JAVA Backend Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, create, test, improve, and maintain backend applications and services based on Java for the IBS program.

• Develop backend solutions utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and relevant Java frameworks and libraries.

• Design, develop, maintain, and utilize RESTful APIs and web services.

• Create application business logic, service-layer components, integrations, and data-access functionality.

• Integrate backend services with relational databases, external systems, and other application components.

• Convert functional and technical requirements into dependable, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.

• Write clean, efficient, testable, and maintainable Java code.

• Develop and sustain unit and integration tests.

• Engage in peer code reviews.

• Diagnose and resolve backend application defects, integration challenges, and performance issues.

• Analyze application logs and system behavior to determine root causes and implement solutions.

• Support application integrations across system components and external interfaces.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines along with automated build, testing, and deployment processes.

• Ensure applications adhere to DoD security standards, secure coding practices, and relevant STIG requirements.

• Participate in Agile activities such as sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, demonstrations, and retrospectives.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation.

• Collaborate with developers, technical leads, QA, DevSecOps, database, infrastructure, and engineering teams.

• Support front-end integration and contribute to Angular components as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance.

• IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ CE preferred).

• At least 3+ years of professional software development experience.

• Strong hands-on experience in developing applications using Java.

• Proficient with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, or similar Java application frameworks.

• Experience in designing, developing, and utilizing RESTful APIs and web services.

• Skilled in developing backend business logic, service-layer components, and application integrations.

• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.

• Knowledge of object-oriented design, software design principles, and common development patterns.

• Experience in writing unit and integration tests for Java applications.

• Ability to troubleshoot and debug enterprise applications, APIs, and integrations.

• Proficient in using Git or similar source-control tools.

• Experienced in Agile software development environments.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.

• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

• Capable of working independently while effectively collaborating within a distributed development team.

• Preferred: experience supporting USTRANSCOM, DoD, or other federal mission systems.

• Preferred: experience with Spring Boot-based enterprise applications or microservices.

• Preferred: experience in developing applications using microservices architectures.

• Preferred: experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, messaging, asynchronous processing, enterprise application integration, security scanning tools, GitLab, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.

🏝️ Benefits

• Active Secret Clearance requirement and IAT Level II certification support the role.

• Regular full-time employment.

• Fully remote work arrangement.