Application Developer- Expert (Java EE)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Come join our talented team that delivers Application Operations, Maintenance, and Modernization services while sustaining mission-critical grants management systems for a federal agency. Our team comprises application developers, business and requirements analysts, project managers, and database developers and administrators. We are embarking upon exciting initiatives to modernize multiple legacy on-premise systems. We are performing systems engineering tradeoff studies to evaluate and eventually implement alternative state-of-the-art technologies while we implement ongoing minor system fixes and enhancements. Our vision is to migrate all of the heterogeneous on-premise host platforms into an integrated, shared services Cloud computing environment.

Summary Of Major Job Functions

Non-technical activities: Provide inputs for management-related deliverables.

Technical activities: This Application Developer - Expert (Java EE) will provide technical and management leadership in the operation, maintenance, modernization, and enhancement of grants management systems to achieve mission objectives. The Grants Application Developer - Expert (Java EE) performs the technical tasks described below either independently or as the lead of task teams of 3 -7 individuals performing the described functions for one or more grants systems.

Specific Responsibilities Include

Operations and Maintenance: Under the direction of a Project Manager, provide:

Operations support to provide services necessary to continue ongoing operations of existing Grants Program Information Technology (IT) systems.Maintenance support to provide services, including application bug fixes, fixes to reports that are inaccurate, correcting business rules that contain bad logic, inconsistencies caused by regulatory changes to existing programs, and/or assistance in the completion of Enterprise Architecture (EA) and infrastructure or software upgrades as identified by the client.

Modernization and Enhancement: Under the direction of a Project Manager or Expert Developer, perform:

Software modernization and enhancement efforts following standard SDLC/Agile processes to improve system functionality to meet management objectivesRequirements analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of changes and enhancements to existing systems to: Improve system capability and/or performance by modifying, enhancing, or adding capabilities Implement new or enhanced functionality to satisfy legislative mandates, new regulatory requirements, and governance, or federal financial management policies and procedures Perform re-platforming of system(s) to reduce the technical debt and ensure that the

technical stack remains current and operational.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead an Agile Software Development Team that develops, tests, deploys, maintains, and enhances Java applications, providing hands-on technical assistance when requiredManage relevant stakeholder communitiesSupport Project Management activitiesSupport Cybersecurity compliance initiativesDevelop technical deliverables

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or a similar discipline. Substitution of experience for education may be made where four (4) years of additional experience will be equivalent to a four (4) year degree.Minimum of 8 years of Software Development experience.Minimum of 4 years of demonstrated experience in the Job Functions described above, including leading small development teams.Expertise in J2EE technologies, including Java EE, Struts Framework, JSP, Ants, and related tools.Expertise in Agile development methodologiesFull stack development skillsStrong teamwork skillsExperience/skills in the following business applications: Serena Dimensions Configuration, Management (CM) Tool, Oracle Software Platform, Unix/Linux server platform, WebLogic, Microsoft Windows Server platform, Microsoft Office 365.

Certifications (Desired)

Relevant programming language certification(s)MicroStrategy and OLAP skills are desirable for Business Intelligence and report development generation.Experience with federal grant programs

Additional Information

To meet the clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the USAll candidates will be subject to a complete background check to include, but are not limited to Criminal History, Education Verification, Professional Certification Verification, Verification of Previous Employment, and Credit History.Public Trust background investigations can take approximately four to eight weeks and require fingerprinting.

Other Information

The salary for this position is $125,000 - $142,000 annuallyFor information on SFI's benefits please visit http://www.spatialfront.com/pages/career.htmlThis is a full-time W2 position. Please no agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-corp.Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal-opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.Spatial Front Inc. participates in E-Verify.

Salary Description

$125,000 - $142,000

Key Skills

• Java