Software Developer - Applications/Software Development

Redolent • Austin, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

One software developer is being solicited to perform work on legacy modernization projects in a java application using Rational Application Developer. Emphasis of work performed shall be full stack development. The work will include, but is not limited to, assessing user requirements/stories and translating them into technical tasks and actual code development using: Rational Application Developer, Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework, HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging tools, Apache Ant, and SVN. This effort will involve: creating user access functionality, workflow, reporting and dashboarding within an existing application. Additionally: database views may be created for use in Tableau to assist with comprehensive agency business intelligence needs. Will also be responsible for: writing technical and user documentation. The worker should have strong knowledge of and experience working on software development projects and general project lifecycle. The contract staff shall work on an agile scrum team, participating in regular meetings, work sessions, and interactions with the business owners and the project team. They should be a self-starter with experience working in a virtual collaborative setting with an agile scrum development team. The worker should possess strong written and oral presentation skills, with abilities to help present work done in an application. This work will extend to at least one project to: migrate data, data collection, and reporting to an agency application from two different existing processes but may also include other projects as determined by time remaining in contract. Any and all project work will include workflows, business processes, and other functionality as a legacy modernization effort.

Requirements

• 8 years working as a software developer on software application development projects, either as enhancements or ground-up initiatives
• 8 years coding using the following tools: Rational Application Developer (or other Eclipse-based IDE), Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework, HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging tools, Apache Ant, SVN (or other version control)
• 8 years eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics and user stories, then translating them to functional tasks for technical staff
• 8 years following requirements and user stories end-to-end to guarantee proper delivery of requested functionality
• 8 years testing applications to ensure user requirements are met
• 2 years using Microsoft Teams or other collaboration tool to communicate and work within a team
• 2 years working on an agile scrum team as a software developer
• 2 years estimating work and sizing tasks for sprint development

Nice To Haves

• 4 years writing user documentation
• 4 years writing technical documentation
• 1 year working as a software developer with Texas Department of Insurance applications

Responsibilities

• Assessing user requirements/stories and translating them into technical tasks and actual code development
• Creating user access functionality, workflow, reporting and dashboarding within an existing application
• Creating database views for use in Tableau to assist with comprehensive agency business intelligence needs
• Writing technical and user documentation
• Working on an agile scrum team, participating in regular meetings, work sessions, and interactions with the business owners and the project team
• Presenting work done in an application
• Migrating data, data collection, and reporting to an agency application from two different existing processes
• Implementing workflows, business processes, and other functionality as a legacy modernization effort

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed