Jr. SW Developer

Overview

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.

This position is located in Fairfax, VA; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

• Contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of modern cloud-native applications built with 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.

• Demonstrated understanding of modern coding languages and technologies (e.g., HTML, Angular, Java, Python, Type Script, 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.
• 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., Git Hub Copilot).
• Backend technologies:
  Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA (Hibernate), REST API design, JSON.
• Frontend technologies:
  Angular (v14+), Type Script, Angular Material or Bootstrap.
• AWS services: ECS/EKS, S3, RDS (PostgreSQL), SQS, SNS, Lambda, Cloud Formation/CDK, API Gateway.
• Databases:
  PostgreSQL; familiarity with database migration tools (Flyway, Liquibase).
• CI/CD:
  Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Sonar Qube, Nexus/Artifactory.
• Containerization & orchestration:
  Docker, Kubernetes (EKS).
• Monitoring & observability:
  Datadog, Cloud Watch.
• 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, Git Hub, pull request workflows.
• Collaboration tools: JIRA, Confluence.
• Consulting experience is a plus.

• Directly related experience in software development.
• Experience with more advanced cloud services such as Lambda functions, API Gateway integration, or Terraform.
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