• User Experience Specialist 3

    PDS Defense (Everett, WA)


    IT/Technical

    **User Experience Specialist 3** Everett, WA Posted: 12/15/2025

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    214672

    Job Category:

    IT/Technical

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Duration:

    52

    Shift:

    1

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a User Experience Specialist 3, in Everett, WA. Job ID#214672

     

    Pay Rate: $65 - $70/hr

    Location options:

    Hazelwood, MO; Renton, WA; Everett, WA

    Job Description:

    A successful candidate will bring relevant and practical software engineering experience from previous roles to their new position in support of the full software life cycle. The position will be responsible for full stack development and maintenance of multiple existing Manufacturing Quality Enterprise applications. The ideal candidate has a growth mindset, initiates improvements and innovations, demonstrates adaptability, executes to organizational strategy, and has a strong interest in learning new technologies and the Manufacturing Quality business processes.

    Position Responsibilities:

    • Stabilize and Secure multiple applications

    o Development, Deployment, and Maintenance of multiple Java/Oracle applications

    o Development, Deployment, and Maintenance of multiple applications in other development languages and technologies, learning them as needed

    o System security compliance

    o System technical debt remediation

    o System Change and Configuration Management

    o Production support; work across the enterprise to resolve software and infrastructure issues

    o Support regulatory compliance and quality audits

    o Continuous learning of system functionality and infrastructure, business operation processes, and new technologies and methodologies

    o Maintains a productive sense of urgency, making progress on multiple priorities, and delivering as planned

    • Execute to IT Strategies & Objectives

    o Cloud migration

    o DevSecOps

    o Agile

    o AI Software Engineering & Automation

    Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

    • 5+ years of experience in software development, deployment, maintenance, and support

    • 3+ years of experience in data integration development and maintenance

    • 3+ years of experience in a Linux/Unix environment

    • 3+ years of experience in Java

    • 3+ years of experience in Oracle PL/SQL

    • 1+ years of experience in an agile work environment

    • 1+ professional experience in AI Software Engineering & Automation

    Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

    • Experience working with WebSphere, Spring Boot

    • Experience working with system integration toolsets and methodologies (e.g. ETL, Autosys, Pub/Sub, JSON, RESTful Web Services, Perl)

    • Experience working with common industry development tools such as, Visual Studio, JetBrains Suite, Git, GitLab, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), JIRA

    • Experience working with AppScan and/or Coverity Code Security Scans and Fixes, CyberArc

    Typical Education & Experience:

    Typically 5 or more years' related work or military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred, but not required.

     

    Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

    Job Requirements

    Minimum Security Clearance:

    No Clearance

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

     

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    The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

    + The California Fair Chance Act

    + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

    + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

    + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled