Job Description :
The team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) Case Management System Office (CMSO) is organized into 16 sub agile teams. We develop integrated solutions using the Agile/SAFe Framework. We focus on software development within AO to deliver systems for the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) Portfolio, which consists of mission-critical case management and related software to support federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy court judges and staff and external stakeholders.
The CM/ECF Software Developer will work as part of an agile development team to build and support enterprise-class software applications. The current technology stack includes front-end web interfaces, web services, server-side business logic batch jobs such as extract-transform-load (ETL), and database backends. This position will contribute to an ongoing modernization effort and will therefore be responsible for researching and developing new technologies, products, and standards which can be incorporated into the CM/ECF suite of applications. The current technical environment includes Informix, Microsoft SQL, .Net, Java/Spring Boot, Perl, shell scripts, Docker, HTML/ CSS/ JavaScript/ AngularJS, cloud infrastructure, and mobile and web technologies.
The Senior Java Developer will execute the following responsibilities:
Participate in an agile team to deliver the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, development, testing and deployment.
Design, develop, and maintain code that meets requirements, is high quality, and performs efficiently and effectively to provide a great customer experience.
Incorporate standards and best practices, including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability.
Update and maintain system design documents.
Review and provide feedback on functional and technical requirements.
Define and propose solutions for meeting requirements.
Contributing to improvements in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) utilizing practices such as test-driven development (TDD), static code analysis, code reviews, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated security scanning.
Working closely with solutions architects to ensure system design follows the industry best practices and standards that aligned with the Judiciary framework.
Investing in learning and the software development efficiency of the entire office through teamwork, personal responsibility, individual and group training, and process improvement.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree plus at least five years (5+) of specialized experience in software development, automated testing, and debugging/ support experience in a web-based environment.
Qualifications:
Expert level Java developer experience.
Significant experience with JSP and Servlets, or with Java Server Faces (JSF
Experience with RESTful web services.
SQL and data modeling experience, including experience working with ORM tools/frameworks such as Hibernate (including a working knowledge of JPA
Extensive experience developing applications in an agile environment.
Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong listening skills.
Experience with Git or other distributed source control system
Working knowledge and experience in Federal IT security guidelines and practices and Section 508/ Accessibility.
Working knowledge and experience in cloud-based environments.
Ability to contribute on an individual basis as well as demonstrate your strengths as a team player as a member of an agile team.
Experience communicating and collaborating with other software developers, business owners, and management.