Developer

Our client is seeking a Senior Developer to provide senior-level application development expertise supporting the ongoing maintenance, enhancement, and modernization of a complex enterprise web application. This role will be responsible for developing and improving application functionality, resolving defects, addressing technical backlog items, and producing well-documented, thoroughly tested solutions. The ideal candidate will bring extensive Java/J2EE and IBM DB2 experience, recent state government development experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders in an Agile environment., * Develop, enhance, troubleshoot, and maintain a large-scale Java/J2EE application, including resolving defects, implementing enhancements, refactoring code, and addressing performance and maintenance needs.

• Complete application code changes involving database components, interfaces, batch processes, application modules, reporting functionality, and user interface improvements.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into well-defined application solutions, technical designs, and development specifications.
• Develop and execute unit, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing to validate application changes and protect existing functionality.
• Manage development activities through Azure DevOps, including work items, source control, code commits, pull requests, issue tracking, and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate with product owners, technical architects, development leads, managers, and business subject matter experts to clarify requirements, identify dependencies, estimate effort, and establish delivery timelines.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning, daily meetings, sprint reviews, status reporting, and demonstrations of working functionality.
• Document application enhancements, technical solutions, system dependencies, testing activities, and completed development work to maintain comprehensive system documentation.
• Evaluate impacted areas of the application and identify technical gaps, dependencies, risks, and considerations associated with proposed changes.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and technical guidance to existing development and support team members to enable ongoing application support.

• 10+ years of professional Java development experience.
• 10+ years of professional J2EE development experience.
• 10+ years of experience working with IBM DB2 UDB.
• 10+ years of experience using Eclipse in a professional software development environment.
• State government technology or application development experience within the past five years.
• Demonstrated expertise developing, troubleshooting, enhancing, and maintaining complex enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, coding standards, source control, configuration management, and structured code review processes.
• Experience performing unit, regression, integration, and end-to-end application testing.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar development lifecycle and issue-tracking tools.
• Experience producing functional and technical specifications and documenting application dependencies, database changes, and technical solutions.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, product owners, and subject matter experts.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent applicable experience.

Preferred:

• 1-3 years of eXPRS application development experience.