Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement and an exceptional work environment. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

The .NET Developer Principal, will serve as a member of the well-established RGNext Software Development Team responsible for developing and maintaining web-based applications in support of unmanned rocket launches from the Eastern Range (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL) and the Western Range (Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA). Develop processes and procedures for administering and supporting the new network environment.

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  Implement best practices and design patterns using development standards provided by the team's Senior Principal Developers
• Write enterprise-level code and maintain highly complex applications to ensure applications are efficient, maintainable, and sustainable
• Assist Project Managers, Systems Analysts, Customers, and other Application Developers in requirements gathering, analysis, design, and project planning for software application development
• Accomplish highly complex modifications, testing, troubleshooting and debugging tasks to maintain functionality while utilizing advanced problem-solving skills daily
• Provide training, guidance, and clear expectations for less experienced software development team members
• Review Air Force STIGs, Group Policies, and NOTAMS to ensure compliance and perform patching/upgrades as required
• Perform code reviews, test plan reviews, and documentation reviews
• Write enterprise-level code for applications
• Research and implement new features and optimize existing functionality in applications based on business rules and requirements
• Develop and implement web parts and customization of SharePoint Sites leveraging Visual Studio and .NET technologies to include non-standard functionality
• Review and edit program and user documentation to ensure highest level of quality and usability is achieved
• Develop, review, and maintain software project plans, requirements and design documents, test plans, and other system documentation as required
• Develop, review, and maintain work procedures and instructions

REQUIRED:

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and technical experience for Education required
• Must have 8+ years of experience.
• Current DoD 8570 certification (CISSP) or ability to obtain and maintain certification within six months of employment
• Significant recent experience working with the following:
• C#
• Visual Studio 2019+ or Visual Studio Code
• ASP.NET Core + MVC
• Entity Framework Core
• SignalR
• TFS and/or Git
• SQL Server 2016+ ( T-SQL, Stored procedures and functions)
• Code Refactoring
• SCRUM or other Agile methodologies/principles
• HTML5/JavaScript/JQuery
• IOC Containers
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming in an n-tier architecture.

DESIRED:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
• Experience with the following considered a plus:

• SharePoint 2013/2016
• Service Oriented Architecture
• Telerik Controls
• Maximo
• Air Force STIGs, Group Policies, and NOTAMS

WORK LOCATION:

This position is located onsite; no hybrid or remote working will be available for this position.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check, some positions require a clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen; some contracts require participation in periodic random drug and alcohol screening programs.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:

All of Bastion's employees must be team players, able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives, they must have a strong work ethic and must be safety culture oriented. In addition, they must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, and must be organized with good time management skills.

BASTION BENEFITS:

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, and flexible work schedules (when available). We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY:

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. We are committed to a journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company, that philosophy fosters an environment of collaboration across cultures. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

VACCINE MANDATE:

In compliance with the U.S. federal government's vaccine mandate, only candidates who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or who have a reasonable accommodation or approved medical exception will be considered for this position.

SALARY RANGE:

$90,000 - $101,000

Bastion is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.