Lead Java Developer with DB2 and Govt Exp

Sligo Software Solutions Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sligo Software Solutions, Inc. in Albany, NY seeks a Lead Java Developer with DB2 and government experience to support the NYS Tax Modernization program. The role focuses on leading development efforts, mentoring staff, and ensuring delivery of tax-related applications.

Responsibilities include requirements gathering, design leadership, and coordination across teams; the position is onsite for a 30-month engagement with the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience required.
• Experience with J2EE technologies and DB2.
• Experience with Government projects or government domains preferred.
• Strong understanding of multi-tier architectures and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead developer for the Tax Modernization effort and support maintenance.
• Gather business requirements to develop automated applications.
• Provide lead programming for tax-related applications.
• Develop and mentor staff using J2EE, Spring, JSON, JavaScript and JDBC.
• Develop and review detailed system change documentation.
• Assist through all phases of the project management life cycle.
• Develop unit test plans and conduct unit testing.
• Coordinate migration of code to test environments.
• Support staff using Java, DB2, XML and XQuery; mentor.
• Facilitate meetings with ITS and DTF customers.
• Communicate clearly with management and users.

Skills

J2EE development

XML & XQuery

Java & Java EE

DB2

MQ/JMS/Kafka

System analysis & design

Mentoring

Tools

J2EE

EJB

JDBC

XML

XQuery

Spring

JavaScript

DB2

MQ

JMS

Kafka

Job description

Greetings from Sligo Software Solutions, Inc. !!

This is Madhava from SLIGO. We have an urgent requirement for Lead Java Developer with DB2 and Govt Exp position with our client.

Title

Lead Java Developer with DB2 and Govt Exp

Location

Albany, New York

Duration

30 Months

Client

NY State - Department of Taxation and Finance

Job ID

SLG - 26 - 12560

Respond by

11/16/26 5:00 PM

Description

This position will be in support of the NYS Tax Modernization Program. This program will encompass multiple projects to modernize legacy systems within the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, which is responsible for billions in state revenue. Some of the major areas under modernization include:

• Collections and Accounts Receivable
• Taxpayer Accounting
• Withholding Tax Returns Processing

Duties

• The selected candidate will be a lead developer for the Tax Modernization effort and provide support for maintenance activities.
• Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Obtain business requirements to develop automated applications which meet business priorities.
  • Provide lead programming duties for tax related applications.
  • Develop and mentor staff using various technologies including J2EE, Spring, JSON, JavaScript and JDBC.
  • Develop and review detailed documentation for system and program change requirement including detail specifications documents.
  • Assist and provide guidance through all phases of the project management life cycle.
  • Develop unit test plans based on coding changes and user specifications. Conduct unit testing and debugging of all code changes in the development environment.
  • Coordinate the migration of all code changes (programs, procedures, etc.) from development environment into user test environment.
  • Assist team members using distributed technologies including Java, DB2, XML and XQuery. Ensure that staff members are properly trained and mentored.
  • Provide support, as needed, for defects and issue resolution. Ensure that defects and issues are addressed promptly based on priority.
  • Facilitate and participate in meetings with ITS and DTF customers.
  • Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, with DTF management and users, ITS management, and team members.

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience (15+ Years)
• Makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Designs multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large scale software system.

Requirements

• This is an 100% Onsite
• 84 months of experience with J2EE technologies including EJB, JDBC, JSP, and XML.
• 84 months experience developing, building, and testing Java EE applications using modern IDE s, such as Eclipse, Netbeans, or IntelliJ.
• 84 months of IBM DB2 experience working DB2 databases and experience with XML schemas ( definition, querying and automated gneration).
• 84 months of experience in system analysis and design experience for multi-tiered transactional systems and writing technical design specification documents for multifaceted component-based systems.
• 60 months of experience in messaging technologies, such as MQ, JMS, Kafka.
• 60 months of experience performance tuning applications interacting with databases.
• 60 months experience with an organization which includes technical design, development, maintenance, and end user support of complex systems.
• 84 months experience with a Government organization, which includes business knowledge, technical design, development, maintenance and end user support of complex systems.
• R sum
• Copy of Candidate Identification (i.e., Driver s License/Green Card/Visa and Passport if applicable)
• Any documents referenced in the above Requested Qualifications (i.e., professional certifications, degrees, etc.)