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# Jr. SW Developer

- **Company:** CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $58,000.0 - $123,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Spring Security, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Software Applications, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Bootstrap (Software), Code Review, Collaborative Software, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Data Structures, Database Design, Github, Gradle, Monitoring of Systems, Hibernate (Java), Integrated Development Environments, IntelliJ IDEA, Java Persistence API, JSON, Junit, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Liquibase, Apache Maven, Cisco Nexus Switches, OAuth, OpenID, Pair Programming, Scrum Methodology, Mockito, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Systems Architecture, TypeScript, Web Applications, YAML, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Angular Material, Okta, GitHub Copilot, Spring-boot, Cypress (Programming Language), Backend, Git, Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Database Migration, Containerization, AI Platforms, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/468815C08A284DD7B653DF2B52E534C5/job/

## About the Role

* Demonstrated understanding of modern coding languages and technologies (e.g. HTML, Angular, Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript)

 * Positive, can-do attitude with a desire to contribute to team success

 * Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external stakeholders

 * Ability to work independently and within a dynamic team, continuously delivering quality code for team review and product owner demonstration

 * Eagerness to research, learn, and apply emerging technologies, o Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred.

 * Directly related experience in software development

 * Exposure to modern development environment tools: Maven/Gradle, Git, IntelliJ/VS Code

 * Basic understanding of containerization (Docker) and cloud deployment (AWS)

 * Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment

 * Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, or similar)

 * Backend Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA (Hibernate), REST API design, JSON

 * Frontend Technologies: Angular (v14+), TypeScript, Angular Material or Bootstrap

 * AWS Services: ECS/EKS, S3, RDS (PostgreSQL), SQS, SNS, Lambda, CloudFormation/CDK, API Gateway

 * Databases: PostgreSQL, familiarity with database migration tools (Flyway, Liquibase)

 * CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus/Artifactory

 * Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)

 * Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar

 * Authentication & Authorization: OAuth 2.0 / OIDC (e.g., Okta, AWS Cognito, Keycloak)

 * Testing: JUnit, Mockito, or Cypress

 * Event-Driven Architecture: SQS/SNS, Kafka (exposure)

 * Code Management: Git, GitHub, pull request workflows

 * Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence

 * Consulting experience is a plus

Due to the nature of government contracts, US citizenship is required., * Application Development

 * Back End Development
 * Back End Development
 * English
 * Java
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * AWS AI Services
 * Spring Boot

## Description

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, junior software developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various additional open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud environments. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer., * As a junior software developer, you will contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot.

 * Write clean, well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building robust full applications

 * Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, coding, code reviews, and testing

 * Author and review frontend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming techniques

 * Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines

 * Develop and consume RESTful APIs, gaining experience in API design patterns and microservice communication

 * Build a solid understanding of data structures, problem solving, algorithm design, and data formats (JSON, YAML)

 * Participate in daily standups, code collaboration sessions, and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress

 * Engage in client and end-user discussions to provide a technical perspective on application capabilities

 * Participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features with accurate estimates

 * Author automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend

 * Continuously improve development tooling, processes, and system architecture

 * Gain practical experience in database design (e.g. PostgreSQL) and optimizing data access patterns


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