Senior Java Developer (Business Automation & AI)

Senior Java Developer (Business Automation & AI)
Salt Lake City, Utah (Remote with occasional onsite)
12+ month contract
$70-$80 per hour

Our client is seeking a Senior Java Developer to work with a team of application developers, engineers, and subject matter experts. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. This position will work on the creation of new applications and the replacement of legacy applications. The applications service both the public and internal staff. Strong experience with Java development is required. Additionally, this project will use Java web frameworks, with preference given to EJB and JSF. External users and systems will authenticate using standards such as OATH2 or OpenAM. The web applications and APIs use Postgres to store and query data. This position will also update existing Java web applications to maintain current functionality and provide new enhancements per user requirements. Work towards continuous integration/delivery pipelines in Amazon Web Services. Additionally, agency data security standards must be met, and approved data encryption techniques will be used. The candidate will work remotely and must be able to work independently and manage time effectively with the option to come onsite as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Java-based web applications and APIs
• Work with Java web frameworks, with preference for EJB and JSF
• Implement secure authentication using standards such as OAuth2 and OpenAM
• Design and integrate with PostgreSQL databases
• Support continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) pipelines in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Ensure applications meet agency data security standards and utilize approved encryption methods

Required Skills

• 15 years of experience - Java Core, Java EE (JEE), Java Persistence API (JPA) and the Java Persistence Query Language (JPQL)
• 5 years of experience - Java Server Faces (JSF) / Prime Faces
• 10 years of experience - PostgreSQL SQL, plpgsql
• 5 years of experience - understanding development processes in Cloud / Amazon Web Services
• 5 years of experience - Java RESTful Web Services
• WCAG compatibility knowledge and application

Bonus Skills

• Maven
• GitHub and Agile Development
• JUnit or similar testing framework
• JIRA
• Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CICD)
• Database schema design
• Java automated testing with Selenium
• Application load testing with Apache JMeter or similar
• Support continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural review.
• Analyze user requirements to define business objectives. And implement them in an application.
• Ability to envision system features and functionality.