Software Developer, Intermediate

Aveshka Inc•Washington, DC

1d•$120,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

Softtek Government Solutions is currently seeking a Software Developer to serve as part of a team in support of a key Customs and Border Protection (CBP) system. “Cornerstone” is a CBP owned and managed data system, which facilitates the flow of information to and from a variety of customers and data sources. We need your information technology expertise and consulting background to support operations and maintenance of the Cornerstone system and develop and implement a broad range of system initiatives. Such services shall entail the development of technology solutions and recommendations, and assistance in implementing the solutions and recommendations in order to meet the technology needs of the client and its customers.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship
Three to Five years of software development experience working with multiple programming languages, frameworks and platforms, Agile software development methodologies, planning and implementing system rollout
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. Person 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. Good English-language skills, both verbal and written.
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.
Minimum of a CBP BI or Top Secret
U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Presentation Layer: Design and implement front-end applications using standard GUI tools/languages (HTML, JSP, JavaScript/jQuery, BootStrap, Java Server Pages, etc.)
Application Services Layer: Design applications using SpringBoot 4.x and/or SpringFramework 7.x
Middleware Layer: IBM MQ, Java Web Services, FTP/SFTP
Data Layer: MySQL 8.0, Oracle 12g
Cloud: Amazon Web Services
Other: SOAP/ReST protocols, Java 17+, Apache Tomcat 11.x, Jasper Reports, Jenkins, GitLab/GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Wrappers, Eclipse, MySQL Workbench, Oracle SQL Developer, Windows Server, Docker

Responsibilities

Develop software code to create, enhance, resolve, and/or maximize IT solutions to support work processes
Review current IT strategies and recommend enhancements to improve performance
Recommend/develop/create/deploy alternative IT architecture to improve or to sustain enhanced system performance
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
Change the application access from table based to use the Active Directory (AD) groups
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
Install, upgrade, and monitor performance
Migrate existing applications to (newer) identified environments
Document historical, current, and future enhancement efforts
Audit system “error logs” and report any potential system/security threats
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
Install, upgrade, and administer/monitor database and system performance for Structured Query Language (SQL), Oracle, and MySQL (including query optimization, backup, restore, permissions, etc.)
Migrate the application from Enterprise Windows Server 20 to a new clod platform (AWS)
Resolve Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM) concerns