[Hiring] Senior Java Application Developer @HK Tech

Role Description

A government agency's Population Health Informatics Program is looking for a full-time senior Java developer to develop Java applications and web services. This project is anticipated to go through the end of December 2026 with the possibility of being extended, depending on funding and project requirements.

• Work with a team of application developers, engineers, and subject matter experts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Create new applications and replace legacy applications.
• Applications service both the public and internal staff.
• Strong experience with Java development is required.
• Use Java web frameworks, with preference given to EJB and JSF.
• External users and systems will authenticate using standards such as OATH2 or OpenAM.
• Web applications and APIs use Postgres to store and query data.
• Update existing Java web applications to maintain current functionality and provide new enhancements per user requirements.
• Work towards continuous integration/delivery pipelines in Amazon Web Services.
• Meet agency data security standards and use approved data encryption techniques.
• Work remotely and manage time effectively with the option to come onsite as needed.

Qualifications

• 15 Yrs - Java Core, Java EE (JEE), Java Persistence API (JPA) and the Java Persistence Query Language (JPQL)
• 5 Yrs - Java Server Faces (JSF) / Prime Faces
• 10 Yrs - PostgreSql SQL, plpgsql
• 5 Yrs - Understanding development processes in Cloud / Amazon Web Services
• 5 Yrs - Java RESTful Web Services
• WCAG compatibility knowledge and application

Requirements

• Any experience with the following is a bonus:
• Maven
• Github and Agile Development
• JUnit, Arquillian or similar testing framework
• JIRA
• Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CICD)
• Database schema design
• Java automated testing with Selenium
• Application load testing with Apache JMeter or similar
• Support continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural review
• Analyze user requirements to define business objectives and implement them in an application
• Ability to envision system features and functionality