Full Stack JavaScript Developer - Top Secret Clearance
Location: DMV Area Metric5 is looking for a motivated Full Stack JavaScript Developer for work on a highly visible project for our NGA/DoD customer. The ideal Full Stack JavaScript Developer has hands-on experience working in a true Agile environment performing software engineering tasks across multiple teams, with expertise spanning front-end and back-end development. Our software engineers serve in critical roles to design, build, test, and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization. As a software engineer at Metric5, you will be responsible for the technical design, development, documentation, and engineering of software solutions using React, NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript, and Vite within a modern cloud-native ecosystem. Your responsibilities will span the full stack - from building responsive React UIs with Material-UI and Redux Toolkit, to developing robust REST APIs with NestJS and TypeORM backed by relational databases (MariaDB/MySQL) and search platforms (Elasticsearch, Solr). You will work with containerized deployments on OpenShift/Kubernetes managed through Helm charts and ArgoCD in a GitOps workflow. The successful candidate will work directly with customers, test engineers, and other team members throughout all stages of the development lifecycle to implement application enhancements. You have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we are doing wrong so we can fix it, and what we are doing right so we can improve on it. Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience
- 5+ years of experience with TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
- 5+ years of experience with React, including state management (Redux Toolkit), routing (React Router), and component libraries (Material-UI)
- 5+ years of experience with Node.js and server-side frameworks, preferably NestJS
- 5+ years of experience with unit and integration testing, with an understanding of JavaScript testing frameworks such as Vitest or Jest, and Testing Library
- Experience with TypeORM or similar ORMs and relational databases (MariaDB/MySQL)
- Experience with RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
- Strong knowledge and experience with HTML5 and CSS3, including responsive design frameworks (Bootstrap, Material-UI)
- Experience with build tools such as Vite, SWC, and npm workspaces (monorepo architecture)
- At least 3 years of experience with agile development methodology, preferably SAFe or Scrum
- At least 3 years of experience developing applications for enterprise business customers
Desired Skills
- Experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes container orchestration
- Experience with ArgoCD and GitOps workflows for continuous deployment
- Experience with Helm charts for Kubernetes resource management
- Experience with Elasticsearch or Solr for search and analytics
- Experience with Redis for caching and session management
- Experience with Docker multi-stage builds and containerized development environments
- Experience with observability tooling: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo
- Experience with authentication and authorization patterns (Passport.js, JWT/JWKS, OAuth2/OIDC, Keycloak)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build/deploy processes
- Good oral and written communications skills with experience in delivering/presenting to the customer
- SAFe certification
Education: Bachelors in a Technical Discipline – Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree (Desired not required) Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience or more Clearance: Must be a United States Citizen and able to obtain a security clearance for this government position. Salary: $100,000 - $140,000 About Metric5 Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits. We have a passionate team of smart, fun-caring professionals, and we are here for the long haul. Join our close-knit growing team in a business where your contributions make an enormous impact. Our organization offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, continuous professional