Senior Java Developer

Overview

Role Snapshot
Our Senior Java Developer partners with colleagues to deliver enhancements and new features for our self-service and customer service applications for our Government Services - Tricare business line. This developer leads the design, creation, deployment, and maintenance for system solutions. They will mentor junior developers and ensure the scalability, performance, and security of enterprise-level applications.

Salary Range
$100,000 ~ $135,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may fall outside of this range.

Work Location
Our first consideration will be to have this new employee live in the state of Wisconsin to take advantage of Hybrid work and collaboration. Employees living within 45 miles of WPS Headquarters (1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI) will be expected to be able to work Hybrid 2 days a week on a regular basis. As a secondary consideration, we do offer remote work throughout Wisconsin.

• Act as a technical liaison between business stakeholders and the development team. Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to deliver solutions that align with the organization's strategic goals.
• Analyze requirements and prepare specifications and documentation in accordance with departmental standards.
• Design, develop, test, and integrate applications ensuring adherence to defined Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Change Control processes.
• Translate technical concepts into business terminology to ensure effective communication between IT and clients.
• Partner with Quality Assurance teams to validate and test applications.
• Coordinate and communicate development activities with other teams, including database management, infrastructure, security, and quality assurance.
• Conduct design, code and technical document reviews to support quality, accuracy, maintainability, scalability, and secure development practices.
• Contribute to documentation of system functionality, service configurations, and development standards.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers and promote knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration to ensure alignment with enterprise development and security practices.
• Provide and contribute to 24/7 production support for applications to minimize downtime and maximize customer satisfaction.

• US citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and/or related work experience.
• 5 or more years of experience in application development, implementation, and support, with a wide range of software architectures, platforms and tools including:
  Service Oriented Architecture, Software as a Service, Web Services, Java, messaging systems, JavaScript, HTML, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented development (OOP/OOD), using Java programming languages, JEE and popular libraries (Spring, Apache Commons, SLF4j), and Java Application Servers (e.g., JBoss, Web Sphere, Tomcat).
• Strong knowledge of web services (REST/JSON, SOAP/XML), JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Next, MUI, Type Script), and relational databases (e.g., MS SQL, DB2).
• Experience with Agile methodologies, cloud web services, containers, and tools like Intelli
  
  J, Git, ADO repositories, and development/testing tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and communication skills with ability to explain technical information to non-technical audiences.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems.
• Experience with WPS systems, tools, processes and business lines.

• Wired (ethernet cable) internet connection from your router to your computer
• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (speed can be checked at )
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
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WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad.

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