Backend Developer

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Backend Developer (Entry Level) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA., * Working closely with the tech lead and senior/mid-level developers, the Backend Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and validation, and all aspects of the software life-cycle for a java back end application involving extensive messaging and transaction processing.

• Responsible for developing and testing Java code as dictated by project requirement.
• The candidate will be expected to learn and adhere to the continuous integration, automated unit testing and other AGILE practices established within the team using the tools that are currently used by the team.
• The candidate is expected to diagnose and fix issues in existing application components as part of maintenance.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with technical experience.
• Experience with Java & Java Frameworks (design and software development experience including designing, programming, and documenting large-scale software systems).
• Experience with:

• Java, Java Frameworks (Spring, JMS).
• JPA\Hibernate.
• Spring boot/AWS cloud.
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• Gitlab/JIRA/Jenkins for CI/CD.
• Web services.
• SQL.
• XML.
• Unix/ Linux.
• JEE Server experience (Weblogic\Websphere\JBOSS\etc.)
• Knowledge of software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration).
• Experience with incorporate Unit testing as part of development activities.
• Knowledge of design patterns (GoF, J2EE).

Desired Skills and Experience

• Recent and relevant course projects, internships, co-ops, or personal work showcasing backend development skills would be a plus.
• High level of self-motivation, desire to deliver stellar solutions and willingness to work in a distributed team environment.
• Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, etc.
• Development on front-end using Angular and React.
• Experience with Cloud Migration.
• AWS Lambda.
• Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.
• Agile development experience a plus.
• Master's degree in computer science or related field is a plus.

Customer Requirements

• Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
• Location - This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area.