About Level Up 

Level Up, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AVIAN, represents a fusion of innovation, reliability, and top-tier cyber security and IT solutions. As a Virginia-based small business with over 150 years of collective experience, we pride ourselves on providing industry-leading expertise, big data analytics, and all-source research and analysis. Our technical capabilities directly bolster our customers' objectives, from mission centers to forward-deployed operations. 

In 2021, we joined forces with AVIAN, an employee-owned business and one of America’s fastest-growing private companies. With a shared commitment to resourcefulness, responsiveness, and reachability, we continue to uphold our trademark dependability and innovation, delivering exceptional services to our 80 government and commercial clients across 13 states. 

Beyond our technical and consulting prowess, we at Level Up believe in creating a positive impact within our communities. Through our charitable giving and volunteer programs, we support causes close to our hearts and inspire meaningful change. This commitment to service and community enhancement is what we call "The Level Up Way". 

Together, Level Up and AVIAN offer comprehensive solutions, blending technology and community engagement to create an exceptional partnership for our employees, customers, and community. 

The successful candidate will be dedicated full-time to development and enhancement support for existing applications as well as new development.

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Designing, programming/developing, and modifying software systems, applications, and tools, both existing and potentially new in the future
• Analyzing user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Correcting errors by making the appropriate changes and then re-checking the program to ensure the desired result was produced
• Conducting testing of program and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired results and that instructions are correct
• Organizing and maintaining documentation of application development and subsequent revisions, so others are able to understand the program
• Collaborating with teammates, other service providers, vendors, and users to develop new programming methods

• Required Experience, Skills, & Technologies
• Strong Java programming/development skills and some hands-on experience
• Experience with or knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and at least one modern front-end framework such as Angular
• Experience with or knowledge of Spring and ORM libraries such as Hibernate/JPA
• Experience with or knowledge of RESTful services
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities and communication to multiple stakeholders

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

• Experience with Ext JS (v3 and v4), Groovy (v2), Grails (v2), and Bootstrap (v3+)
• Understanding of SQL and Elasticsearch
• Experience working and interacting with different types of data stores (e.g. Oracle, Elasticsearch)
• Cloud experience, particularly AWS

Clearance Required