Java Developer Principal

SAIC (Science Applications Int.) • Ashburn, VA

127d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented Java Backend Developer to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field with 9+ years of technical experience.
• 9+ years of strong Java design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems.
• Ability to diagnose problems and support production systems.
• 2+ years of working with Applications on Cloud utilizing serverless hosted services like AWS S3, DynamoDB, lambda etc.
• Java Micro Service Architecture frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience with container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
• SQL DBs (preferably Oracle) and strong SQL/JDBC skills is required for this position.
• Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, Document DB, Cassandra etc.
• Messaging and Streaming Systems (Kafka, SQS and Kinesis.)
• XML/JSON.
• Unix/Linux.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate.
• Experience with building RESTful webservices and experience with query language based APIs like GraphQL.
• Jenkins, Maven, Gitlab and Jira for CI/CD.
• Demonstrated expertise in software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration).
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate rigorous Unit testing as part of development activities is essential.

Nice To Haves

• First-hand experience working with large project teams (working with the Federal Government a strong plus).
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions to software problems.
• Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.
• Agile development experience a plus.
• IBM MQ, JMS, EJB, MDB and other JEE technologies.
• JEE Server experience (WebLogic/WebSphere/JBOSS/etc.).
• Masters in Computer Science or related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and validation, and all aspects of the software life-cycle (requirements to design to implementation to test) for a java backend application involving extensive messaging and transaction processing.
• Design and implement Micro Service Architecture for Cloud based software applications.
• Use modern software engineering tools including Eclipse, Jira, and Atlassian Suites for design, development, and testing the software.
• Present the solution at formal and informal design reviews, and document the design according to the Government's system lifecycle methodology.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees