DPP is seeking a Developer IV for an opportunity with our client in the healthcare insurance industry.
Work Location: Hybrid in Columbia, SC; onsite at least 3 days/week
Duration: 6+ months
Terms: W2 Contract
Responsibilities
- The Developer IV is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Oracle, Web Services and REST-based technologies.
- This role works closely with business and compliance stakeholders to deliver enhancements and support a Compliance Notification System that automates critical business processes and regulatory communications.
- Responsibilities include application modernization, technical debt remediation, framework upgrades, production support, systems integration, automated testing, and the effective use of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve developer productivity and code quality.
- The position also provides technical leadership, participates in code reviews, and helps drive continuous improvement across the application portfolio.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree;
- OR 4 years of job-related work experience;
- OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree.
- 6 years of application development, systems testing or other job related experience.
- Java (Java 11/17+),Spring Framework / Spring Boot.
- Hibernate / JPA.
- Oracle Database / SQL.
- REST APIs & Web Services.
- GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Copilot.
- Git-based Source Control (Git/GitHub).
- CI/CD and Build Tools (Maven, Jenkins or equivalent).
- Experience modernizing large or long-lived Java enterprise applications.
- Advanced experience designing, developing, testing, and supporting enterprise applications.
- Strong Java development experience, including object-oriented design, reusable components, exception handling, and secure coding practices.
- Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
- Strong working knowledge of Hibernate or comparable Java persistence frameworks.
- Experience working with relational databases, SQL, data modeling, stored procedures, and database performance considerations.
- Experience developing and consuming REST APIs and integrating applications with internal or external systems.
- Demonstrated experience completing major Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, or Java upgrades.
- Experience with Oracle databases and enterprise data-integration patterns.
- Experience with IBM WebSphere, Open Liberty, or comparable Java application-server environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Newer Web Development Technologies like Node.js,React & Angular.
- Preferred experience modernizing legacy Java applications.
- Experience in AWS cloud technologies, GitHub Copilot or other approved AI-assisted development tools.
- Docker/container technologies, and application monitoring tools such as Splunk.
- Experience with event-driven processing, scheduled jobs, messaging, or enterprise notification services.
- Experience supporting regulated, government, healthcare, Medicare, or compliance-sensitive applications.
- Experience developing workflow, case-management, correspondence, alerting, or notification systems.
- Familiarity with accessibility, records retention, audit, and data-protection requirements.
- Experience improving application performance, reliability, observability, and operational supportability.
- Experience using GitHub Copilot or another approved generative-AI development assistant in a controlled enterprise environment.
- Experience developing an AI-assisted modernization approach that includes human review, automated testing, security scanning, and measurable validation.
Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D