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**Programmer Analyst 3** Hazelwood, MO Posted: 1/7/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

214873

Job Category:

IT/Technical

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

52

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Programmer Analyst 3, in Hazelwood, MO. Job ID#214873

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.

Candidates must reside within a commutable distance from site in either Seattle, St. Louis, or Charleston.

Position Responsibilities:

• Maintain multiple software systems

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

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

• System security compliance

• System technical debt remediation

• System Change and Configuration Management

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

• Support regulatory compliance and quality audits

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

• Setup, migrate, optimize, and maintain AWS DevOps environments for C#/SQLServer and Java/PostgreSQL Applications

• Support provisioning and configuration of development, test, and production environments and deployment of application components

• Build, test, and deploy automation, monitoring and analysis solutions

• Identify and lead investigations of technical and reliability issues; create and recommend process improvements

• Build and integrate complex software tools to improve reliability and scalability

• Develop and document best practices for provisioning, platform scaling, configuration management, monitoring, and troubleshooting

• Execute to IT Strategies & Objectives

• AWS Cloud migration

• DevOps

• Scaled Agile Software Engineering

• AI Code Assistant Software Engineering

• Automation

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience):

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development

• 3+ years of professional experience in AWS DevOps

• 3+ years of professional experience in Java Full Stack Development

• 1+ years of professional experience in Oracle

• 1+ years of professional experience in AI Code Assisted Software Engineering

• 1+ years of professional experience in Agile Software Engineering

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience and proficiency in multi-system data integrations

• Experience and proficiency in ADO, JIRA, GitLab

• Experience and proficiency in Coverity and NetSparker

• Effective, comprehensive communication skills, written and verbal

• Self-directed, Maintains a productive sense of urgency, makes progress on multiple priorities, and delivers as planned

• Constructively collaborates with teammates, business partners, and IT Infrastructure and Operation partners

• Has a growth mindset, initiates improvements and innovations, demonstrates adaptability, executes to organizational transformation, and has a strong practice of continuous technical and business operations professional development.

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:

Secret

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

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+ 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