Junior Software Developer Jobs in Salem, OR (NOW HIRING)

Additional Job Information:
Title: Senior Developer
Start Date: 09/01/2026
Position Type: Contract
Location: Salem, OR, Remote

Required skills and experience:
J2EE (10+ years of experience)
IBM DB2 UDB (10+ years of experience)
Java (10+ years of experience)
Eclipse (10+ years of experience)
Prior state government experience within the last five years
eXPRS Application Development (1-3 years of experience)
This position is approved for Remote work.
Remote Onboarding will be required for the first day.
Scope of Work:
Contractor’s Key Person under this WOC will support the following needs of the Operations and Maintenance of the ODHS/ODDS eXPRS application:
Assist with identification and remediation of application bugs
Assist with the completion of operational requests in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Assist with the completion of the application enhancement request in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Assist with completion of the performance and maintenance requests in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Assist with the completion of the application refactoring requests in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Assist with the completion of the User Interface improvement requests in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Assist with the completion of the data and reporting requests in the eXPRS ADOS Backlog
Transition of the concepts and enhancements to existing team members to enable them to provide ongoing support
Tasks:
Contractor’s Key Person shall develop and deliver updates to eXPRS application, including software code changes and documentation.
Work will be comprised of the following:
Documenting completed enhancements to ensure complete system documentation for the eXPRS application.
Completing defect and change requests for code modifications associated with the Services that impact the eXPRS application.
Engaging in multiple discussions with system and business experts as well as attending daily Scrum meetings.
Engaging with the ODHS business product owner to understand mandatory functional business requirements and timelines.
Documenting solution options, impacted system areas, system dependencies, and gaps in system capabilities needed to fulfill requirements.
Engaging with the ODHS project technical architect to understand technical standards, and documenting technical design.
Engaging with the OIS technical manager and technical lead to review level of effort and timelines.
Provide full transparency into the work performed by Contractor, and the Deliverables required to meet the objectives of this WOC. Sprint reports must document Contractor is successfully completing agreed-upon Services.
Following Authorized Purchaser’s existing requirements management, design, development and issue tracking processes and development standards (including naming conventions) during the course of performance. Authorized Purchaser’s existing processes use Azure DevOps (ADOS) and similar tools for tracking issues and an Agile Scrum approach is followed for development work.
The schedule for completing the Operations and Maintenance of the ODHS/ODDS eXPRS application is dependent on the business and other project work. The Services will be completed using an Agile approach.
Sprints will be completed by the Key Person as follows:
Participate in daily and weekly sprint planning and review meetings with Authorized Agency’s Solution Development and Delivery (SDD) and Business Support Unit (BSU) eXPRS teams
Advise on incremental definition and delivery of the Office of Developmental Disabilities Program Operations and Maintenance of the ODHS/ODDS eXPRS application requirements
Demonstrate understanding of requirements using incremental functional prototypes and receiving and documenting feedback from business and technical stakeholders
General Deliverables cadence:
Regular status reporting of sprints which are expected to be 2 weeks each
Regular demonstration of working prototypes expected every 1 to 2 weeks
Product deliverables and timelines
Technical specifications for each product deliverable including database changes, changes to interface programs, changes to batch programs, changes to application modules, and all use cases.Please see attached SOW for full details.
Design, code, and test computer software in a .NET framework. Perform application development for software debugging, scripting, source control, and change requests. Utilize SQL server on a VB.NET platform. Support and maintain configurations to in-house applications Bachelor’s degree of Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related degree. Familiarity of software development methodologies, standards, coding best practices and general debugging procedures. experience with SQL server and Oracle databases. familiarity with using SQL, PL/SQL, or T-SQL. .NET languages, html, Web Architecture
Our primary criteria are the qualifications and experience of the proposed key person. Please propose your strongest candidate, at a rate less than or equal to the maximum.
Interviews will be conducted via MS Teams. Interview times will reflect Pacific Standard Time.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we anticipate two weeks or more for the background check completion for the selected candidate.
This position is approved for Remote work.
Remote Onboarding will be required for the first day.
The selected key person could potentially telecommute, as agreed to between the Agency Authorized Representative and the key person. Any decision to allow telecommuting is made with the understanding that decision will be re-evaluated by the Agency Authorized Representative on a regular basis. The key person should be available to work onsite within a reasonable timeframe.
Telecommuting will be contingent upon the key person providing his/her own adequate computer, monitor(s), Internet connection, and telephone, and be readily available during normal working hours via phone, email or instant message. Access to Agency systems will be provided via VPN or similar software. No hardware or additional software will be provided at the key person''s home site or his/her PC.
Remote engagement requires Key Person to have consistent access and/or clarity for: high speed internet, cellular phone/landline phone, web camera and microphone.
OHA/ODHS operates on standard business days (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, except for Oregon holidays and business closures) and Key Person must be available to engage with OHA/ODHS as agreed upon with management.