Java Software Engineer Contract Jobs in Frederick, MD

Senior Java Software Engineer

Location: Remote (U.S.) / Travel to MD for Client/Internal Meetings few times a year
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $120,000-$140,000 annually, commensurate with experience (Negotiable to an Extent - possibility of 1099)
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, and other company-sponsored benefits.
Position Overview

Global Alliant, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Software Engineer to support a mission-critical application modernization initiative for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This role involves designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining secure, scalable enterprise applications using modern cloud-native technologies while collaborating within an Agile software development environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications, strong knowledge of cloud technologies, and a passion for delivering high-quality software that supports critical government operations.

Required Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience with a focus on enterprise application development.
Strong expertise in Java development with experience using Kotlin and exposure to Scala.
Extensive experience developing Java-based web services and RESTful APIs.
Experience working with Docker and containerized application development.
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, functional programming concepts, and software design patterns.
Working knowledge of the Scala ecosystem, including commonly used frameworks and libraries.
Strong SQL development skills with experience designing and querying relational databases.
Experience developing applications within AWS cloud environments.
Proficiency using Git or similar version control systems.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience or familiarity with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

Amazon EMR (Spark) and OpenSearch administration, security, and scalability
Apache Spark, including:
Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs)
DataFrames
Spark SQL
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using Harness
Git-based development workflows
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation)
Kubernetes orchestration
AWS services including:
EC2
S3
IAM
VPC
EKS
Cloud security best practices including:
Encryption
Secret management
Network security

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and related technologies.
Develop secure RESTful APIs and microservices.
Build and deploy cloud-native applications within AWS.
Collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, testers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to software quality and engineering best practices.
Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
Support containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines.
Troubleshoot production issues and implement effective solutions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Security Requirement

U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

This position supports a U.S. federal government contract with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Accordingly, only U.S. citizens who satisfy applicable government contract and security requirements are eligible for employment in this role.

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Global Alliant, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

If interested, please email resumes to nathan.s@globalalliantinc.com and you can reach me at 410-212-4891.

Thank you.