Back-End Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : Back-End Developer

Location : On-site at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Clearance Required : Active TS / SCI

Employment Type : Full-Time

About Aerstone

Aerstone is a cybersecurity and software development firm delivering secure, scalable, and mission-critical technology solutions for government and commercial partners. We pride ourselves on building trustworthy systems, fostering autonomy, and creating high-impact results in environments where precision and resilience matter most. At Aerstone, youll be part of a close-knit, high-performing team where your expertise makes a difference.

Position Overview

Aerstone is seeking an experienced Back-End Developer to support a high-priority software development effort for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Youll contribute to the design and delivery of a browser-based application that manages Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) as part of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) processsupporting security audits, vulnerability assessments, and compliance tracking.

The project uses a modern cloud-native stack hosted in AWS, and your backend work will be critical to ensuring the systems reliability, performance, and secure data management.

What Youll Do

• Design and develop scalable backend services using NodeJS.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless integration with frontend components and external systems.
• Architect and optimize data storage solutions using SQL databases (RDS, Redshift).
• Leverage AWS services (Lambda, Glue, S3, EC2) to support application functionality and data pipelines.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, including CI / CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and security teams to ensure smooth, secure deployments.
• Participate in Agile workflows, including sprint planning, peer code reviews, and backlog grooming.

Tech Stack

NodeJS, SQL, AWS (Lambda, Glue, Redshift, RDS, EC2, S3), Docker, Python, JavaScript

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