Senior Mobile Application Developer-ISAII-D (Apple Platform-iOSiPadOS)

Title: Senior Mobile Application Developer-ISAII-D (Apple Platform-iOS/iPadOS)

Location: Washington DC /Remote Eligible

Security Clearance: Moderate Background Investigation (MBI)

Schedule: Due to the nature of law enforcement work and operation position may require occasional support outside of core working hours as well as intermittent weekend support mission dependent

Salary: $130000.00

About KACE:

When you make the decision to join KACE you are choosing to work alongside talented professionals that have one thing in common; the passion to make a difference! KACE employees bring their diverse talents and experiences to work on critical projects that help shape the nations safety security and quality of life. The desire to have a career that is purposeful and forward thinking is woven into every KACE employeeits The KACE Way. KACE employees are; purpose driven forward focused open-minded trustworthy and invested. The KACE Way is our commitment to our employees to our customers and to our communities. Join KACE and make a difference!

Job Summary:

The Senior Mobile Application Developer will support the Cyber & Investigative Technology Group by developing mobile applications to assist in criminal civil and administrative investigations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Core iOS / iPadOS Development

• Proficiency in Swift and familiarity with Objective-C for maintaining legacy codebases.
• Strong experience developing native applications for iPhone and iPad using Xcode.
• Solid understanding of iOS/iPadOS SDKs APIs and frameworks including:
  • UIKit and/or SwiftUI
  • Foundation Core Data Core Location
  • Background processing and lifecycle management
• Ability to design and implement adaptive UI layouts supporting multiple screen sizes and orientations.

Enterprise Application Integration

• Strong experience integrating mobile applications with enterprise backend systems hosted on Windows-based platforms.
• Proficiency consuming and integrating with:
  • RESTful APIs and JSON
  • SOAP services (legacy environments)
• Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms including:
  • OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
  • Token-based authentication (JWT)
  • Enterprise identity providers (e.g. Active Directory / Azure AD / Entra ID)
• Ability to collaborate with backend teams developing applications using:
  • .NET /
  • IIS-hosted services
  • SQL Server or enterprise databases

Security & Compliance

• Strong knowledge of mobile application security best practices including:
  • Secure storage (Keychain)
  • Data encryption at rest and in transit
  • Secure network communication (TLS)
• Experience implementing enterprise security policies including:
  • Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration
  • Certificate-based authentication
  • App sandboxing and least-privilege access
• Understanding of compliance requirements relevant to enterprise environments (e.g. CJIS FISMA HIPAA or similar standards).

Development Practices & Tooling

• Experience with source control systems especially Git in team-based environments.
• Ability to work within CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.
• Familiarity with:
  • Automated unit testing and UI testing (XCTest)
  • Debugging profiling and performance tuning using Xcode tools
• Ability to document technical designs APIs and deployment procedures clearly.

Cross-Platform Collaboration

• Ability to collaborate effectively with:
  • Web developers (HTML CSS JavaScript)
  • Backend developers (Windows/.NET stacks)
  • UX/UI designers and product owners
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to translate mobile requirements into enterprise technical solutions.

Enterprise & Windows Ecosystem Exposure

• Experience integrating mobile apps with:
  • Microsoft-based ecosystems (Azure services Microsoft Graph APIs)
  • Windows authentication and identity services
• Familiarity with desktop web application workflows and how mobile applications complement or extend them.

Mobile Deployment & Lifecycle Management

• Experience with:
  • Enterprise app distribution (Apple Business Manager)
  • Internal app stores or private app deployment
  • Managing app updates across large user populations
• Familiarity with MDM platforms such as Mobile Iron Ivanti or similar tools.

Performance Reliability & Support

• Ability to design mobile applications that perform reliably in low-connectivity or high-latency environments.
• Experience monitoring application health using logging analytics and crash reporting tools.
• Ability to support production applications troubleshoot issues and implement fixes in coordination with enterprise support teams.

Professional & Analytical Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while adhering to enterprise standards and governance.
• Experience working in regulated mission-critical or high-availability environments.

Desirable not required

• Advanced iOS Capabilities
• Experience with SwiftUI in production enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of Combine concurrency (async/await) and modern iOS architecture patterns (MVVM Clean Architecture).
• Experience supporting offline data synchronization and conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines for enterprise-focused applications

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

Included but not limited to:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. Significant experience may be substituted for the education requirement.
• Substantial demonstrated work experience (ideally a minimum of 5 to 8 years) in mobile application development implementation and ongoing enhancements.
• Experience working in a collaborative and cross functional team environment.
• Facilitate strategy sessions with stakeholders to gather application requirements in order to become familiar with project scope business needs and overall application requirements.
• Performs applications coding and interface design development documentation testing release and maintenance for mobile applications tools and reports to track and evaluate changes in the workforce.
• Monitors tool effectiveness and optimize applications where needed.
• Develops applications based upon technical design user interface and use case while ensuring application readiness for deployment the output meets user requirements and within set standards and policies.
• Once product is deployed work collaboratively to improve and optimize application performance.
• End to end testing of application including any server components that the application may interface with.
• Develops and maintains proper documentation for all phases of application tool and report development including requests for testing quality assurance and issuance into production.
• Develops and maintains the centralized information delivery platform for workforce management information tools and analytics.
• Accesses queries and retrieves data from source systems and Teradata. Integrates validates and manipulates data sets for management tools and reporting.
• Develops block diagrams and logic flow charts.
• Enhance software to reduce operating time and improve efficiencies.
• Provides technical guidance to application users and stakeholders; develops instructional material and provides training on applications tools reports and other complement resources for integration into the field.
• Maintains awareness of emerging technologies and resources; research systems technologies and the industry for best practices and new applications for integration into the organization.

Clearance:

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements:

• Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Standing/Walking/Mobility: Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: 10% of the time.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: 10%
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write type and use a telephone system 100% of the time.
• Sitting: Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.

This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.

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