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SAIC

Java Backend Developer Senior

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$120K - $160K/yr

Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and ...

SAIC

Java Backend Developer Senior

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$120K - $160K/yr

Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and ...

SAIC

Java Backend Developer Senior

Ashburn, VA · Hybrid

$120K - $160K/yr

Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and ...

eSolutionsFirst, LLC

Lead Java AWS Developer

Mclean, VA · On-site

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Java/AWS Lead with over 10 years of experience in ... Evaluate new tools and technologies, especially in the AI and GenAI space, to improve development ...

Freddie Mac

Development, Tech Lead

Mclean, VA · On-site

AI technologies will be leveraged as key tools to optimize and automate this modernization effort ... Java or Python. * 3+ years of backend service development, including RESTful API design and ...

Dellfor Technologies

Java ATG Developer

Washington, DC · On-site

$60K/yr

Company Description Dellfor Technologies is founded by software professionals with fresh approach ... And we do it every single day - for both temporary and permanent assignments and across virtually ...

Jobsbridge

Lead Core Java Developer

Reston, VA · On-site

... technologies Linux based Application development with experience in Maven, GIT/Perforce, Teamcity, Qualifications Skill: Java, Spring Suite ,Spring, JMS, Solace/MQ Additional Information All your ...

Jobsbridge

Lead Core Java Developer

Reston, VA

... technologies Linux based Application development with experience in Maven, GIT/Perforce, Teamcity, Qualifications Skill: Java, Spring Suite ,Spring, JMS, Solace/MQ Additional Information All your ...

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Java Backend Developer Senior

Java Backend Developer Senior

SAIC

Ashburn, VA • On-site

$120K - $160K/yr

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Job description

Job ID: 2612914
Location: Ashburn, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-05-26
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Backend Developer (Senior) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.
This position requires on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment.
Job Responsibilities
  • Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and validation, and all aspects of the software life-cycle (requirements to design to implementation to test) for a java backend application involving extensive messaging and transaction processing.
  • Design and implement Micro Service Architecture for Cloud based software applications.
  • Use modern software engineering tools including Eclipse, Jira, and Atlassian Suites for design, development, and testing the software.
  • Present the solution at formal and informal design reviews, and document the design according to the Government's system lifecycle methodology.

Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field with 9+ years of technical experience.
  • 9+ years of strong Java design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems.
  • Extensive use of Java hands-on on most recent Job role (such as SW Developer or SW Engineer) or in the last 5 years.
  • Effective Proficiency usage and Development with JavaEE, Spring, and Springboot relative to Microservices.
  • Usage of JavaEE supported technology stacks in platforms, such as EKS, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS, or WebLogic.
  • Demonstrates capability for Operational Support and Analysis of Delivered Applications to resolve real-time issues.
  • Demonstrates capability to modify and share code seamlessly via tools such as Maven and Artifactory while communicating its changes effectively to group members for rapid application rollouts.
  • Ability to diagnose problems and support production systems.
  • Experience working with Applications on Cloud utilizing serverless hosted services like AWS S3, DynanoDB, lambda etc.
  • Java Micro Service Architecture frameworks such as Spring Boot.
  • Experience with container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • SQL DBs (preferably Oracle) and strong SQL/JDBC skills is required for this position.
  • Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, Document DB, Cassandra etc.
  • Messaging and Streaming Systems (Kafka, SQS ans Kinesis.)
  • XML/JSON.
  • Unix/Linux.
  • Experince with JPA/Hibernate.
  • Experience with building RESTful webservices and experience with query language based APIs like GraphQL.
  • Jenkins, Maven, Gitlab and Jira for CI/CD.
  • Demonstrated expertise in software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration.)
  • Demonstrated ability to incorporate rigorous Unit testing as part of development activities is essential.

Desired Skills and Experience
  • First-hand experience working with large project teams (working with the Federal Government a strong plus.)
  • Proficient in applying core Java programming skills and using popular 3rd-party libraries to interpret data mappings and organize information for processing large-scale datasets across various representation formats such as relational databases, NoSQL Databases, XML, JSON, and raw flat files.
  • Used Java for enterprise applications development involving real time operations.
  • Proven Java custom framework development for supporting data processing, especially with extremely high-volume Transactional usage.
  • Usage of real time analysis tools such as Dynatrace to diagnose issues and maintain situational awareness of issues.
  • Usage of CI/CD tools such as Harness.
  • Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions to software problems.
  • Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.
  • Agile development experience a plus.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus.

Customer Requirements
  • Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
  • Location - Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

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