Programmer Analyst

The Lead Developer will provide technical leadership to the application development team, including the design, development, implementation, and support of complex Java applications within the MDHHS Infectious Disease area. The resource will collaborate closely with business stakeholders to ensure that the technical design and implementation of the eCR Rules Engine Project align with business requirements, technical standards, and operational needs.The Lead Developer will play a critical role in streamlining business processes, maintaining data integrity, ensuring compliance with our Enterprise Architecture and SUITE standards, and implementing appropriate application security measures. In addition to providing technical leadership and guidance to other developers, the resource will actively participate in application development, enhancement, integration, maintenance, and implementation activities. The resource will also contribute to technical analysis, solution design, and the development of technology roadmaps for supported applications to ensure long-term sustainability and alignment with departmental objectives. The eCR Rules Engine project will address critical MDHHS business needs, particularly benefiting MDSS and other downstream systems through the development of a centralized, enterprise-wide solution. Strong technical oversight is essential to review and ensure that the solution’s architecture, technical design, and code development align with our development standards and best practices. Without appropriate technical leadership and oversight, design deficiencies and coding errors could result in data integrity issues, increased maintenance costs, and potential inaccuracies in the information processed and reported to state and federal agencies. Ensuring technical quality, scalability, security, and compliance from the outset will help minimize these risks and support the long-term sustainability and reliability of the enterprise solution.

• Bachelor’s Degree, * 10+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using Java.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL, database design, SQL development, and performance optimization.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Highly Preferred Skills:

• Healthcare integrations using HL7, CDA, FHIR, eCR, or ELR.
• Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, or other messaging technologies.
• Knowledge of LOINC, SNOMED CT, and terminology management.

Other Desired Skills:

• Experience designing and developing cloud-native applications using microservices architecture.
• Experience with JSON processing, API integrations, and asynchronous messaging.
• Experience with Git, unit testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile development teams.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Provide technical leadership to the application development team.
• Experience preparing technology roadmap for supported applications.
• Experience with configurable business rules engines such as Drools.
• Experience with rule authoring, validation, classification, and message routing. over 1+ years of experience working with AI technologies and utilizing Kiro AI code generation tool.
• 10+ years designing and review of logical and physical data model in SQL and/or PL/SQL.
• 8+ years in preparing and maintaining the technology roadmap for the supported applications.
• 8+ years programming using Java JEE Spring/SpringBoot Framework 3.0.
• 5+ years in projects development using Angular/React JS, JavaScript framework.
• 10+ years reviewing technical design to ensure the enterprise design standards are maintained
• 10+ years leading the team including designing, development of complex computer systems using Java technologies.
• 10 + years developing complex computer systems using java IDEs such as Eclipse, STS.
• Over 3+ years Experience or Knowledge on creating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• 8+ years of development using Hibernate/JPA framework.
• Over 5+ years in the JBOSS Enterprise SOA and Devops containers environment.
• Over 5+ years implemented agile development processes including test driven development.
• 5 years of Cloud technologies experience, preferably in AWS

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We’ve differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you’ve heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match