Contractor - Digital
TechWish · Merrifield, VA · 4 mo ago
On-siteOTHRContract
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain back-end services and APIs supporting mobile and web applications
- Ensure performance, reliability, quality, and responsiveness of services
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features
- Analyze, identify, and resolve system bottlenecks, defects, and integration issues
- Refactor and improve existing code to enhance readability, reduce complexity, and improve maintainability
- Conduct peer code reviews to ensure adherence to design standards and quality expectations
- Cookordination integration of new solutions with existing applications and platforms
- Create proof-of-concepts and architecture documentation to evaluate proposed solutions
- Advocate for adaptive planning, continuous improvement, and automation
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and mentoring of less experienced engineers
Qualifications/Skills
- Strong experience with Java (Java 17 or newer preferred)
- Solid understanding of J2EE, web services, and RESTful APIs
- Experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks
- Proficiency with source control tools (Git preferred)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Maven, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub)
- Strong understanding of databases, SQL, and data integration patterns
- Experience troubleshooting distributed and interconnected systems
- Knowledge of microservices architectures and application scalability
- Experience developing cloud-native applications (Microsoft Azure strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
- Knowledge of sustainable coding practices and efficient system design