[Remote] Junior Full Stack Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing, Baltimore-based small business providing health-related consulting services to the federal government. We’re looking for a Junior Full Stack Developer to help us design, develop, and maintain cloud-based web applications across the front end, back end, and database layers.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, testing, and maintenance of full stack web applications across the front end, back end, and database layers
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support) with mentorship from senior engineers
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs to enable integration between applications and enterprise systems under guidance
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to deploy and support applications in AWS
• Implement application features that read/write data to relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL/Aurora) and integrate with AWS services (e.g., S3, Secrets Manager, SSM) following team patterns
• Monitor and troubleshoot application and integration issues in development and production environments; document root cause and remediation steps
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates for infrastructure, application, and database changes that are promoted through CI/CD pipelines
• Support CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) by updating build steps, reviewing logs, and helping resolve failed deployments
• Follow CMS security, privacy, and DevSecOps requirements by implementing secure coding practices and completing required documentation and reviews
• Triage operational issues using standard monitoring and analysis tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Splunk) and escalate appropriately
• Assist in remediating security vulnerabilities by applying patches/updates to application dependencies and supporting infrastructure under guidance

Skills

• US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust
• Requires a minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree with at least two (2) years of experience. Four (4) years of specialized experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree
• Advanced certifications can be used to substitute for experience
• Strong experience with SQL and Python
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with analytics, application, and platform teams in an Agile environment
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including secure development, access controls, and auditability is preferred
• Prior experience with Center for Medicare Medicaid Services or other government agencies is a plus

Benefits

• Health and retirement benefits
• Discretionary bonuses
• Reimbursement for professional development opportunities

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