Mid SW Developer

Mid SW Developer

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Virginia, Fairfax

Position : J

Employment Type: Full Time

Position

Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, Mid-level SW 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 deployment. 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.

This position can be located at any CGI office in the U.S, preferred location is Fairfax, VA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

• Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop the application architecture, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy solutions.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle which includes technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment and support of application developed for our clients.
• Take direction from solution architects and leads on development activities.
• Deliver high-quality web applications, using AI paired programming techniques as well as defining enterprise development practices.
• Assist in defining and coding the ongoing architecture and development of an emerging application.
• Confidently code and organize the application using best practices while helping to share knowledge with the team and grow the team's skills and understanding of robust Java applications.
• Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including application design/requirements gathering, estimating development activities, authoring application code, participating in code reviews, and testing the software.
• Participate in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress.
• Participate in client, industry, and end-user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.
• Participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and provide accurate estimates and development timelines.
• Author automated testing scripts for the application.
• Gain a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data.

• Minimum of 4+ years hands on experience with core Java & JEE skills and well versed on design patterns and related frameworks.
• Experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS, Angular, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.
• Experience with various AI paired programming tooling.
• Experience in Spring-Boot and Microservices.
• Experienced in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Paired Programming.
• Strong debugging, problem solving and investigative skills.
• Ability to assimilate disparate information (log files, error messages etc.) and pursue leads to find root cause problems.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Demonstrated understanding and at least 7 years of work experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java (frontend and backend) development.
• Exposure to a modern Java software development environment and tools such as Maven, Git, Tomcat, Eclipse, Bamboo, Hibernate, etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other similar technologies.
• Positive, can-do attitude, and desire to contribute in various means to team success.
• Confident communication skills with both internal team members as well as customers.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a dynamic team environment on development tasks and continuously deliver quality code for team review and product owner demonstration.
• Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies within the software development industry.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Strong…