Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Developer

We are currently seeking a seasoned Senior Java Developer to join our client's team in Washington DC. As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a crucial role in the analysis, design, and implementation of large-scale IT solutions projects, particularly focusing on passenger rail transportation systems. Your responsibilities will encompass various aspects including analysis and design support, application development, production support, testing support, and more.

• Engage in client discussions to provide technical analysis and support on business requirements and priorities.
• Perform comprehensive analysis, design, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of complex IT solutions projects related to passenger rail transportation systems.
• Conduct detailed business analysis to architect and design IT solutions that fulfill both functional and technical requirements.
• Document and deliver essential project documents such as sizing, external design, detail design, etc.

• Design, develop, test, and deploy business-critical applications.
• Develop and implement high-performance, cloud-native enterprise-level services with a focus on availability.
• Maintain technical documentation and provide support for problem analysis and resolution.

• Monitor and resolve production problems for assigned applications or systems when necessary.

• Utilize Test Driven Development methodologies to create use-case scenarios and unit test cases using frameworks such as Junit, Mockito, and Power Mock.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and Test Engineer to develop and execute test plans/test cases.
• Identify and rectify any identified defects.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong backend development experience with Java, Spring, and Spring Boot ecosystem, including REST and SOAP-based APIs.
• Proficiency in developing Data Access Layer (DAO) using Spring Data JPA, SQL, and Hibernate.
• Experience with Gradle and Maven for build process automation.
• Familiarity with Git in a CI/CD model (Experience with Atlassian Bit Bucket and JIRA is a plus).
• Strong analytical thinking skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve intricate issues.
• Capability to thrive in an agile delivery environment under deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, 7+ years of relevant work experience, and training.
• Solid experience working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe 6.x).
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber and Cypress testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of designing and developing services following the Twelve-Factor Application Methodology.
• Hands-on experience with AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, Lambda, Fargate, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, Data Pipeline, Cloud Watch, Code Commit, Code Pipeline, Code Deploy, and CDK or Cloud Formation.
• Understanding of application security vulnerabilities and their mitigation.