Advanced Application Cloud Full Stack Developer – Java & React - Remote

Job Overview:

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a full-stack Java & React developer (Advanced level) to build and support micro-services and React applications used across multiple teams within the Department. The Advanced Applications Developer will work under the guidance of a Technical Lead to design, develop, and maintain cloud-based applications. The ability to communicate with technical team members, business users, and management is required.

Specific Duties:

The Advanced Applications Developer – Java & React, will demonstrate strong competencies across these responsibilities:

• Assist in all phases of development, including design, coding, testing, and deployment of micro-services and front-end applications.
  
• Develop, debug, and maintain application code in Java and React.
  
• Design Java classes.
  
• Write and document REST APIs and micro-services.
  
• Collaborate with peers, business analysts, and technical team members to gather requirements and implement solutions.
  
• Design and deploy micro-service databases (SQL/NoSQL) in a cloud environment (preferably Azure).
  
• Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure application functionality.
  
• Assist in preparing application documentation and other technical artifacts.
  
• Provide support for small to medium-sized applications and troubleshoot issues as needed.
  
• Participate in mentoring and assisting junior developers on the team.
  

Required Skills and Experience: 

• At least 7 years of experience with Java development.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in developing micro-services using Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in REST API development using Open API (Swagger) specifications.
  
• At least 5 years of experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
  
• At least 3 years of experience building front-end applications with modern SPA frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue
  
• At least 7 years of experience working with relational databases, including writing SQL queries and debug database related issues in Java applications.
  

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure.
  
• Familiarity with cloud-native or serverless application models.
  
• Familiarity with application deployments in the Azure cloud preferred.
  
• Familiarity with non-relational DBs is a plus (MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Dynamo DB, etc.).
  
• Exposure to database automation frameworks (Liquibase, Flyway, etc.) is a plus.
  
• Preferred to have a minimum of 7+ years’ experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle and workflow including, but not limited to: 
  
• Estimates  
  
• Target date planning
  
• Work plan development and monitoring.
  
• Stakeholder communication
  
• Quality Assurance
  
• Development methods/techniques
  
• Testing methods/techniques
  
• Implementation planning and execution.
  

Characteristics

• Strong team player, able to collaborate across various teams.
  
• Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity.
  
• Proactive in solving problems and learning new technologies.
  
• Strong technical communication.
  
• Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.