Java Developer

Title: Full Stack Java Developer Location: Bethesda, MD Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH) Positions Available: Junior, Mid, and Senior Level Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust We are hiring a Full Stack Java Developer to support a software development project. The position is located in Rockville / Bethesda, Maryland. Under general supervision, develops software solutions based upon client requirements.

Generally reports to a Technical Lead/Project Manager and makes use of commercially-available or custom Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, and as required, may also utilize COTS products and techniques. The candidate must: be proactive; have strong design skills; be a problem-solver; thrive in a fast-paced work environment; be productive; exhibit effective verbal and written communication skills; and be a team player Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain key components of software applications using JEE, Spring MVC, Spring JDBC, Bootstrap, SOAP/RESTful, XML, SQL, Git and JIRA in an Agile software development environment. Support the development of a technical roadmap.

Create and update all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing. Present concepts using UML and be willing to challenge other team member’s designs as well as receive and incorporate feedback. Communicate and collaborate extensively with customers, analysts, architects, DBAs, operations, and testers using Agile Scrum.

Provide status and other day-to-day communications to the Technical Lead, Scrum Master, and Project Manager Provide help desk triage/ production support Develops technical documentation detailing the project design parameters. May perform other duties as assigned Required Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other science or technology field with more than five (5+) years of professional experience. With a Master’s Degree, three (3) years of professional experience is required.

Required Skills: Java 8 or higher JQuery, JavaScript Spring Framework Web Services Development (REST, XML) Agile Software Development Lifecycle Software development and release management in a Linux environment SQL and Database Design Fundamentals Object oriented design and development Design patterns Source Control Tools, e.g. Git Unit testing – Junit, Jasmine or Karma Desired Skills: React, Bootstrap and Foundation Libraries Test Driven Development JIRA experience Tomcat or Apache Jenkins PostgreSQL SQL Server Position Details: Clearance: Ability to Obtain a Public Trust US Citizenship or Authorization to work in US required Travel: #J-18808-Ljbffr