Enterprise Web Application Developer

Virginia Tech•Blacksburg, VA

1d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA invites applications for an Enterprise Web Application Developer to join a team of university and federal researchers supporting the public forest inventory sector. In this role, you will maintain, enhance, and support a mission critical, enterprise scale web application used for continuous nationwide forest inventory (NFI) data collection and management. The position requires developing a deep understanding of the web based Mobile Integrated Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) and how it integrates with other elements of the NFI program. You will collaborate with both technical and non technical team members to troubleshoot system issues, improve long standing enterprise components, and implement solutions that ensure reliability, usability, and long term sustainability across the NFI system.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a computing related field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or Web Development.
Proficiency in Java, including writing, maintaining, and troubleshooting production level code
Experience with J2EE/enterprise Java, such as servlets, enterprise components, and server-side Java applications
Web development experience including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSP based interfaces
Experience creating, maintaining, or refactoring Jakarta Server Pages (JSP)
Understanding of enterprise web application architecture, including front end to Java based back-end integration
Familiarity with enterprise application servers, such as JBoss
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot full web stack issues, from interface to server components
Experience with relational databases, ideally Oracle, including writing or modifying SQL queries
Experience using version control tools such as Git
Knowledge of designing or improving data entry user interfaces for operational workflows.

Nice To Haves

Willingness to learn how MIDAS integrates with other systems.
Ability to review existing code and identify needed updates, enhancements, or performance improvements.
Comfort working in a team environment, including collaborating with technical and non-technical staff.
Strong problem-solving skills for diagnosing issues within a complex, long-standing application.

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