[Hiring] Senior Java Developer @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

GDIT has an opportunity for a dynamic and collaborative candidate to join our team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC) Product Development Office (PDO) under the Department of Chief Information Officer (DCIO) in Washington, DC.

GDIT provides full software development lifecycle support for a variety of highly complex business critical systems, including COTS and customized solutions. Our support includes:

• Program and project management
• Business requirements analysis
• Solutions architecture
• Software engineering within the AO to deliver systems for the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) Portfolio, the Probation and Pretrial Services (PPS) Portfolio, and the National Applications Portfolio

The CM/ECF Software Developer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support enterprise-class software applications. The current technical environment includes:

• Informix
• Java/Spring Boot
• Perl
• Shell scripts
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript/AngularJS
• Mobile and web technologies

The Senior Java Developer will execute the following responsibilities:

• Participate in an agile team to deliver the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment
• Design, develop, and maintain code that meets requirements with high quality, and performs efficiently and effectively to provide great customer experience
• Incorporate standards and best practices, including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability
• Update and maintain system design documents
• Review and provide feedback on functional and technical requirements
• Define and propose solutions for meeting requirements
• Contribute to improvements in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) utilizing practices such as test-driven development (TDD), static code analysis, code reviews, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated security scanning
• Work closely with solutions architects to ensure system design follows the industry best practices and standards that align with the Judiciary framework
• Invest in learning and the software development efficiency of the entire office through teamwork, personal responsibility, individual and group training, and process improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least Seven years (7+) of experience in enterprise grade software development using Java/J2EE technology in a web-based environment
• Expert level Java developer experience
• Experience with Linux (Red Hat)
• Significant experience with JSP and Servlets, or with Java Server Faces (JSF)
• Experience with RESTful web services
• Experience in Spring Framework
• Experience in automation of CI/CD pipelines
• SQL and data modeling experience, including experience working with ORM tools/frameworks such as Hibernate (including working knowledge of JPA)
• Extensive experience developing applications in an agile environment
• Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong listening skills
• Experience with Git or other distributed source control system
• Working knowledge and experience in Federal IT security guidelines and practices and Section 508/Accessibility
• Ability to contribute on an individual basis as well as demonstrate strengths as a team player as a member of an agile team
• Experience communicating and collaborating with other software developers, business owners, and management

Preferred Experience

• Experience in technologies and frameworks such as Perl, Spring Framework, Angular, Docker, cloud native applications and understanding of cloud architecture, and security minded design and development

Requirements

• 7+ years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: No

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance