What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Developer-IV ***Prefer local to WI, W2 Candidates only position at V.L.S. Systems, Inc?
Job Details
**** NOTE: THIS REQUIREMENT IS W2 ONLY AND REMOTE IN WISCONSIN ****
Hello Professional,
We have an exciting new role with our client for a Java Developer-IV. Please find below job description for your perusal. Looking forward to speaking with you.
Role: Java Developer-IV
Location: Remote (Madison, WI)
Duration: 2 Months with possibility of extension
Interview: MS Teams
Job Description
On-site or Remote?
- Candidates must be WI residents.
- This position will work mostly remote from within the State of Wisconsin. There may be a requirement to come into the office as needed, likely no more than twice per year.
Overview:
The selected candidate will play a hands-on senior technologist/lead role in modernizing the State of Wisconsin, Agency web application(s). Within this modernization effort the candidate will provide technical expertise in migrating application(s) to Spring Boot, upgrade Java versions, updating presentation layer technologies, migrating applications to container hosted environments, and provide guidance in the development of a DevSecOps and CI/CD development pipeline following the industry s best practices. The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and support of enterprise-wide application(s). We are looking for someone with strong experience in Java, MVC pattern implementation (Struts, Spring), full lifecycle testing, microservice architecture patterns, and Agile Scrum project management methodology. Strong candidates should also have experience with container creation and deployment, DevSecOps best practices, and modern presentation layer technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Enhance existing application(s) with new features as well as modernizing existing application(s)
- Solve complex technical problems
- Design, develop and provide technical leadership to the modernization effort.
- Develop testing methodology and criteria and implement them on automated build processes.
- Lead efforts for modernizing Java application(s) to Spring Boot following industry best practices.
- Develop application presentation layers using modern JavaScript/TypeScript technologies such as Angular.
- Provide technical leadership to moving application(s) toward microservices and modern looking architecture.
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:
- 5 years' experience with Java/J2EE
- 5 years' experience with Spring boot
- 5 years' experience with Angular
- 4 years' hands on Architecture/Design experience
- 4 years' experience with microservices
- Spring Framework (5 years)
- API development (4 years)
- SQL experience (5 years)
- Experience working in Hybrid and Agile Methodologies (5 years)
- Experience working with industry standard patterns for modernization (i.e. lift and shift, strangler, etc.)
Nice to Have Experience:
- Java Batch experience (4 years)
- Oracle and PL/SQL stored procedure experience (4 years)
- DevSecOps Best Practices (3 years) including leveraging SonarQube
- Automated Testing Best Practices (5 years)
- AWS Cloud based development experience (4 ) years
- Experience working with Liberty, Maven, IntelliJ, Java 21
- Leveraging GitHub Co-Pilot or similar GenAI based IDE tools to accelerate software development and testing practices
- Experience working with Box
Interview Process:
- Online interview
Contract Duration:
- 06/30/2025 with extensions possible
Will this position have access to FTI (Federal Tax Information)?
- No
Travel Required?
- No
Thanks and regards,
Mark | Lead Recruiter | V.L.S Systems Inc.
Address: 4080 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 300 | Chantilly | VA 20151
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