Job Summary:

B&A is looking for a mid-level Java Developer to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team while supporting Customs and Border Protection.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, and implements software. Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications.
• As part of an agile team, researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the conversion and/or integration of new products based on client requirements.
• As part of an agile team, designs and develops new software products or major enhancements to existing software.
• Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.
• Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools.
• Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.
• Providing software development services and experience to implement new initiatives
• Providing implementation and technical support services.
• Providing technical support to respond to technical issues, research and resolve problems and other non-programming technical services.
• Estimating the Level of Effort (LOE) and difficulty of programming assignments.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree plus at least 5 years of work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. The work experience should be supporting Java applications and associated frameworks such as Spring.
• At least 2 years of development experience using Angular (Version 8 and higher).
• 2 years of experience working in an Agile team development environment using Jira or a similar tool.
• 1 year of experience working in an automated development environment, using CI/CD tools such as Git, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube.

Required Skills:

• Experience developing against relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Experience developing against relational databases and solid SQL querying skills.
• 2+ years' experience with web services development
• 2+ years' experience writing automated unit tests.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Team player and ability to mentor developers with lesser experience.
• experience working within an Agile environment.

Desired Skills:

• Experience developing in and deploying to a Cloud environment (such as Amazon Web Services)
• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or similar tools
• Experience with JMS (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ)

Security Clearance:

• US Citizen, eligible to obtain a clearance.

Benefits and Programs
B&A is proud to offer full time employees a 100% premium paid medical plan option, which includes coverage for medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, disability, Teladoc, and accident insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, tuition assistance, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, commuter transit benefits (SmartBenefits) for DC Metro full-time employees and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU).

B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance.

These include:

• The B&A Cares program: on-staff registered counselor, 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, wellness challenges, and more
• A formal mentorship program
• Job shadowing and cross training opportunities
• Brand Ambassador program
• Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program (EAP): engagement through guided wellness and peer recognition. Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more
• Monthly virtual events
• B&A Annual Wellness Challenge: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB&A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, and #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB&A, and more

At B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. B&A puts an emphasis on charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and many more. In recognition of all these efforts, B&A has been named a Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award recipient by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.