Mid Level Software Developer

About the role

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, Mid-level SW developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various additional open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop the application architecture, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and sing, deploy solutions.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle which includes technical design, implementation, documentation, sing, deployment and support of application developed for our clients.
• Deliver high-quality web applications, using AI paired programming techniques as well as defining enterprise development practices.
• Assist to define and code the ongoing architecture and development of an emerging application.
• Confidently coding and organizing the application using best practices while helping to share their knowledge with the team and growing the teams' skills and understanding of robust Java applications.
• Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including application design/requirements gathering, estimating development activities, authoring application code, participating in code reviews, and sing the software.
• Participate in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress.
• Participate in client, industry, and end-user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.
• Participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and providing accurate estimates and development timelines.
• Author automated sing script for the application.
• Gain a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4+ years hands on experience with core Java & JEE skills and well versed on design patterns and related frameworks.
• Experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS Angular, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.
• Experience with various AI paired programming tooling.
• Experience in Spring-Boot and Microservices.
• Experienced in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Paired Programming.
• Strong debugging, problem solving and investigative skills.
• Ability to assimilate disparate information (log files, error messages etc.) and pursue leads to find root cause problems.
• Demonstrated understanding and at least 7 years of work experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java (frontend and backend) development.
• Exposure to a modern Java software development environment and tools such as Maven, Git, Tomcat, Eclipse, Bamboo, Hibernate, etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other similar technologies.
• Positive, can-do attitude, and desire to contribute in various means to team success.
• Confident communication skills with both internal team members as well as customers.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a dynamic team environment on development tasks and continuously deliver quality code for team review and product owner demonstration.
• Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies within the software development industry.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Strong consulting and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with various organizations in pursuit of problem solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years hands on experience with core Java & JEE skills and well versed on design patterns and related frameworks.
• Experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS Angular, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.
• Experience with various AI paired programming tooling.
• Experience in Spring-Boot and Microservices.
• Experienced in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Paired Programming.
• Strong debugging, problem solving and investigative skills.
• Ability to assimilate disparate information (log files, error messages etc.) and pursue leads to find root cause problems.
• Demonstrated understanding and at least 7 years of work experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java (frontend and backend) development.
• Exposure to a modern Java software development environment and tools such as Maven, Git, Tomcat, Eclipse, Bamboo, Hibernate, etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other similar technologies.
• Positive, can-do attitude, and desire to contribute in various means to team success.
• Confident communication skills with both internal team members as well as customers.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a dynamic team environment on development tasks and continuously deliver quality code for team review and product owner demonstration.
• Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies within the software development industry.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Strong consulting and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with various organizations in pursuit of problem solutions.

Skills

• Java / JEE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring - REST JAX-RS, Web Services, Security, Controllers/Service, Spring Data ORM (Hibernate/JPA 2).
• Angular, JavaScript.
• AWS Serverless Services – SQS, SNS, SES, Step, Lambda.
• AWS Analytics – Glue, Redshift, EMR, OpenSearch, Athena, Sagemaker, Quicksight.
• Kafka, Web Server – Apache, Application Server – JBoss EAP.
• User authentication and authorization - ForgeRock's OpenAM, SecureAuth and Okta.
• UI/UX – Angular, Bootstrap.
• Databases – AWS RDS for Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Log Management – Datadog Alerts and Monitoring - Datadog, Google Analytics, New Relic.
• CICD - Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Selenium, JMeter.
• Git, GitHub tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, SourceTree, etc.).

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive insurance options
Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
Paid parental leave
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Wellness and Well-being programs