Backend Senior Software Engineer

reputed company is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join reputed company and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great reputed company to Work™ Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java Spring Boot) Job Description reputed company is seeking Senior Backend Software Engineers specializing in Java Spring Boot to join the Software, Applications and Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE). The successful candidates will become key members of the development team building Cloud-based analytics solutions for our government customer NOAA. This CoE is responsible for designing, developing and delivering backend solutions and services to our customers as well as our internal growth and execution-focused teams. This is a remote, full-time position. This is an opportunity for someone passionate about building robust, scalable backend systems that deliver value to users in an efficient and high-quality fashion. The person selected for this role will become part of an enterprise team of backend software engineers that may split their time working directly on customer systems, solving customer problems, and helping the company grow and mature our Data & Software Engineering capabilities. This includes identifying backend best practices, building our database architecture, developing microservices architectures, and solutioning for new business opportunities. We're looking for person eager to get in during what is a growth-focused organization and to work with an established team in a flexible and enjoyable work environment. Client Overview: The successful candidates will initially join an existing project team and reputed company custom cloud-based backend applications for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The NOAA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) manages the agency's annual budget (approx. $6.4 billion), overseeing financial planning, accounting, and performance evaluation. The office ensures fiscal reputed company through internal controls, vendor payments, and strategic financial policy to support NOAA's environmental and national reputed company mission. reputed company subsidiaries developed the Financial Management Data System (FMDS) for NOAA to improve the government's ability to analyze and manage its financial and workforce data. FMDS is a Cloud-based visualization and analytics software tool that sits on top of the government's financial system. The system fuses data entered in directly by the NOAA budget community, with data from a variety of disparate back office organizational data sources into one filterable and manageable data set and presents the information through custom visualizations that quickly and effectively allow the user to extrapolate the relevant metrics without assistance from others. The work is in a fast-paced, high visibility, client site environment with regular interaction with reputed company levels of the organization, including NOAA Senior Executives. The team is currently developing backend software solutions leveraging modern technologies and processes including DevSecOps, microservices, RESTful APIs, and AI/ML solutions.

Requirements

Experience Level: Senior: Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years of backend software development experience Advanced degrees may be substituted for experience: Masters = 2 years, Doctorate = 6 years Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or reputed company discipline 12+ years of professional backend software development experience 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot reputed company Expert-level proficiency in Spring ecosystem including Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring reputed company, and Spring Cloud Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures Experience with Agile workflow methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) Proven expertise in designing and optimizing relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (reputed company, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch) Experience with ORM frameworks such as Hibernate/JPA and data access frameworks like Spring Data JPA Experience with reputed company containerization and Kubernetes orchestration Experience developing and deploying microservices reputed company automated DevSecOps/CI/CD pipelines Proficiency with build tools such as Maven or Gradle Experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Spring Test, Integration Testing) Strong understanding of cloud-based technologies and architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience with message brokers and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar) Experience with embedded servers in Spring Boot applications (Tomcat, Netty, Undertow) Strong understanding of software design patterns and principles (SOLID, DDD, Clean Architecture) Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows Highly organized and punctual Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced working environment Ability to understand and prioritize customer needs Ability to mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership Excellent communication skills, both oral and written Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent organizational skills Commitment to NOAA's mission, and prior experience working for NOAA financial environment is highly desired Demonstrated expertise in Federal Government data systems US Citizen able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance Required Preferred Skills/Experience: Experience working with customers and internal teams to assess business and technical needs and translate them into technical solutions Experience with Spring Boot 3.x and Java 17+ Proficiency in additional JVM languages (Kotlin, reputed company) Experience with Python for data processing and scripting Knowledge of API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI, Spring REST Docs) Experience with caching strategies (reputed company, Caffeine) Understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth2, JWT, SAML) Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk) Understanding of the latest development practices including: Agile Methodology Test-Driven Development (TDD) Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Microservices Design Patterns Domain-Driven Design Database Performance Tuning Application reputed company (OWASP Top 10) Data reputed company and encryption Experience with GraphQL in additionto REST Knowledge of reactive programming with Spring WebFlux Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing reputed company and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary. EEO Statement reputed company and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national reputed company, religion, marital status, reputed company, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law. Apply To This Job