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$164k – $182k per year
Location
In office (Reston, 9am - 3pm)
Seniority
Senior · 6+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

First seen by Alion on Aug 31, 2026.

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RCT Systems is a technology contractor in Reston, Virginia that supports a sponsor's web-based applications through a technical development program of more than 200 full-time staff. Its teams include developers, DevOps, security, systems and data engineers, and it is seeking a senior software developer for backend work such as web services. The company is based in Reston, Virginia, United States.

RCT is seeking a Senior Software Developer-SME for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Web-based applications. The Software Developer will work with a large team of developers, DevOPS engineers, security engineers, systems engineers, and data engineers. The developer will be full stack knowledgeable, but will likely be focused on technical backend work (e.g., web services).

The candidate must have 6-10 years of demonstrable developer experience with a backend emphasis. Additionally, after a one-year onboarding period, the candidate will be required to be included in an on-call, one week duty rotation that will require them to address any system issues that occur after normal working hours.

Core hours are from 9 AM to 3 PM daily, five days per week, with a forty-hour work week.

Required Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.

  • BS degree in a related information technology discipline, and/or relevant work experience is required
  • Strong Java programming skills / Java persistence API experience for complex database schemas
  • Java web services experience (JAX/WS)
  • Strong understanding, knowledge of Linux (CLI)
  • Experience in working on teams utilizing Agile workflows and processes
  • Working knowledge of the Spring frameworks/Boot

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with development in Cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS), Java integration with AWS services
  • Databases: Oracle, Oracle RDS
  • Frameworks: Vue.js, Bootstrap/Vuetify
  • Additional programming/scripting languages:

o Python, JavaScript, Bash, XML, JSON, YAML, SQL and PL/SQL

  • Software: - GitHub / Git, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Jenkins, Puppet, NAGIOS

RCT Systems offers: - Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)

  • Immediate 401k vesting
  • Generous PTO and flexible schedules
  • $500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

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