Senior Applications Tech Lead - Hybrid (Azure + Spring)

Health & Human Services; United States; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Hybrid work options

Job summary

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) IT division is seeking an Applications Systems Specialist I to deliver comprehensive business analysis, system design, programming, and production support for enterprise applications. The role covers the full software lifecycle, coordinating with clients and IT leadership to plan enhancements and ensure compliance.

The position emphasizes modernizing legacy systems, securing applications, and providing on‑site and hybrid IT support

Qualifications

• Experience building applications using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot, including microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven components.
• Experience deploying applications on cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP with hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience developing responsive UI using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
• Deployed microservices using Docker and Kubernetes, integrated Kafka/RabbitMQ or similar, and automated deployments across dev/test/prod environments.
• Using AI development tools like GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, and architectural design.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, solution development, prototyping, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Develop, maintain, and integrate complex applications and systems across multiple platforms.
• Gather and refine business and technical requirements; design new features and enhance existing applications.
• Conduct impact analyses for new requirements and support technical effort estimation and project planning.
• Lead and support functional testing, integration testing, and data conversion activities.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve system issues.
• Modernize legacy systems and replace unsupported technologies with modern solutions.
• Remediate security vulnerabilities within required timelines.
• Provide on‑call and after‑hours production support, including support for nightly batch cycles.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

CI/CD

UI/Frontend

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka/RabbitMQ

GitHub Copilot

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Associate degree in CS/IT

High School / GED + 8 years experience

Tools

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) IT division is seeking an Applications Systems Specialist I to deliver comprehensive business analysis, system design, programming, and production support for enterprise applications. The role covers the full software lifecycle, coordinating with clients and IT leadership to plan enhancements and ensure compliance.

The position emphasizes modernizing legacy systems, securing applications, and providing on‑site and hybrid IT support