Job title: Software Engineer 3 - Technical Lead - Java
Location: Austin, TX (Remote local to Texas)
Duration: Long term
Visa: USC, GCH, GC-EAD, H1B’s
Client: 2024C0064- DFPS- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
This role is responsible for the following:
· Define and develop low-level design documents
· Contribute to and follow software engineering best practices to create robust and standardized solutions
· Work closely with Business Analysis and Project Management in executing the assigned development work
· Participate in design and development activities for existing and new components
· Perform full stack development including Database, Services, Web Applications, and Front-end development by utilizing various versions of programming languages and frameworks
· Write scalable and high available code by following the design principles and software engineering best practices
· Perform code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, test case automation, continuous integration and continuous deployment
· Identify, investigate, and resolve production problems in a timely manner, based on the priority
· The Workers must have a strong Technical Lead background with extensive experience in the following:
· Strong working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, ABCS, PEIRS, NEICE, e-Report, e-Travel, General Placement Search and Community Based Care
· Eight or more years of experience with Enterprise level Java applications with over three years of experience in a technical lead role
· Ability to plan and coordinate technical activities including work break down, assignments, estimation of level of effort, enforcement of standards, code review, build engineering, testing, and release management
· Work closely with Business Analysis and Project Management in prioritizing the assigned work and providing options/alternatives
· Lead the design activities for existing and new components, make recommendations to the technology leadership
· Define the automation requirements in a priority order from within the team, including build, testing, and security from CI/CD perspective
· Technical background with progressive experience with various versions of programming languages and frameworks
· Ability to simplify design complexities for Junior Developers to meet the quality and timeline objectives
· Experienced with Full stack development capabilities including Database, Services, Web Applications, and Front-end development
Required skills:
· 8 years of Professional experience in software engineering
· 7 years of Hands-on experience in Front End/UI development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the J2EE application development platform
· 7 years of Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any J2EE Application Server, Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies
· 6 years of Hands-on experience in writing code with front-end development technology including Java, J2EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, XML, JavaScript Framework, Bootstrap 3 or 4, Angular, JSP (Java Server Pages)
· 5 years of Expert in one of more of Angular Framework, AJAX, Bootstrap (3 or 4), JavaScript framework, NPM
· 5 years of Experience in IBM WebSphere Server deployments
· 5 years of Experience in WebLogic Application Server deployments
· 4 years of Experience with user journey mapping, story boarding, creating mockups and wireframes, application usability design, fast prototyping, and proof-of-concept development
· 4 years of Expert in Responsive and Progressive Web Appl cation Development
· 5 years of Experience in SOAP or RESTful Web Services
Preferred skill:
· 5 years of Working knowledge of code Version Control using SVN or Git or Maven, Liberty, and Jira
· 5 years of Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans
· 5 years of Working knowledge of development standards for accessibility compliance for websites
· 3 years of Experience as a participant in agile software development teams
· 3 years of Working knowledge of Test Automation (Selenium, LoadRunner, Accessibility testing) and the ability to troubleshoot integrations with HP ALM
· 3 years of Experience in Static Coding Analysis using SonarQube or Veracode or similar product
· 3 years of Working knowledge of Responsive / Mobile Development
· 2 years of Working knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 / Sec 508
· 2 years of Experience with UI test framework Karma, Jasmine, Cucumber, QUnit or similar
· 2 years of Working knowledge of Continuous Integration, Jenkins or equivalent
· 1 year of Strong working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs: IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, NEICE, SSCC, ABCS, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care, including Impact 2.0 Phase 2 uses JSP
V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Candidates selected for this opportunity may be required to physically attend meetings in Austin, TX, with minimal notice.
Candidates currently residing outside of the State of Texas, will be required to relocate to Texas, if selected for this position and the offer is accepted.
In order to assist in quickly acclimating the contractor to DFPS/ITS, they will be required to attend a virtual onboarding session and to physically pick up agency issued equipment in Austin, TX on their first day of contract. There will be additional appointments and blocks of time that the contractor will need to attend during their first week of assignment. Rescheduling of these events may result in the contractor’s start date to be delayed.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Compensation package:
- 1099 contract
- Hourly pay
- Yearly pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78751