Senior Backend Developer

BDR Solutions, LLC supports the U.S. Federal Government by providing service and solution delivery to improve business and technical operations within agencies. They are seeking a Sr. Back-End Developer to join their team, working remotely from a home office on EST schedule, requiring US Citizenship and an active Public Trust.

Location: Remote (US)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of secure back-end services, RESTful APIs, and microservices that integrate with IRS digital platforms.
• Implement best practices for cloud-native applications in an AWS and Kubernetes-based environment, ensuring compliance with IRS Publication 4812, NIST 800-53, and FISMA requirements.
• Collaborate with product owners, technical leads, and stakeholders to refine user stories and translate them into functional back-end features.
• Support CI/CD processes using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and SonarQube, including automated testing and secure deployments.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and assist in developing automated test cases to ensure 90%+ code coverage for critical functionality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, providing root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes.
• Contribute to performance tuning, scalability testing, and capacity planning to meet IRS standards for availability and load performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation.
• Favorable Tier 2 – Moderate Risk Public Trust (SF-85P) investigation.
• Tier 4 – High Risk Public Trust (SF-85P) investigation, if duties involve elevated system privileges.
• Favorable suitability determination for staff-like access to IRS information systems.
• 7+ years of back-end development experience, including at least 3+ years in a senior or lead developer role.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 standards.
• Experience with tools such as Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, NexusIQ, Selenium, and AppDynamics.

Additional Information

• U.S Citizenship is required.
• Select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Individuals may be subject to a background investigation including criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.