Senior Java Developer

Accenture Federal Services; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is looking for a Senior Java Developer to join their team in Chantilly, Virginia. In this role, you will participate in the full Agile application development life cycle, focusing on Java applications and Web Services. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience, particularly in Java/JEE and related technologies.

The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on skills in Rest Services and message-oriented integration, promoting high-quality software development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in analyzing, designing, and implementing integration solutions using Java/JEE.
• 4 years of experience developing Rest Services.
• 4 years of hands-on experience with message-oriented integration solutions.
• US Citizen requirement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test Java applications and Web Services in an Agile environment.
• Create JEE applications aligned with architectural standards.
• Implement incremental delivery of high-quality applications every 2 weeks.
• Assist in acceptance testing and performance tuning as needed.
• Suggest improvements to user interface and software architecture.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring

Rest Services

Hibernate

Scrum/Agile

Continuous Integration

Automated Testing

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

IBM Websphere

Gradle

Job description

Accenture Federal Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accenture, helps U.S. federal agencies build the government of the future. With 4,000 dedicated US employees, Accenture Federal Services is uniquely positioned to support federal agencies in shattering the status quo, achieving profound efficiencies and relentlessly delivering results. Accenture Federal Services is a long-time and trusted resource for the federal community. Every cabinet level agency in the United States-and 20 of the country's largest federal government agencies-have worked with Accenture Federal Services to achieve outcomes and move toward high performance.Join us and you can help our federal clients achieve what matters most, powering the services that touch the nation every day.

Job Description

AFS is seeking a Senior Java Developer to work in a fast-paced, Agile environment. The ideal candidate will participate in the full Agile application development life cycle for new development design, construction and testing of Java applications, Web Services (SOAP and REST), and reusable components to support overall project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilizes a working knowledge of JEE/Java Frameworks, programming experience and overall Java development techniques to perform daily Java development, automated unit testing, and troubleshooting responsibilities
• Design and develop JEE application that are aligned with the overall architectural approach and platform being used by the team(s)
• Utilize an Agile incremental delivery approach, supporting incremental development of high-quality and producing a fully tested JEE application component every 2 weeks
• Assist development/test teams in activities with acceptance testing, load testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning as required
• Proactively seeks opportunities to implement improvements in personal and team processes
• Contribute to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organization
• Contribute to acceptance/functional testing duties and part of incremental feature development
• Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
• Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to user interface, software architecture or new technologies
• Provide technical leadership into general architectural decisions and design stability

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or comparable experience
• 7+ years of experience overall experience analyzing, designing and implementing integration solutions using Java/JEE, Spring and related technologies
• 4 years of object oriented and domain driven development principle
• 4 years of experience in developing Rest Services
• 4 years hands-on experience developing message-oriented integration solutions with IBM Websphere
• Must be a US Citizen

Desired Skills:

• Hands-on Hibernate experience with Oracle, MySQL or SQL Server a plus
• Experience with a wide variety of testing tools and techniques including Junit
• Thorough understanding and proven delivery experience within a Scrum/Agile project lifecycle approach to software development, including experience with Continuous Integration, Automated Testing, User Acceptance Testing
• Experience in using Gradle build tool a plus. Must be a "team player" and have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-Starter that has the ability to work under general direction
• Ability to balance work across multiple projects concurrently