Junior Java Developer

CGI Deutschland•Fairfax, VA

About The Position

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic and creative entry-level Java Developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, service-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team leverages a modern development stack and various open-source technologies. This role offers the opportunity to help build and modernize system applications for cloud deployment while growing your web application development skills through experiential learning and self-directed training. You will work 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. The ideal candidate for this position will be a creative and detail oriented web application developer who enjoys the challenge of learning new technologies, solving problems, and building high-quality software. The candidate will be responsible for helping to define and code the ongoing architecture and development of an emerging application. The candidate will be able to confidently code and organize the application using best practices while helping to share their knowledge with the team and grow the teams' skills and understanding of robust Java applications. The candidate will be responsible for participating in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including application design/requirements gathering, estimating development activities, authoring application code, participating in code reviews, and testing the software. The candidate should have experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline.
Demonstrated understanding and at least 1 year of work experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java (frontend and backend) development.
Exposure to a modern Java software development environment and tools such as Maven, Git, Tomcat, Eclipse, Bamboo, etc.
Positive, can-do attitude, and desire to contribute in various means to team success.
Confident communication skills with both internal team members as well as customers.
Ability to work independently as well as within a dynamic team environment on development tasks and continuously deliver quality code for team review and product owner demonstration.
Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies within the software development industry.

Nice To Haves

1+ years of web application development
1+ years of using Spring Framework/jBPM/Activiti in Java applications
Experience with RESTful services.
Experience with cloud technologies such as Azure.
Experience participating in an Agile development team
Experience using Atlassian tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, SourceTree, etc.)
Consulting experience

Responsibilities

Authoring and reviewing web application code in Java, JavaScript, etc.
Participating in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress
Participating in client, industry, and end-user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.
Participating in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and providing accurate estimates and development timelines.
Continuous improvement of existing development tools and technologies
Authoring automated testing script for the application
Augmenting and Improving system architecture
Gaining a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data.