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Job Details:
Job Title: Production Support Java Developer 
Location: Onsite (Phoenix, AZ 85012)
Job Type: Contract – 6 Months
Interview: In person

Job summary:

Production Support Java Software Developers contribute to the reliability, capability, and efficiency of our core business operations. Our support and maintenance portfolio includes a variety of critical, ongoing systems—ranging from processing monthly payments through banking institutions and enhancing online services for members, to reengineering legacy client-server applications into modern intranet web applications. As a Production Support Java Software Developer, you will be a vital member of our dedicated Production Support Team. Instead of rigid sprint cycles, your focus will be on ensuring system uptime, diagnosing complex production issues, and deploying critical patches and enhancements. You will work closely with a team of 4–7 technical peers, led by ASRS business and technology leaders, alongside an experienced Technical Lead who will collaborate with you to ensure team success. Our deployment pipeline, issue tracking, and support methodologies are rooted in modern DevOps concepts and managed via Atlassian Jira.

What We Offer & What You'll Do:

We enable our Production Support Engineers to work across the entire application stack to troubleshoot, patch, and optimize our systems.

Our team members are full-stack generalists who dive into every tier of an application:

• Automated Testing & QA: Writing and maintaining test scripts to prevent regressions.
• User Interface & Controller Logic: Tweaking front-end views and managing application flow.
• Back-End Services & Database Operations: Tuning queries, fixing APIs, and ensuring data integrity.

Over time, your troubleshooting and development skills will broaden and remain current because our production systems depend upon modern versions of the following popular frameworks and technologies: Java 8/17+, the Spring Framework, Oracle databases, Apache Tomcat, jQuery, Bootstrap, Cucumber, and Selenium.

Work history requirements:

• Minimum of five years’ working experience in Information Technology
• Minimum of three years developing Java web applications or web services
• Familiar with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) / Test Driven Development (TDD), knowledge in Cucumber is a plus
• Familiar with all facets of the software development lifecycle; preferably with Agile Scrum
• Experience in systems analysis, application design, quality assurance, and the coordination of multiple enterprise systems to achieve overall system functionality is desirable
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and experience in software vulnerability remediation is desirable
• Applied knowledge of version control, configuration management, and continuous integration is desirable

Required technical expertise (expert-level hands-on knowledge):

• 5+ Years as a Java Developer, Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Security, Oracle databases, JSP, Apache Tomcat, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Git/Github, Maven

Familiarity & knowledge (huge plus):

• Spring Batch, Spring Integration, Oracle P/L SQL, MyBatis, Filenet, Code Quality tools, Secuity processes and tools, BDD, TDD, Jasper Reports, Cucumber, Selenium, Atlassian JIRA/Confluence

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is highly desired; preferably in Software Development or Information Technology
• Participation in continued education will be considered a plus

vTech Solution offers services such as:

• Managed Security Services: Implementing zero-trust security frameworks to prevent cyber threats in real-time.
• Multi-cloud Management Services: Helping businesses digitally transform with smart cloud technologies.
• Infrastructure Managed Services: Creating resilient and secure infrastructure management.
• Professional Services: Providing expertise for mission-critical programs.
• Productivity and Communications: Ensuring secure and confident business connectivity from anywhere