Argyle Infotech

Contract Based Back-End Developer

Role: Back-End Developer

Location: Remote

Hire Type: Contract (4 Years)

Client: U.S. Department of Education

Interview Type: Phone/Microsoft Teams Video

Visa Requirements: Only US Citizens

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Minimum US Experience: 6 Years

General Experience:

• 8+ years of total experience in the Information Technology industry
• 6+ years of working experience in developing Microservices.
• 6+ years of working experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud or RedHat OpenShift
• 6+ years of experience in developing applications using containers (Docker), Kubernetes, EKS/AKS/GKE
• Resource to perform Back-End development for DoED Grants Management Application through the full software development lifecycle
• Experience with RESTful, SOAP, or MQ Services, or similar, and Asynchronous/Pub-Sub messaging
• Hands on experience in modern software practices such as DevSecOps, TDD, CI/CD preferably GitLab
• Strong working experience of Java and Java web applications
• Agile experience (SAFe, Agile Scrum, Kanban, XP or similar methodologies)
• Experience developing with databases (RDMS or NoSQL)
• Experience in writing Junit test cases
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with analytical problem-solving skills.
• Contribute to application development on multiple large-scale, mission-critical systems.
• Work collaboratively as a key contributor on a high performing team which ships code and delivers value

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and implementation of cloud-ready applications and migration of legacy applications on large-scale container platform clusters using Microservices, Java, Docker, Kubernetes or RedHat OpenShift, and CI/CD using GitLab.
• The candidate at a minimum need to be well versed in Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices and cloud architectures.
• The successful candidate will possess a strong developer background as well as interpersonal skills needed to communicate design requirements and objectives to the client embarking on a transition to cloud technology.
• Candidates should be self-motivated and collaborative IT professionals with a strong background in software development, and IT automation.
• Translate applications requirements into web-based solutions using the recommended frameworks and technology.
• Work with team to design solutions to strangle existing code base to enable modern design interface and user experience
• Design and develop reusable components, accelerators, and frameworks.
• Assist in the system integration of components.
• Implement Design Patterns and new data structures.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate the design solutions. Drive and participate in usability testing,
• Collaborate with other team members and department stakeholders including Business Analysis, UI Engineering, and Client Support

Security Clearance:

• This role requires US Citizenship due to the security clearance requirements of the program.
• Having the ability to qualify for or have an existing US Government Public Trust clearance is required.

Kiran Kumar kumars@argyllinfotech.com ARGYLL INFOTECH Inc Chicago, Illinois.