Web Application Developer (J2EE/Java)
Currently holds a DHS Public Trust Clearance.
Location: Falls Church, VA

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities for Web Application Developer:
The successful candidate’s core responsibilities will include, but not to be limited to:
Participating in the full agile application development life cycle for new development design, construction and testing of Java/J2EE web applications, Web Services (SOAP), and reusable components to support overall project objectives.
Participating in peer reviews and unit testing, and must be adaptable to different responsibilities, possess strong communications skills, and have a passion for constantly improving the individual and team effectiveness.
Contributing to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organization; contributes to acceptance/functional testing duties and part of incremental feature development.
Adhering to, promoting, and helping maintain development standards and best practices; participates in regular code reviews.
Assisting development/test teams in activities with acceptance testing, load testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning as required.
Communicating committed stories for the upcoming sprint to backlog owners and stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements for Web Application Developer:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of hands on development experience with open source Java stack. An equivalent combination of education, certification, and relevant experience may be considered.
Deep understanding and experience with designing and implementing highly scalable web applications.
Experience with continuous integration, continuous delivery.
Familiarity with agile incremental delivery approach which supports incremental development of high-quality, fully tested J2EE application component delivery every 2 weeks.
Familiarity with J2EE/Java Frameworks, programming experience and overall Java development techniques to perform daily Java development, automated unit testing, and troubleshooting responsibilities.
Experience with object-oriented programming or an entire software development life cycle in an academic or professional environment.
Experience in a rapid prototyping environment.
Ability to effectively work in a team environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidates selected must be able to successfully pass a thorough Government background investigation.

Additional Desired Qualifications for Web Application Developer:
Currently holds a DHS Public Trust Clearance.
Certified in Lean Software Development, Kanban, Scrum and other Agile processes.
Department Health Agency (DHA) Experience.