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Job Description
Our 100% remote agile development team is looking for a Senior API/Microservices Developer to help us deliver top-quality IT Modernization for our Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) customers.
You will work directly with our government customers and with other GDIT developers and business analysts to create advanced software tools tailored to scientific applications. You’ll apply new approaches, principles, methods, techniques and tools compatible with the research environment within EPA. You’ll be a creative problem-solver, understand IT solutions from a users’ perspective and contribute to strategies for a modern integrated IT environment.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
The API / Microservices Developer requires in-depth knowledge of modular API design and persistence architecture using Spring Boot. The role involves collaborative interactions with EPA staff and contractors, ensuring architecture aligns with legacy systems and supports efficient data flow. The successful candidate will document design and implementation techniques using tools like Atlassian’s Confluence. The developer will optimize services for performance, scalability, and security while adhering to best practices. The selected candidate will resolve development and deployment issues, working closely with API developers, data engineers, and other technical staff to ensure seamless integration with existing databases and applications.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Experience: 7–12+ years in Java enterprise application development
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. You must have:
Technical skills (bolded items are hard requirements):
Core Java (version 21)
Spring Boot ecosystem including Spring-data repositories
A strong knowledge of REST API design using Spring controllers
JPA / Hibernate
Relational database design (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc)
Junit / Mockito
Git and GitHub
Must be able, and willing, to utilize AI tools (particularly, Copilot)
Bruno or other API testing tools
Open-API / Swagger
Maven
Microservice architecture
Performance optimization
Experience with government or regulated industry applications is a plus
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Security clearance level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4
US citizenship required
Key Responsibilities:
Modernization & Refactoring: Modernize a legacy application using Spring Boot, Cloud, and modern Java (17+), replacing legacy components with modular, testable, and maintainable code
Microservices Architecture: Break down monolithic components into independent, loosely coupled modules/microservices, ensuring proper communication via REST and event-driven patterns
Integration: Integrate with existing EPA systems, databases, and APIs, ensuring data consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements
Security: Implement and enforce security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection
Testing & Quality: Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers
Required Soft Skills/Organizational Skills Qualifications:
Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Superior oral and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders)
Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations
Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment
Workability to perform well under pressure
Strong customer service orientation
Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail
You will work directly with our government customers and with other GDIT developers and business analysts to create advanced software tools tailored to scientific applications. You’ll apply new approaches, principles, methods, techniques and tools compatible with the research environment within EPA. You’ll be a creative problem-solver, understand IT solutions from a users’ perspective and contribute to strategies for a modern integrated IT environment.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
The API / Microservices Developer requires in-depth knowledge of modular API design and persistence architecture using Spring Boot. The role involves collaborative interactions with EPA staff and contractors, ensuring architecture aligns with legacy systems and supports efficient data flow. The successful candidate will document design and implementation techniques using tools like Atlassian’s Confluence. The developer will optimize services for performance, scalability, and security while adhering to best practices. The selected candidate will resolve development and deployment issues, working closely with API developers, data engineers, and other technical staff to ensure seamless integration with existing databases and applications.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Experience: 7–12+ years in Java enterprise application development
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. You must have:
Technical skills (bolded items are hard requirements):
Core Java (version 21)
Spring Boot ecosystem including Spring-data repositories
A strong knowledge of REST API design using Spring controllers
JPA / Hibernate
Relational database design (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc)
Junit / Mockito
Git and GitHub
Must be able, and willing, to utilize AI tools (particularly, Copilot)
Bruno or other API testing tools
Open-API / Swagger
Maven
Microservice architecture
Performance optimization
Experience with government or regulated industry applications is a plus
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Security clearance level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4
US citizenship required
Key Responsibilities:
Modernization & Refactoring: Modernize a legacy application using Spring Boot, Cloud, and modern Java (17+), replacing legacy components with modular, testable, and maintainable code
Microservices Architecture: Break down monolithic components into independent, loosely coupled modules/microservices, ensuring proper communication via REST and event-driven patterns
Integration: Integrate with existing EPA systems, databases, and APIs, ensuring data consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements
Security: Implement and enforce security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection
Testing & Quality: Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers
Required Soft Skills/Organizational Skills Qualifications:
Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Superior oral and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders)
Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations
Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment
Workability to perform well under pressure
Strong customer service orientation
Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail
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