Mid SW Developer

Job order - J - Permanent Full Time

Title Mid SW Developer

Category Software Development/ Engineering

City Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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, including technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment, and support of the application developed for our clients.
• As a member working in a team environment, 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 growing 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.
• Engage in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress.
• Take part in client, industry, and end‑user discussions to help provide a 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 optimize application access to backend data.

• Minimum of 4+ years hands‑on experience with core Java & JEE skills and a solid understanding of 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.
• Experience with 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.
• 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 ways to team success.
• Confident communication skills with both internal team members and 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…