Java Developer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Bethesda, MD

3d•$99,000 - $225,000•Remote

About The Position

Every day, millions of Americans depend on medical devices to protect their health and save their lives. As a senior Java Developer on this team, you'll build and modernize the systems that support medical device review for a federal public health agency. Using modern architectures, frameworks, and agile practices, you'll deliver production-ready solutions that reduce review timelines, strengthen IT resilience, and retire legacy risk. This role goes beyond writing code. You will lead design and delivery for modernization workstreams. You will set standards, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, production and readiness, mentor developers, and drive quality and technical decisions. You will own production support escalation path for critical issues. You will evaluate emerging tools and techniques, recommend system improvements, and ensure your solutions account for the broader architecture, operating environment, and long-term scalability. Ready to build systems that will change medical device review for the better? Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software development
6+ years of experience with Java, including Spring Boot, Hibernate or JPA, and RESTful web services
4+ years of experience leading engineers, including mentoring, code review ownership, and delivery accountability
3+ years of experience with a modern JavaScript framework such as React.js, Vue, and Angular.js, including responsive, accessible UI development
Experience leading or co-leading modernization or migration of large legacy Java applications such as monolith to modular services or modern frameworks
Experience with database design, including writing and optimizing SQL such as Oracle or PostgreSQL
Experience working with legacy Java technologies, including J2EE, JSP, or Servlets, developing migration strategies to modern frameworks, and providing production support and issue resolution
Knowledge of containerization and cloud deployment, including Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or Azure, and DevOps tools and practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Jenkins
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with Atlassian Suite of tools, including Jira and Confluence
Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, or JavaScript testing libraries
Experience with stored procedures and advanced database performance tuning
Experience working with federal health agencies such as FDA, NIH, or HHS

Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery for modernization workstreams.
Set standards, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, production and readiness.
Mentor developers.
Drive quality and technical decisions.
Own production support escalation path for critical issues.
Evaluate emerging tools and techniques.
Recommend system improvements.
Ensure solutions account for the broader architecture, operating environment, and long-term scalability.