Title: Senior Full Stack Developer
Duration: 6 Months
Remote
Description of Project
The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT) partnering with Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is seeking two (2) full-time Senior Java Full‑Stack Developers to develop and implement a new module within the existing CLiCS application with a functionality that supports the full lifecycle of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state program reviews. This module will have a dynamic form builder capable of creating and managing multiple electronic forms used for off‑site reviews, on‑site reviews, fiscal action calculations, specialty assessment tools, and other program specific review instruments.
At a high level, the resources will work closely with MNIT/MDE and Nutrition Program Services (NPS) to design, develop, and implement a new Review Management module within the existing application. They will help translate business needs into system features, build tools to support program reviews and workflows, enable document submission and tracking, and support the creation and completion of required forms. They will also help implement reporting needs, ensure the system is secure, user‑friendly, and accessible, and support the integration of the new module with existing systems. In addition, the developers will collaborate with staff, provide technical guidance, document their work, and assist with knowledge transfer to ensure long‑term maintainability of the solution.
Sample Tasks
- Collaborate with business users, business analysts, QA, and developers to understand review program requirements and translate them into technical designs and working software.
- Contribute to risk identification, effort estimation, status reporting, and project planning activities.
- Produce architecture diagrams, data models, specifications, API contracts, and component designs aligned with best practices.
- Design and implement the new module, including dynamic form building, review workflows, scheduling, findings, corrective actions, and document management.
- Build dynamic and program‑specific electronic forms (off‑site, on‑site, SFA‑level, site‑level, fiscal action, specialty forms, compliance tools) including validations, scoring logic, and form lifecycle states.
- Develop RESTful APIs and backend services using Java, Spring MVC, JPA/Hibernate, and SQL.
- Create responsive, mobile‑friendly user interfaces using approved front‑end frameworks; implement client‑side validation and accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA).
- Implement document upload, storage, retention, metadata tagging, and secure retrieval using acceptable solutions.
- Develop and maintain scheduling components for review phases, notifications, and deadlines using Quartz or other relevant solutions.
- Integrate search, caching, and performance enhancements where applicable.
- Implement complex reporting requirements, including USDA 640 submissions, summary and transparency reports.
- Write clean, secure, maintainable code with comprehensive test coverage using JUnit, Spring Test, or other acceptable solutions.
- Identify and resolve defects, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities; adhere to secure coding and compliance standards.
- Produce documentation for architecture, APIs, workflows, data models, deployment procedures, and support operations.
- Provide knowledge transfer and technical training to internal staff and support teams.
- Mentor and guide other developers, support code reviews, and promote development best practices.
- Work independently to design and deliver assigned features while coordinating with the larger project team to ensure alignment with project milestones and goals.
Desired Qualifications and Skills
- 10+ years of professional experience in enterprise Java application development, with a proven ability to deliver complex, multi‑module systems.
- 3+ years of experience designing or architecting scalable, secure applications using Spring and cloud‑based services.
- Deep expertise with the Spring ecosystem (Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Validation).
- Strong proficiency with Hibernate/JPA, domain‑driven modeling, transactional integrity, and relational schema design.
- Hands‑on experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs, API versioning, and documenting APIs.
- Experience developing responsive, accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA) front‑end interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, or modern frameworks (React/Angular).
- Experience building configurable or dynamic form systems, workflow/state‑machine logic, rules-driven validation, or similar frameworks.
- Strong SQL skills and experience with SQL Server, including writing and optimizing complex queries, indexing strategies, and large dataset handling.
- Practical experience implementing document upload, metadata tagging, retention rules, and secure retrieval.
- Experience generating complex regulatory or compliance reports.
- Strong understanding of application performance tuning, query optimization, and diagnosing CPU/memory constraints using profiling tools.
- Extensive experience writing automated tests using JUnit, Spring Test or equivalent frameworks.
- Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and deployment automation.
- Strong knowledge of secure coding practices, including protections against SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, parameter tampering, insecure deserialization, and similar vulnerabilities.
- Experience proactively identifying security risks, implementing mitigations, and performing code reviews focused on security and reliability.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams, including participation in planning, estimation, and iterative delivery.
- Familiarity with Azure cloud services.
- Proven ability to write production-grade code independently while also guiding, mentoring, and supporting other developers.
- Experience serving as a technical lead or solution engineer, including evaluating approaches, making architectural recommendations, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
- Experience designing and implementing modular, extensible architecture for complex, workflow-driven systems, including dynamic forms, configurable business rules, and state management.
- Experience working in government, regulatory, or compliance-driven environments with strict audit, reporting, and data governance requirements.
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