Essential Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for programming a feature and or a small feature set. You will contribute to
the team and works with direction from the Senior Team Members or management but works
independently.
In this role you will:
Act as a member of the Software Center of Excellence, representing the face of high quality
design and development practices
Develop high performing, scaling and innovative end-to-end web applications
Collaborate with system engineers, front-end developers and software developers to implement solutions that are aligned with and extend shared platforms and solutions
Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques
Writes codes that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology
selected for the project
Build features such as web services and Queries on existing tables
Understand performance parameters and assess application performance
Work on core data structures and algorithms and implement them using language of choice
Technical Expertise:
Strong knowledge of OOD/OOP software design patterns and principles
Strong knowledge of Java 6+ and Java open-source software components
Experience with JUnit and writing unit tests
Experience with multiple Spring technologies such as Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring MVC, etc.
Comfortable working in the presentation-tier. HTML, CSS, JQuery, AJAX, JavaScript, AngularJS.
Web Services experience in REST (JSON, WADL) and SOAP (JAXB, WSDL, XML)
Knowledge of Relational Database modeling and concepts (SQL, referential integrity, etc.)
Experience with Relational Database Management Systems such as Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, and/or Oracle.
Experience with Java Object-Relation Mapping (JPA, Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA)
Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB is a plus
Have a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to run a large distributed web application
Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
Has the ability to make basic technology choices based on experience
Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry
Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary
Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence
Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities
Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in software development
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen
Must be willing to travel when required
Must be willing to work out of an office located in Glen Allen, VA
Desired Characteristics:
Experience working with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, XP)
Dedication to quality
Strong problem solving abilities
High energy, results driven person with strong interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with more senior co-workers and leadership with confidence and clarity
Able to clearly articulate and document software designs
Must be receptive to feedback and guidance.
Comfortable working in a team and interacting with others.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, gender Identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or other status protected by law.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
No unsolicited agency referrals please.
