JAVA Developer

Overview

Application Development and Architecture

• Design, document, and maintain consistent technical architectures and development approaches for web‑based enterprise applications.
• This will be a complete Remote role
• Contribute to full‑stack application development, including relational databases, backend services, APIs, and front‑end components.
• Maintain technical documentation in accordance with Client standards.

Quality Assurance and Reviews

• Participate in code reviews, environment reviews, and solution design reviews to ensure compliance with quality, security, and maintainability standards.
• Support testing activities, including unit, integration, and verification testing.

Agile Delivery and DevOps Practices

• Participate in Agile delivery processes, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and retrospectives.
• Follow established source control practices and CI/CD pipeline processes.
• Support automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Technology Stack Support

• Develop and maintain applications using technologies including, but not limited to:
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • JSON
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • XML
  • Enterprise content management platforms
  • AI tools for coding like Github CoPilot
• Work with database platforms such as MySQL and Oracle.

Collaboration and Operational Support

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including business stakeholders, user experience designers, infrastructure teams, and quality assurance personnel.
• Provide tiered support for incidents, outages, and urgent issues in accordance with defined response expectations.
• Participate in on‑call support rotations, as required.
• Perform deployment activities, including code releases, data migrations, and post‑deployment validation.
• Provide administrative and user support for content management systems, including user provisioning and access management.
• Support content authors and web producers to ensure effective use of supported platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in software development, preferably supporting web‑based enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript, Angular or React, SQL).
• Strong experience authoring complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects for SQL Server and/or Oracle.
• Experience with API development, system integration, and enterprise data modeling.
• Practical knowledge of and experience working within Agile delivery frameworks.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to adapt to evolving business needs and technical environments.

• Prior experience supporting faculty management systems, workforce management platforms, or comparable enterprise administrative systems.
• Experience supporting systems operating at scale within complex or regulated organizational environments.
• UMGC or USM prior experience preferred.