Software Developer, Intermediate

Aveshka Inc•Washington, DC

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Softtek Government Solutions is currently seeking a Software Developer to serve as part of a team in support of a key Gov't Agency. This Gov't Agency is owned and managed data system, which facilitates the flow of information to and from a variety of customers and data sources associated with the background investigation and adjudication process. We need your information technology expertise and consulting background to support operations and maintenance of the Governments system to develop and implement a broad range of reporting initiatives. Such services shall entail the development of reporting solutions and recommendations and the assistance in implementing the solutions and recommendations to meet the information needs of the client and its customers.

Requirements

3 to 5+ years of software development experience working with multiple programming languages, frameworks and platforms, Agile software development methodologies, planning and implementing system rollout
Ability to be onsite in DC 2 days per month
Demonstrated experience working with Cognos Reporting
Demonstrated experience working with SharePoint
Demonstrated experience working with MS Access Database
Demonstrated experience working with Visual Basic .NET
Demonstrated experience working with MS Access VBA
Experience using Jira and Confluence
Minimum of a CBP BI or Top Secret
U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Active CBP BI
Experience with CBP
Analytical, design and problem-solving skills at multi-product/multi-environment level to troubleshoot system defects and mitigate the issues they cause
Skills in research and analysis, project planning and implementation. Understanding and awareness of business issues as they impact overall project plans
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express and document complex technical concepts in business terms. The selected candidate must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with technical staff, non-technical staff, end-users for requirements gathering, testing, training, and outcome validation
Excellent team-oriented interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional project team environment
Understanding of concepts of project planning and project management techniques to assist in small projects and/or group initiatives
Experience with Java Server Pages, jQuery, and JavaScript a plus
Experience with Spring Boot a plus
Experience with IBM MQ, Java Web Services, and SFTP a plus
Experience with MySQL 8.0, Oracle 12g a plus
Experience with Java 1.8, Apache Tomcat 9.0, Jasper Reports, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Wrappers, Eclipse, MySQL Workbench, Oracle SQL Developer, and Windows Server a plus

Responsibilities

Develop software code to create, enhance, resolve, and/or maximize IT solutions to support reporting processes
Assist with and/or support the deployment of system updates/enhancements/upgrades
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the applications and systems
Automate manual processes
Implement data retention schedule for the applications
Develop queries/reports
Recommend alternative database structure to improve/enhance performance and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the project
Troubleshoot/optimize the performance of associated databases and connections
Migrate existing applications to (newer) identified environments
Document historical, current, and future enhancement efforts
Gather user requirements and develop automated specifications/requirements
Build/enhance data dictionaries to include defining metadata management approaches and data governance processes
Identify, design, and implement solutions for extraction and integration of data from legacy systems for reporting, decision support, and analysis