Software Developer

Accenture Federal Services•Washington, DC

3d•$97,500 - $115,200

About The Position

The Software Engineer will serve as an experienced full-stack developer supporting the ongoing operation, maintenance, and enhancement of the CMS Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS). The developer will work across legacy and modern application components in a complex federal production environment, using Java and Spring, React and Angular, and PostgreSQL. The role includes troubleshooting production issues, resolving defects, implementing approved enhancements, addressing technical debt, and modernizing legacy components while maintaining ongoing operations. As part of a cross-functional Agile team, the developer will design, develop, test, document, and maintain secure, production-quality software. The role supports Java/Spring backend services, APIs, business logic, database integrations, and React- or Angular-based interfaces. It also includes diagnosing application, integration, data, and performance issues; supporting legacy applications while improving maintainability; and participating in code reviews, testing, release preparation, deployment validation, and production support. Work is performed in AWS-hosted environments using established CI/CD processes with Jenkins and GitHub. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least four years of relevant software development experience, including experience maintaining and enhancing legacy production systems on a federal program and working within formal security, release, change-control, and operational-support processes. The listed base pay range for specified locations is $97,500–$115,200 USD. Accenture Federal Services states that it offers a wide variety of benefits, with further information available through its benefits page.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least four years of relevant software development experience.
Experience maintaining and enhancing legacy production systems on a federal program, including working within formal security, release, change-control, and operational-support processes.
Strong Java and Spring experience.
Proficiency with React and Angular front-end technologies.
Experience developing data-driven applications using PostgreSQL.
Strong communication, documentation, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, document, and maintain secure, production-quality software.
Develop and support Java/Spring backend services, APIs, business logic, database integrations, and React- or Angular-based user interfaces.
Analyze existing code and system behavior to diagnose application, integration, data, and performance issues.
Support legacy production applications while contributing to incremental modernization and maintainability improvements.
Write and optimize SQL queries, database objects, and data-access components using PostgreSQL.
Participate in code reviews, automated testing, defect resolution, release preparation, deployment validation, and production support.
Work within AWS-hosted environments and established continuous integration and continuous delivery processes using Jenkins and GitHub.
Balance new development with production stability and continuity of service.