Overview
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 19+ mo(s)
Skills
GRAILS
GROOVY
RESTFUL
API
JVM
JAVA
HTML
JAVASCRIPT
JQUERY
REACT
SQL
SPOCK
JUNIT
DOCKER
AZURE
AWS
GCP
Job Details
Modernization Developer/PELSBJob Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Modernization Developer/PELSB for a contract position that can be worked 100% remotely. The opportunity will be seven months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain Grails-based web applications.
- Write efficient and idiomatic Groovy code following best practices, build the new application and also enhance the existing application with new features.
- Build and consume RESTful APIs that are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
- Optimize application performance (e.g., database queries, memory usage).
- Implement and manage GORM-based data access layers and optimize ORM interactions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, QA, and DevOps.
- Write unit, integration, and functional tests.
- Debug and resolve complex application issues in a timely and efficient manner.
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and system design discussions.
- Ensure application security through secure coding and proper validation techniques.
- Related tasks necessary for the client to increase automation, efficiency, security, scalability, and supportability of the application process and procedures.
- Knowledge Transfer
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of professional experience in Grails application development.
- Strong proficiency in Groovy and familiarity with Java and JVM concepts.
- Solid understanding of GORM, domain modeling, and transactional management.
- Experience developing and consuming RESTful web services.
- Experience with front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, React).
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server).
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex queries and handling large datasets.
- Familiarity with build tools like Gradle and plugin management in Grails.
- Experience in web application performance tuning and optimization.
- Experience with profiling tools and identifying memory or CPU bottlenecks.
- Strong skills in writing tests using Spock, JUnit or similar frameworks.
- Experience integrating Grails with external systems and APIs.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and containerization (e.g., Docker).
- Exposure to event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing in Grails.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Experience working in cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
- Strong understanding of secure coding practices to protect against common vulnerabilities (e.g., SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), insecure deserialization).
- Experience implementing and configuring Spring Security Core plugin or similar security frameworks within Grails applications.
- Proactive in identifying and mitigating security risks during the development lifecycle.
If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application!
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