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Title: Software Developer (Java/RAD/ Eclipse-IDE)
Location: Austin, TX (Onsite)
Client: Texas Department of Insurance -(TDI33440)
Duration: 24+ Months
Due date: 06/24/2025
The Contractor must be able to participate in an in-person interview at the primary headquarters of TDI (1601 Congress Ave, Austin, TX). The contractor must be able to accept delivery of an agency laptop at the primary headquarters of TDI. Position must be able to work in-person at agency headquarters five days per week
Description:
A software developer is being solicited by TDI to perform work on legacy modernization projects in a java application using Rational Application Developer to serve the business needs of the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC). Emphasis of work performed shall be full stack development. The work will include, but is not limited to, assessing user requirements/stories and translating them into technical tasks and actual code development using Rational Application Developer, Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework, HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging tools, Apache Ant, and SVN. This effort will involve creating user access functionality, workflow, reporting and dashboarding within an existing application. Additionally, database views may be created for use in Tableau to assist with comprehensive agency business intelligence needs. Contract staff will also be responsible for writing technical and some user documentation. The worker should have strong knowledge of and experience working on software development projects and general project lifecycle. The contract staff shall work on an agile scrum team, participating in regular meetings, work sessions, and interactions with the business owners and the project team. They should be a self-starter with experience working in a virtual collaborative setting with an agile scrum development team. The worker should possess strong written and oral presentation skills, with abilities to help present work done in an application. All project work will include workflows, business processes, and other functionality originating from DWC and identified as a legacy modernization effort
Required Skills:
8 Years of Working as a software developer on software application development projects, either as enhancements or ground-up initiatives
8 Years of Coding using the following tools: Rational Application Developer (or other Eclipse-based IDE), Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework, HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging tools, Apache Ant, SVN or other
8 Years of Eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics and user stories, then translating them to functional tasks for technical staff
8 Years of Following requirements and user stories end-to-end to guarantee proper delivery of requested functionality
8 Years of Testing applications to ensure user requirements are met
4 Years of Writing technical documentation
3 Years of Using Microsoft Teams or other collaboration tool to communicate and work within a team
3 Years of Working on an agile scrum team as a software developer
3 Years of Estimating work and sizing tasks for sprint development
1 Years of working as a software developer with the Texas Department of Insurance applications
Preferred Skills:
1 Years of Writing user documentation