Software Developer

Highlight is seeking a software development consultant to join our SBA team supporting disaster management and recovery for small businesses affected by natural disasters. This developer will be a key part of a team providing insights to our federal customer from a range of internal and external data sources to reduce the burdens on the American people following disasters.

• Serves as subject matter expert on software and application development issues, to include supporting a team of other subject matter experts with an clarification of requirements and an understanding of capabilities and constraints.

• Applies practical experience and theoretical knowledge and expertise to solution development.

• Ensures the accomplishment of project activities and objectives.

• Provides a broad range of consulting services, including program planning, strategy development, program execution, evaluation, and policy development.

• Utilizes experience and expertise to contribute to the development of deliverables.

• Leads or assists in discussions and meetings with the client or project team.

• Performs a variety of tasks that require both practical and experience and theoretical, state-of-the-art, technical knowledge in specialty areas.

• Master's degree
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Must be eligible for public trust

• Ability to support the technical aspects of data analysis, tool development, and system integration on a number of hosted and desktop environments.

• Knowledge of cloud technology to include AWS (Amazon Web Services) and experience supporting DevSecOps programs.

• Familiarity with Jira or similar project management tools.

• Previous experience having worked on programs for the federal or state and local government supporting disaster management and recovery, such as FEMA.

• Deep knowledge of Python and related libraries supporting data analytics, and all or some of the following: R, SAS, SQL.

• Experience with coding integration with internal and external databases and websites through APIs and other means.

• Excellent communication and documenting habits

• One or both of the following:

  • Knowledge of ESRI products and services to include ArcGIS, datasets and maps, scripting and notebooks and other development resources.

  • Knowledge of data science and business intelligence applications like Tableau, Power BI and ArcGIS Online applications.

For over ten years, Highlight has provided Development and Modernization, Secure IT, and Mission Solution services to our federal government customers. Our team knows the technology; we understand how our customers and their stakeholders work; and we know how to implement industry best practices to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions that minimize risk and maximize results.

Since our inception, Highlight has had an employee-first mindset. Our mission is to provide employees with rewarding and impactful career opportunities. In 2021, Highlight’s founder, Rebecca Andino, implemented an Employee Stock Ownership Plan to embody and expand our culture of transparency, teamwork and rewarding the work of our employees. By becoming an ESOP, our employee-owners share in the success of the company through their ownership stake. To learn more about ESOPS, check out:www.esopinfo.org. 

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change - regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics. Our team is dedicated to foster diversity within our teams to promote creativity, innovation, and teamwork to deliver the best solutions for our customers.

To receive compensation and benefits information for this role, contact us or email us at[email protected]  Please include the Req ID (this is at the top of the posting under the position title) in the subject line of the email.

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