Senior Java Software Engineer
About The Position
Global Alliant, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Software Engineer to support a mission-critical application modernization initiative for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This role involves designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining secure, scalable enterprise applications using modern cloud-native technologies while collaborating within an Agile software development environment. The ideal candidate has extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications, strong knowledge of cloud technologies, and a passion for delivering high-quality software that supports critical government operations.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience with a focus on enterprise application development.
- Strong expertise in Java development with experience using Kotlin and exposure to Scala.
- Extensive experience developing Java-based web services and RESTful APIs.
- Experience working with Docker and containerized application development.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, functional programming concepts, and software design patterns.
- Working knowledge of the Scala ecosystem, including commonly used frameworks and libraries.
- Strong SQL development skills with experience designing and querying relational databases.
- Experience developing applications within AWS cloud environments.
- Proficiency using Git or similar version control systems.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or familiarity with Amazon EMR (Spark) and OpenSearch administration, security, and scalability
- Experience or familiarity with Apache Spark, including: Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs), DataFrames, Spark SQL
- Experience or familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using Harness
- Experience or familiarity with Git-based development workflows
- Experience or familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation)
- Experience or familiarity with Kubernetes orchestration
- Experience or familiarity with AWS services including: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, EKS
- Experience or familiarity with Cloud security best practices including: Encryption, Secret management, Network security
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and related technologies.
- Develop secure RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Build and deploy cloud-native applications within AWS.
- Collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, testers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to software quality and engineering best practices.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Support containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines.
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement effective solutions.
- Produce technical documentation and participate in Agile ceremonies.
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) with company match
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- other company-sponsored benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
