Full Stack Developer
About the job
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph.
- 6–10 years of relevant professional software development experience.
- Demonstrated full-stack development experience.
- Strong hands-on development experience with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience designing and developing RESTful application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Experience developing applications that use Elasticsearch.
- Experience maintaining and modernizing legacy applications.
- Experience designing and developing custom extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes and methodologies.
- Experience developing scripts to install and configure applications within AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environments.
- Experience working in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) command-line environments.
- Experience with unit testing and peer code reviews.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks, preferably Selenium.
- Experience analyzing customer requirements and developing software solutions that satisfy technical specifications.
- Working knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Strong software design and technical documentation skills.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and workflow-management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to methodically analyze complex technical challenges and develop solutions within a collaborative environment.
- Design, develop, maintain, and modernize enterprise full-stack applications.
- Develop backend applications and services using Java and Spring Boot.
- Develop modern frontend applications using Angular and TypeScript.
- Design, develop, and integrate RESTful APIs using Spring Boot.
- Develop Java and Angular applications that leverage Elasticsearch.
- Maintain and modernize existing legacy applications while ensuring continuity of mission-critical services.
- Design, develop, and implement custom ETL methodologies and processes.
- Develop custom scripts to install, configure, and deploy application code within AWS EC2 instances.
- Use AWS to develop, deploy, and maintain cloud-based applications.
- Conduct unit testing and participate in peer code reviews.
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using Selenium.
- Troubleshoot software defects and implement technically sound solutions.
- Analyze customer requirements and specifications and translate them into effective technical solutions.
- Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Work within Agile and Scrum methodologies, participating in sprint planning, development, testing, and delivery activities.
- Use Jira and Confluence for requirements tracking, documentation, and team collaboration.
- Use Git and Jenkins to support source control, builds, continuous integration, and deployment activities.
- Work within RHEL environments using command-line tools.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation covering application design, implementation, and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior developers and promote software engineering and development best practices across the team.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks, preferably Selenium.
About the company
1) What VTG does: VTG provides defense and intelligence services with a focus on force modernization, digital transformation, aerospace and naval engineering, and cyber capabilities across a unified enterprise. 2) How its products work: It builds end-to-end capabilities by integrating specialized firms and services (engineering, IT, cyber, logistics) through acquisitions to deliver modernization and transformation for defense and intelligence customers. 3) How it differs from competitors: It operates as a single, cohesive organization after consolidating disparate units and growing through targeted acquisitions to expand its expertise in intelligence, cyber, and defense modernization rather than offering fragmented offerings. 4) What its goal is: To expand its footprint in the intelligence community and cyber domain while continuing defense modernization for government customers, supported by strategic growth and acquisitions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lenoir, North Carolina
Founded
1866
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VTG's sixth 2025 acquisition, Miklos Systems, deepens Intelligence Community software and cloud.
- VTG won DoDIAC Pool 1 access in February 2025 for defense R&D.
- More than 35% of VTG business now comes from Intelligence Community solutions.
What critics are saying
- VTG's 2025 acquisition spree strains integration, systems, and culture across seven businesses.
- VTG relies on federal contracts; one NAVSEA protest or recompete hits revenue in 2026.
- Booz Allen and Leidos bundle similar IC services, threatening VTG's niche outright.
What makes VTG unique
- John Hassoun turned VTG into a defense roll-up spanning IC, cyber, and naval engineering.
- VTG won NAVSEA's five-year $130 million warfare systems engineering prime in May 2024.
- VTG bought Triaplex, Miklos, Byte, iota IT, Tunuva, Loki, and Clear Cloud.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours