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TKC Holdings

Java Software Developer

West Des Moines, IA · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Develop software following corporate standards under the guidance of senior team members. * Web ... in Java * Client side written using MVC (JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS). * Test developed software ...

TKC Holdings

Java Software Developer

West Des Moines, IA · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Develop software following corporate standards under the guidance of senior team members. * Web ... in Java * Client side written using MVC (JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS). * Test developed software ...

TKC Holdings

Java Software Developer

West Des Moines, IA

$75K - $90K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Develop software following corporate standards under the guidance of senior team members. * Web ... in Java * Client side written using MVC (JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS). * Test developed software ...

Atria Group LLC

Senior Java Developer

Iowa City, IA · On-site

$56 - $71.50/hr

Company Description Atria Group LLC As a member of the ePEN team the software developer will ... Java Three or more years developing with Javascript Three or more years developing with an RDBMS ...

Dellfor Technologies

senior java developer

Iowa City, IA

$56 - $71.50/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Company Description Dellfor Technologies is founded by software professionals with fresh approach ... Competence in using Java IDE tools of Eclipse, GGTS, Rational Application Developer (RAD ...

3B Staffing LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Des Moines, IA · On-site

$119K - $157K/yr

Description: PFG - Sr. Software Engineer Notes Reason for Opening / Business Impact * Team is ... Supporting Java repositories and remediating security vulnerabilities * Production support ...

3B Staffing LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Des Moines, IA · On-site

$119K - $157K/yr

Description: PFG - Sr. Software Engineer Notes Reason for Opening / Business Impact * Team is ... Supporting Java repositories and remediating security vulnerabilities * Production support ...

3B Staffing LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Carlisle, IA · Hybrid

$119K - $157K/yr

Sr. Software Engineer: Project Overview / Day-to-Day Responsibilities * Full-cycle recruiting ... Java Application / Project Background * Modernization of legacy applications into AWS Lambda.

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3B Staffing LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Carlisle, IA · Hybrid

$119K - $157K/yr

Sr. Software Engineer: Project Overview / Day-to-Day Responsibilities * Full-cycle recruiting ... Java Application / Project Background * Modernization of legacy applications into AWS Lambda.

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Collabera

Sr. Java Developer

Johnston, IA

$53.75 - $68.50/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Experience in the design, development, testing and integration of applications of high complexity within a Java development environment Experience with developing and designing applications ...

Harris

Software Engineer

Nevada, IA · On-site

$80K - $90K/yr

Deep understanding of Core Java (Java 11/17+), JVM internals, memory management, tuning, and ... software engineering principles, design patterns, algorithms, and system architecture ...

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Java Software Developer

TKC Holdings

West Des Moines, IA • On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago

TKC Holdings rating

5.6

Company rating: 5.6 out of 10

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Job description

Wage Rate$75,000 - $90,000/yearOverviewTKC Holdings, Inc.-comprised of Trinity Services Group, Keefe Group, and Courtesy Products - is a mid market respected leader in the corrections and hospitality industries for more than 40 years. With thousands of team members across the country, we continue a tradition of innovation, integrity, and success. TKC is committed to delivering excellent products and services, exceeding customer expectations, and empowering the career development of every team member.  

We are proud to be a military and veteran-friendly employer.

About This Position

Advanced Technologies Group LLC (ATG), established in 1991 and located in West Des Moines (IA), is the country's premier provider of software solutions to the USA's largest judicial and correctional agencies.  All software design, development, maintenance and support is done by full-time employees; we do not sub-contract.  ATG is Microsoft Gold Partner.

Full Stack Java software development to enhance and maintain ATG's suite of software products.  To be successful, a Software Developer must understand the principles of the business functions supported by software managed by the team. Develop and self-test code per design provided by project lead.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop software following corporate standards under the guidance of senior team members.
    • Web Services written in Java
    • Client side written using MVC (JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS).
    • Test developed software prior to releasing to QA team.
  • Familiarity with web application development
  • Independently write SQL statements that involve multi-table joins.
  • Complete projects within time estimates with minimal returned work.
  • Keep supervisor informed on progress of projects.
  • Seek information to update technical skills and business knowledge.
  • Other duties as assigned by company management.

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS:

  • Understand software development requirement documents.
  • Independently create reports --includes layout and data retrieval using multi-table join SQL queries.
  • Develop screens that involves adding and updating records in multiple tables concurrently.
  • Make relatively simple changes to existing transaction screens.
  • Comfortable working in IntelliJ IDE, using GIT and Azure Dev Ops.
  • Familiarity with relational database concepts and working knowledge of TSQL.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role does not entail any supervisory responsibilities

What You'll Need
  • Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four year college in a major relevant to software development.
Benefits

Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) offers comprehensive benefits to all regular-full time employees:

  • Medical w/prescription coverage
    • Benefit Credit received when enrolled in a TKC medical plan, to help offset your benefit costs.  Benefit Credit of $750 annually, will be divided evenly among your paychecks throughout the Plan Year.
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary benefits that can be selected to create the right package for you

ATG also understands the importance of work life balance and planning for the future.  To help with both of these, employees are eligible for paid time off and a Company Match for the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.  We now also offer DailyPay providing you immediate access to earned wages.

EEO Statement

Equal Employment Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

We maintain a drug-free workplace.

A copy of our Privacy Policy and CA Employee Privacy Notice can be found here: https://tkcholdings.com/privacy-policy-108

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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