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Java Full Stack Developer, Senior (Tech Lead) - Reporting
Agency | Maryland Benefits |
Project Name | MD THINK |
Location | Hybrid (at least 3 days per week on-site at Linthicum Heights, MD) |
Interview Type | Online |
Contract Duration | 1 year with 9 one-year renewal options |
Tentative Start Date | 10/01/2025 |
Project Overview:
Innosoft is the prime contractor for MD THINK, supporting the management, design, development, testing, and implementation of this strategic Information Technology (IT) program. Maryland Benefits is seeking an agile development resource team with the required skill sets to build and/or maintain the Maryland Benefits infrastructure/platform, applications development, data repositories, reports, and dashboards, and support activities related to network services and system operations.
The Eligibility & Enrollment (E&E) Reporting Team is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining reporting solutions for the E&E System. This team ensures accurate, timely, and compliant reporting to support decision-making, performance monitoring, and regulatory compliance. They are also tasked to generate reports on an ad-hoc basis upon the request of all stakeholders.
Duties/Responsibilities:
The Applications Development Expert provides design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy. The position shall use a variety of platforms to provide automated systems applications to customers. This individual will be viewed both internally and externally as a technical expert and critical technical resource across multiple disciplines. His/her responsibilities include performing the following tasks:
- Developing enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions, including major enhancements and interfaces, functions, and features;
- Providing expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business;
- Determining specifications, then plans, designs, and developing the most complex and business-critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes (either individually or in concert with a project team);
- Assisting in the most difficult support problems;
- Developing programming and development standards and procedures, as well as programming architectures for code reuse;
- Understanding and consistently applying the attributes and processes of current application development methodologies;
- Researching and maintaining knowledge in emerging technologies and possible applications to the business; and
- Acting as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent.
- Lead a cross-functional team of backend developers and BI specialists, including Aurora database developers and QuickSight/Qlik dashboard developers.
- Architect and implement robust, scalable full-stack solutions using Java and Angular.
- Design APIs and data access layers to support high-performance analytics and reporting workflows.
- Guide the integration of backend services with data visualization platforms (QuickSight/Qlik), ensuring seamless and secure data flows.
- Collaborate with product owners, analysts, and data engineers to define technical requirements, data contracts, and reporting needs.
- Ensure best practices in code quality, security, testing, and DevOps across the stack.
- Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and drive sprint planning and agile delivery.
- Oversee cloud-based infrastructure (AWS), supporting high availability, monitoring, and cost optimization.
Requirements
Education:
This position requires a Bachelor?s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. (Note: A Master?s degree is preferred.)
General Experience:
The candidate must have at least seven (8) years of IT and business/industry work experience.
Specialized Experience:
The proposed candidate must have at least three (3) years as a technical expert in an IT organization. This individual coaches and mentors the junior technical staff. The position will also provide technical input into the most complex and high-impact IT decisions. This individual will be accountable for the most complex enterprise-wide applications and issues, translating highly complex concepts for peers and customers. The position must have in-depth knowledge of state-of-the-art programming languages and an object-oriented approach in designing, coding, testing, and debugging programs.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Java Full Stack Development, with recent roles in technical leadership.
- Strong proficiency in Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern JavaScript frameworks (Angular).
- Experience working with relational databases, including Amazon Aurora (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
- Solid understanding of front-end development best practices, responsive design, and user experience.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to coordinate across engineering, data, and business teams.
- Experience integrating backend systems with BI tools like Amazon QuickSight and/or Qlik for real-time reporting and dashboard delivery.
- Proven leadership of cross-functional teams involving both backend engineers and BI/reporting specialists.
- Deep understanding of AWS services such as Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Ability to optimize data delivery pipelines and API layers for analytics use cases.
- Experience with security best practices around data exposure, role-based access control (RBAC), and API authentication.