projects.
- Employ Design Thinking to deliver great user experiences with strong performance, security, quality, and stability.
- Create mockups, UI components, algorithms, and data structures as part of delivering viable products.
- Develop against relational and NoSQL databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB) and target multiple operating systems (Linux, Windows, iOS, Android).
- Build front-end components using modern UI frameworks (Backbone.js, AngularJS, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, jQuery) and backend services (Spring Boot, web services, APIs).
- Use Git for version control and participate in code reviews and collaborative development workflows.
- Travel to client sites as required (up to 100%).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Demonstrated programming proficiency in at least one: Java, C++, Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, Hadoop, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, Spark, Angular, ReactJS.
- Systems design and development experience or related coursework.
- Exposure to web services, APIs, and Java application frameworks such as Spring Boot.
- Familiarity with generative AI modeling, ethics, and methodologies.
- Familiarity with microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance (this may require U.S. citizenship per client requirements).
- Willingness to travel up to 100%.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with Git repositories and collaborative workflows.
- Internship or project experience in federal or regulated environments.
- Familiarity with containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
Location & Clearance
Location: Herndon, VA (work may be at client sites). Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance while employed by Confidential Client. If you currently hold a clearance, please indicate level and status.
Compensation & Benefits
Estimated base pay: $128,994 per year (estimated). Benefits and development opportunities include a minimum of 40 hours of structured learning per year, industry-recognized certifications and digital badges, mentorship and coaching, and a culture of internal mobility to explore different technologies and career paths.
About Careertakes & the Hiring Process
Careertakes will support this hiring process as a third-party recruiting platform. Applicants may be matched with additional opportunities through the Careertakes platform. Careertakes will not replace the client's hiring decisions; final decisions are made by Confidential Client.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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