Lead Developer - Java / Angular / AWS

Nexiva•Raleigh, NC

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is seeking a Lead Developer to support the Medicaid Transformation Project. The developer will design, develop, enhance, and maintain enterprise web applications across front-end and back-end technologies. This is an onsite contract role in Raleigh, North Carolina, for local candidates only. The contract dates are October 19, 2026, through April 22, 2027. The rate is $50 per hour on C2C. Interviews may be conducted by webcam or in person. Lead experience is preferred but not required.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.
At least 3 years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Node.js, and REST APIs.
At least 2 years of experience with Angular 7+, React, Apollo GraphQL, Knex, Passport, and Passport-SAML.
At least 2 years of experience with Express and Express-GraphQL.
At least 2 years of experience with Amazon PostgreSQL.
At least 2 years of experience with AWS Fargate, ECS, ECR, S3, Lambda, AWS SDK, and CodeCommit.
At least 3 years of experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with Gradle, SVN, Eclipse, and Spring Tools.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Experience working on large and complex software transformation initiatives.
Must be a local candidate.

Nice To Haves

Lead experience is preferred but not required.
Experience working in Agile environments.
AWS certification.
Healthcare, Medicaid, or government project experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java/J2EE and Spring Boot.
Develop modern UI applications using Angular 7+ and React.
Build backend services and APIs using Node.js, Express, REST API, and GraphQL.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Work across application security, presentation, services, data persistence, and execution layers.
Develop and integrate solutions using Apollo GraphQL, Knex, Passport, and Passport-SAML.
Work with Amazon PostgreSQL databases.
Deploy and support cloud applications using AWS Fargate, ECS, ECR, S3, Lambda, AWS SDK, and CodeCommit.
Use Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
Participate in application modernization, transition, and transformation initiatives.
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders and participate in Agile development activities.