Software Developer

Developer III, Software Developer
Charleston, SC
Top Secret Clearance Required


Position Description
As a Software Developer, you will be a member of a development team that provides an application used for triaging active, cybersecurity incidents and facilitating rapid response for risk mitigation. You will build and deploy specialized scripts and applications for security response measures.

Position Requirements and Duties
• Building custom tools/scripts to fill gaps in existing security stacks.
• Designing least-privilege models and enforcing zero-trust principles.
• Identifying vulnerabilities early in the software lifecycle.
• Developing efficient software features to a variety of applications
• Ensuring that the developing codebase is conforming to best practices in regard to coding standards, form validation (both on front-end and server-side), placement and flow of business logic, etc.
• Container building and deployment

Minimum Qualifications
• US Citizen
• At least 6 years of experience developing innovative web applications
• At least 6 years of experience in Python (Other OOP language considered) and JavaScript/Typescript
• At least 6 years of experience in HTML5, CSS3, and SQL
• At least 6 years of experience developing in a Linux environment
• Experience using version control systems; SVN, GIT, or other equivalent experience
• Demonstrable documentation and communication skills

Desired Qualifications
• Experience using version control systems; SVN, GIT, or other equivalent experience
• Demonstrable documentation and communication skills
• Proficiency in languages like Python, Go, Java, JavaScript/Typescript, or Bash for automation and tool integration.
• Experience with GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions; Gitlab CICD preferred
• Experience developing custom applications for SIEM tools (Splunk, Elastic, ELK, Datadog) and alerting systems.
• Experience developing custom applications for vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and securing containerized environments.
• Experience building secure containers for custom software/applications
• Cybersecurity Experience
• Experience developing in a LAMP stack environment
• Experience with Modern Web Framework (React/Vue/Angular)
• Experience with SQL Databases
• Full-stack development experience
• Experience with RESTful design principles
• Test-Driven Development experience as well as Unit Testing
• Agile development experience
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software development or related field
• Linux System Administration and hardening
• Experience in Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation with a focus on securing configurations.

Certifications
• IAT II

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation’s most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers’ business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.


• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.


• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses.


• Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO/vacation/sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.


• Employee Assistance Program: Counseling/legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Adapt Forward’s Veteran/Disability Affirmative Action Plan narrative section is available for inspection upon request during normal business hours at the Human Resources office and may be requested by contacting Human Resources at HR@adaptforward.com.