Technical Architect (Java)

Dev Technology • Ashburn, VA

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

Dev Technology Group is hiring a Technical Architect with a focus on Java applications to support our team in serving a dynamic government customer delivering mission-critical functionality for web-based applications. We are looking for an experienced architect who has strong communication skills, clear technical understanding, a desire to learn new things, and a customer focus. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively, serve team members, and enjoy learning new technologies and business areas and a desire to work in the code. You will be responsible for providing technical thought leadership and solving technical challenges in support of a multi-faceted program. You will support complex problem-solving, provide input to technical design, and suggest process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 10 years of work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 8 years of experience developing Java applications and associated frameworks.
• At least 1 year of development experience using JavaScript and/or JavaScript frameworks like Angular.
• At least 3 years of experience working in a story-based Agile team development environment using Jira or a similar tool.
• At least 1 year of experience working in an automated development environment, using CI/CD tools such as Git, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube.
• Experience with Spring and Spring Boot.
• Experience developing against relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience working to translate business requirements into working code.
• Ability to collaborate with team members to ensure client needs and expectations are met or exceeded.
• Experience developing in and deploying to a Cloud environment (such as Amazon Web Services).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with JMS (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ).
• Experience working on a federal government project.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical thought leadership and solving technical challenges in support of a multi-faceted program.
• Supporting complex problem-solving.
• Providing input to technical design.
• Suggesting process improvement.

Benefits

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
• 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior