GoLang Developer - Secret Clearance Required

Job Location: Springfield, VA

Job Type: Full Time

Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (Interim ok)

Travel Requirement: Up to 25%

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Golang Developer to join our team. We build mission critical systems for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other commercial customers. We’re looking for experienced Golang developers who are familiar with building REST APIs in a micro services architecture. This person should be very familiar with relational databases.

Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, scalable back-end code. This includes but is not limited to Go REST API development, scripting, SQL database development/maintenance, unit tests and design documentation.
• The preferred candidate has extensive experience with software development and software engineering principles
• Act as a subject matter expert for Go Development
• Code and test software based upon software specifications and designs
• Analyze and study complex system requirements
• Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain software development
• Use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is maintainable, efficient, reliable, understandable, and fault tolerant
• Provide software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 3+ years of Go development experience
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience in design, development, and documentation of REST API endpoints
• Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
• Experience with software development tools such as Git, JIRA, or Trello
• Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills

Qualities of Exceptional Candidates:

• Experience working in STIG-compliant environments/instances
• Experience working with Client/Server Certificates, Certificate Authorities, and Client Certificate Authentication
• Experience with scripting in Linux and Windows environments
• Experience with encryption and cryptography algorithms
• Demonstrated aptitude with Go concurrency patterns
• Experience working with tactical radio APIs

About Sherpa 6:

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to constantly learn. We enjoy what we do and we're not afraid to put the extra effort in to accomplish the mission; call us Sherpas. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve. We have made it our mission to be the leaders in solutions that protect and give our Warfighters the edge they need when put into harm's way.

Background Screening/Check/Investigation:

Successful completion of a background screening/check/investigation will/may be required as a condition of hire.

ADA:

Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

EEO/AA:

Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

Salary Range

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.