Java Software Engineer

Title

Java Software Engineers (2)

Location

Onsite Annapolis, MD - Hybrid

Duration

5 year contract

Local Requirement

Must be local to Annapolis, MD

Interview Process

In person interviews with technical test in Annapolis, MD

Offeror Resource Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proposed resource must have the following qualifications:
  • Eight (8) or more years core java development.
  • Four (4) or more years software development using Spring Boot and associated Spring frameworks.
  • Four (4) or more years building interfaces utilizing React.
  • Four (4) or more years with the implementation of message queuing and event streaming using RabbitMQ.

Preferred Experience

• Modern front-end development using React and/or Angular for building responsive, component-based user interfaces.
• Message-queuing and event-streaming technologies, including RabbitMQ or Kafka, for distributed system communication.
• Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and analytics (preferred but not mandatory).
• Microservices development using Spring Boot or equivalent Java frameworks.
• Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for deployment, monitoring, and scaling (preferred but not required).
• DevOps and source control tools, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated build processes.

Capabilities

• Apply event-driven architecture (EDA) principles to design scalable and resilient systems.
• Demonstrate high-level Java competency, including strong understanding of core libraries, concurrency, collections, JVM fundamentals, and modern Java features.
• Analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective, maintainable solutions.
• Develop and maintain applications using PrimeFaces 6.x and above, including component customization and JSF integration.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and testable code aligned with industry best practices.
• Collaborate effectively within Agile or hybrid development teams.

Scope of Work

1. Design and Development

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect, design, and implement enterprise software solutions.
• Apply event-driven architecture principles to develop scalable, resilient, and loosely coupled applications.
• Develop microservices using Spring Boot and associated Spring frameworks.
• Build response and maintainable user interfaces using React.
• Provide strong technical expertise in PrimeFaces 6.0 and above, including component usage, customization, and integration within Java Server Faces (JSF) applications.
• Implement message queuing and event streaming using RabbitMQ.
• When experience is based on Kafka, demonstrate understanding of architectural and operational differences between Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Develop message producers, consumers, routing logic, and related integration components.

3. Deployment and Infrastructure

• Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters using automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot production systems to ensure reliability and uptime.
• Perform performance tuning and scalability optimization across application and infrastructure layers.

4. Quality Assurance

• Write unit tests with a target of 85% or greater code coverage.
• Participate in peer code reviews to enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Conduct system testing, debugging, and validation activities.

5. Documentation and Communication

• Prepare technical specifications, architecture documentation, and design decision records.
• Produce sequence diagrams for major use cases as part of design deliverables.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to refine requirements and ensue alignment on deliverables.

6. Reporting Requirements (in a JIS prescribed format)

• Submit weekly activity reports