Senior Software Developer

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Louisiana, Lafayette

Alternate Location(s): United States, Tennessee, Knoxville

Position ID:J0426-2704

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, senior 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 open source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help modernize the cloud-based system. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer.

This position is located in our Lafayette, LA office, however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Due to the nature of government contracts, US citizenship is required.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

. As a senior full stack developer, you will 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 test and deploy solutions.
. Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, and product managers to understand problem statement, functional and non-functional requirements.
. Participate in daily Scrum ceremonies and conduct sprint demos for stakeholders.
. The candidate will be responsible for participating 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 testing the software.
. Authoring and reviewing web application code using AI paired programming techniques
. Participating in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress.
. Participating in client, industry, and end user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.
. Participating in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and providing accurate estimates and development timelines.
. Continuous improvement of existing development tools and technologies.
. Authoring automated testing script for the application.
. Augmenting and improving system architecture.
. Gaining a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data.
. The candidate should have experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS, Angular, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. Minimum of 7+ years' hands-on experience with core Java (frontend and backend) development, JEE skills, and well versed in design patterns and related frameworks
. Experience in Spring-Boot and Microservices
. Experience with various AI paired programming tooling
. Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies
. Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Paired Programming
. Experience in API development and application security best practices (OAuth, TLS, PKI etc.)
. Experience working with Apache Kafka messaging software and PostgreSQL RDBMS
. Demonstrate a culture of continuous process improvements by applying lessons learned from recent projects to future projects
. Proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running
. Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion to explore emerging technologies
. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to innovate and a can-do attitude
. Quick learner with the ability to multi-task, work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, adapt to changing requirements and deal with ambiguity without impacting delivery
. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
. Ability to build trusted relationships and partner across a complex organization
. Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status-quo and seek out answers
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline.

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

- Development - Java / JEE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring - REST JAX-RS, Web Services, Security, Controllers/Service, Spring Data ORM (Hibernate/JPA 2), JSON
- AWS Serverless Services - SQS, SNS, SES, Step, Lambda
- AWS Analytics - Glue, Redshift, EMR, OpenSearch, Athena, Sagemaker, Quicksight
- Event Streaming - Kafka
- Web Server - Apache, Application Server - Jboss EAP
- Open Source Frameworks - various, including commons-*, ehcache, velocity, aopalliance, mail, swagger, etc.
- 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
- Load Testing - Jmeter
- Code Mgmt: Git, GitHub tools, JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, SourceTree, etc.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $80,600.00 - $176,300.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. 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
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Skills:

• Full Stack Development
• Full Stack Development
• Application Development
• AWS AI Services
• Generative AI