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Java Developer
Austin, TX Onsite
6 months Contract
Accepting local candidates to Texas ONLY. Position will be Onsite, and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.
We are looking for the candidates who can work on our W2.
Please don t submit the profile if you don t have any prior state client work experience.
The DFPS Information Resource Management (IT Division) seeks Workers to perform in a Software Engineer role to assist in planning and coordinating continued modernization development activities for the DFPS complex casework management system (IMPACT), PEIRS, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, Incentives and Remedies, Community Based Care, and other operational projects. The Workers will work with technical teams comprising of technical team leads, developers, user interface/user experience engineers, and technical/functional testing analysts. The Workers will facilitate meetings, elicit project details and document requirements for development projects focused on continuing modernization activities of existing DFPS Enterprise Java web applications. The Workers will also work in concert with various technical leads (e.g., PMO, CTO, and Systems Development Resources) to prioritize assigned work and develop recommendations, options, and alternatives as required.
The Software Engineer 2 (Java Developer) is responsible for the modernization of existing DFPS s Enterprise web applications, following established standards, quality attributes, and design specifications. The Workers will be working on teams consisting of Developers, UX engineers, Business Analysts, and Project Manager. This role is responsible for the following:
- Define and develop low-level design documents Contribute to and follow software engineering best practices to create robust and standardized solutions
- Work closely with Business Analysis and Project Management in executing the assigned development work
- Participate in design and development activities for existing and new components
- Perform full stack development including Database, Services, Web Applications, and Front-end development by utilizing various versions of programming languages and frameworks
- Write scalable and high available code by following the design principles and software engineering best practices
- Perform code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, test case automation, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
- Identify, investigate, and resolve production problems in a timely manner, based on the priority
- CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements: | ||
Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
7 | Required | Professional experience in software engineering |
6 | Required | Hands-on experience in Front End/UI development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the J2EE application development platform |
6 | Required | Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any J2EE Application Server, Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies |
5 | Required | Hands-on experience in writing code with front-end development technology including Java, J2EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, XML, JavaScript Framework, Bootstrap 3 or 4, Angular, JSP (JavaServer Pages) |
4 | Required | Expert in one of more of Angular Framework, AJAX, Bootstrap (3 or 4), JavaScript framework, NPM |
4 | Required | Experience in IBM WebSphere Server deployments |
4 | Required | Experience in WebLogic Application Server deployments |
3 | Required | Experience with user journey mapping, story boarding, creating mockups and wireframes, application usability design, fast prototyping, and proof-of-concept development |
3 | Required | Expert in Responsive and Progressive Web Application Development |
4 | Preferred | Experience in SOAP or RESTful Web Services |
4 | Preferred | Working knowledge of code Version Control using SVN or Git or Maven, Liberty, and Jira |
4 | Preferred | Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans |
4 | Preferred | Working knowledge of development standards for accessibility compliance for websites |
3 | Preferred | Experience as a participant in agile software development teams |
3 | Preferred | Working knowledge of Test Automation (Selenium, LoadRunner, Accessibility testing) and the ability to troubleshoot integrations with HP ALM |
3 | Preferred | Experience in Static Coding Analysis using SonarQube or Veracode or similar product |
3 | Preferred | Working knowledge of Responsive / Mobile Development |
2 | Preferred | Working knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 / Sec 508 |
2 | Preferred | Experience with UI test framework Karma, Jasmine, Cucumber, QUnit or similar |
2 | Preferred | Working knowledge of Continuous Integration, Jenkins or equivalent |
1 | Preferred | Strong working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs: IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, NEICE, SSCC, ABCS, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care, including Impact 2.0 Phase 2 uses JSP |