Jr. SW Developer

CGI•Fairfax, VA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Demonstrated understanding of modern coding languages and technologies (e.g. HTML, Angular, Java, Python, TypeScript, 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
US citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

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., GitHub Copilot, or similar)
Backend Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA (Hibernate), REST API design, JSON
Frontend Technologies: Angular (v14+), TypeScript, Angular Material or Bootstrap
AWS Services: ECS/EKS, S3, RDS (PostgreSQL), SQS, SNS, Lambda, CloudFormation/CDK, API Gateway
Databases: PostgreSQL, familiarity with database migration tools (Flyway, Liquibase)
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus/Artifactory
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar
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, GitHub, pull request workflows
Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Consulting experience is a plus

Responsibilities

As a junior software developer, you will contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as 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