Senior Full Stack Engineer (AWS)

Location: Remote within the United States; U.S. citizenship required, and all work must be performed within the United States. Travel to Natural Hazards Mission Area offices may be required for up to three on-site visits during the 12-month period of performance.

Salary: $104,000–$166,000 per year, plus potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides mission capability integration and enterprise IT solutions for national security, government agencies, and the U.S. armed forces.

What you will do

• Design and implement a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database for the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program’s monitoring and evaluation workflows.
• Build Python RESTful APIs, data ingestion tools, ETL workflows, metadata management, and backend tests.
• Develop responsive React and JavaScript/TypeScript interfaces, editable content management tools, dashboards, reporting modules, and export capabilities.
• Create GIS-enabled visualization tools using spatial databases, web mapping libraries, and geospatial data services.
• Architect cloud-ready and portable systems, document deployment configurations, and produce user, API, schema, data, and deployment documentation.
• Support security, Section 508 accessibility, federal compliance, stakeholder coordination, progress reporting, and interoperability across five volcano observatories.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years, associate’s degree and 10 years, or high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years of professional experience.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing relational databases with spatial data types, indexing, and complex queries using PostgreSQL/PostGIS.
• Proficiency building RESTful APIs with FastAPI or Flask, including data ingestion, ETL workflows, and automation scripting.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and React skills for responsive, accessible, interactive web applications.
• Hands-on experience with ArcGIS, ArcPy, GDAL/OGR, PostGIS, and at least one web mapping library: ESRI JavaScript API, Leaflet, or Mapbox.
• Experience with REST API design, documentation, consumption, security, versioning, logical and physical data modeling, entity-relationship diagrams, and federal metadata standards.
• Experience designing portable, maintainable systems for cloud or hybrid deployment; familiarity with containerization and cloud-native patterns.
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows, including branching, merging, code review, and repository management.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA, including semantic HTML, ARIA, keyboard navigation, and color contrast.
• Familiarity with FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, federal Certification and Accreditation processes, and technical documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, cross-functional collaboration with government stakeholders, status reporting, and iterative feedback integration.

Nice to have

• Experience with USGS, the Department of the Interior, or other federal science agencies.
• Experience with volcano monitoring, natural hazards, or environmental science data systems.
• R programming for statistical analysis, data visualization, or geospatial processing.
• Experience consuming or publishing enterprise geospatial web services with ESRI/ArcGIS.
• Mobile-responsive interface development, CMS development for non-technical users, and Agile or milestone-driven iterative development.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-37, 800-18, 800-30, 800-64, 800-34, FIPS 199, FIPS 200, DOI SDLC, and the DOI Security Integration Guide.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with collaboration alongside federal employees and teams across five U.S. volcano observatories.
• Up to three on-site visits during the 12-month performance period, lasting 3–5 business days each.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, parental leave, health savings account, 401(k), paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Work follows USGS, DOI, FISMA, NIST, Section 508, and federal security and documentation standards.

Hiring process

• The application period is estimated at 30 days from posting but may change based on business needs and candidate availability.
• Applicants may be required to complete an on-camera interview and identity verification.
• Use of AI tools during interviews is prohibited unless prior written authorization is obtained; interview responses must be the candidate’s own.