Global Alliant Inc
Senior Java Software Engineer
Rockville, Maryland · Senior · Full-time
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$7,462 more — $127,462 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $127,462 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Location: Remote (U.S.) / Travel to MD for Client/Internal Meetings few times a year
- Compensation: $120,000-$140,000 annually, commensurate with experience (Negotiable to an Extent - possibility of 1099)
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and related technologies.
- Develop secure RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Build and deploy cloud-native applications within AWS.
- Collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, testers, and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Support containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines.
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement effective solutions.
- Global Alliant, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Software Engineer to support a mission-critical application modernization initiative for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
- This role involves designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining secure, scalable enterprise applications using modern cloud-native technologies while collaborating within an Agile software development environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience with a focus on enterprise application development.
- Strong expertise in Java development with experience using Kotlin and exposure to Scala.
- Experience working with Docker and containerized application development.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, functional programming concepts, and software design patterns.
- Working knowledge of the Scala ecosystem, including commonly used frameworks and libraries.
- Strong SQL development skills with experience designing and querying relational databases.
- Proficiency using Git or similar version control systems.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
- Required Qualifications
Nice to have
- Experience or familiarity with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Amazon EMR (Spark) and OpenSearch administration, security, and scalability
- Apache Spark, including:
- Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs)
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using Harness
- Git-based development workflows
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation)
- Kubernetes orchestration
Compensation
- $120,000-$140,000 annually, commensurate with experience (Negotiable to an Extent - possibility of 1099)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, and other company-sponsored benefits.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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