Senior Java Developer
Summary
Build and maintain Java-based enterprise applications for a DC government agency, modernizing legacy systems with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and cloud technologies.
SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER
Position Summary
Job Title | Senior Java Developer |
Vacancy | 1 |
Work Arrangement | Onsite |
Location | Washington, DC 20003 |
Employment Type | Contract |
Engagement Type | W2 or 1099 only; no C2C |
Final Interview | In person |
Overview
The Senior
Java Developer position requires in-depth knowledge of Java and J2EE background
using Spring Technologies framework, design, and architectural styles / APIs
(REST/RPC) and Agile methodologies for the development of application programs.
Dhaka
Technologies Limited is hiring on behalf of a client, a District of Columbia
government agency, that will be modernizing its Enterprise Application
"Destiny" project to leverage new digital technologies such as cloud
computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and mobile that are
required to create a modern experience for the agency’s customers and partners.
Modernizing the Enterprise Application Destiny helps the agency improve its
services to citizens and enhance government operations while strengthening the
overall data security. To address these challenges, the client team is looking
to hire highly skilled individuals to rapidly connect the Enterprise Destiny
Application with modern technology while minimizing disruption to the existing
systems.
Role Description
The role will
require you to design, develop, and test using Java technologies which will
facilitate application development and implementation from development to QA to
production. You will work to gain an understanding of the current system
infrastructure, security needs, network considerations, and methodologies.
In this role,
you will primarily focus on Java programming and supporting the ecosystem for
the organization.
Responsibilities
The Senior
Java Developer position requires in-depth knowledge of Java and J2EE background
using Spring Technologies framework, design, and architectural styles / APIs
(REST/RPC) and Agile methodologies for the development of application programs.
The Senior Developer will be writing clean, scalable code using Java
programming languages, refactor and debug code, improve existing software,
test, and deploy applications and systems. The resource will be required to
develop documentation throughout the lifecycle of the development process and
provide technical support to the team.
• Ensure that the technologies are updated with current, stable,
and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and
architecture.
• Develop, test, and deploy applications and systems.
• Revise, update, refactor, and debug code.
• Improve existing Java applications and systems.
• Proactively monitor and report performance utilization of
assigned technologies.
• Troubleshoot software and/or hardware issues/failures.
• Manage problems or escalated tickets and tasks and out-of-cycle
requests from systems/software owners.
• Determine the best course of action for meeting business needs
and provide consultative expertise to customers on how to best use systems.
• Proactively monitor and identify broader, more complex issues
across multiple, integrated, connecting technologies and communicate as
appropriate.
• Provide technical knowledge and support to District agencies,
personnel, and additional stakeholders.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• May coordinate activities of application developers.
• Able to identify best practices and standards for the use of the
product.
• Deliver support and design for industry-specific applications
that require integration with statewide systems or applications.
• Interact with executive-level business users or technical
experts.
• May function as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).
Responsibilities
1. Demonstrates expertise in
conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
2. Identifies improvements to project
standards to achieve high quality services/products. This is a professional
position which may require subject matter expertise consistent with demanding
and rare technological skills.
3. May require coordination of
programming activities being conducted by the application development team.
4. Confers with other business and
technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, inaccuracy, or feasibility
of computer processing and project design.
5. Works with necessary personnel to
determine if modifications are necessary with interested personnel to determine
necessity for modifications or enhancements.
6. Leverages excellent written and
verbal communication skills to develop new business process and programming
solutions as directed by business and technical stakeholders.
7. May coordinate activities of
application developers.
8. Able to identify best practices
and standards for the use of the product.
9. Proven track record of hands-on
technical design and code work within large complex systems.
10.Proven
hands-on technical work with a variety of technologies.
11.Demonstrated
technical expertise integrating a variety of diverse technical environments and
cross-platform technologies.
12.Delivers
support and design for industry-specific applications that require integration
with statewide systems or applications.
13.Interacts with
executive-level business users or technical experts.
14.Advanced
experience in the required technical subject matter.
15.May function
as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).
16.Has proven
experience across large and complex implementations and systems.
Requirements
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent
experience.
Required Skills
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount of Experience |
Experience with core Java
development with strong back-end development | Required | 10 Years |
Java – Annotations, Generics,
Reflection, Inheritance, OO Design, NIO, Bean Validation | Required | 5 Years |
Spring Boot application development
experience | Required | 3 Years |
Spring – Java Config, Dependency
Injection, Autowiring concepts | Required | 3 Years |
Spring Integration development
experience | Required | 3 Years |
Spring Web Services development
experience | Required | 3 Years |
16+ yrs. preparing complex
technical documentation | Required | 3 Years |
Synchronous and Asynchronous
programming experience – Callbacks, Future, Timeout and Error Handling | Required | 3 Years |
Experience with Maven project build | Required | 3 Years |
Experience with Git version control
repository | Required | 3 Years |
Experience with Tomcat / Jetty /
Undertow application servers | Required | 3 Years |
Experience with Linux working
environment | Required | 3 Years |
Experience with JIRA issue tracker | Required | — |
16+ yrs. conveying technical and
functional concepts for a specific technical specialty | Required | 16 Years |
16+ yrs. preparing complex
technical documentation | Required | 16 Years |
Must have enough experience to
qualify for a Master Level position | Required | — |
Red Hat OpenShift container-based
application development and deployment experience | Desired | 1 Year |
Working with mainframe CICS
containers and channels using JCA connectors | Desired | 1 Year |
Knowledge of Continuous Integration
and Continuous Development (CI/CD) practice | Desired | 1 Year |
How to Apply
Interested
candidates who meet the qualifications should send their resume to [email protected]