Java Front End UI Developer

We are looking for a Full-time/contract employee for a Java Front End UI Developer. 

As part of HHSC IT Applications – Medical and Social Services Applications, the worker will perform the following activities to accomplish the following goals:

Performs application development activities for the Community Services Interest List (CSIL) application. Activities will include replacing the existing Java Portlet user interface with modern, responsive technology such as Angular or React; converting SOAP-based services to RESTful services, and migrating the deployment environment from WebSphere to JBoss EAP.

• As a member of the team, participate in requirements analysis, high-level and detailed design, development, testing and deployment of new application components, as required.
• Work with other teams as necessary to accomplish goals.
• Create technical and design documentation, as required.
• Perform system analysis and problem resolution, as required.
• Analyze software for configuration & performance tuning opportunities, as required.
• Develop and maintain data and process models, as required.
• Employ contemporary testing methods to ensure applications function properly and without error.
• Provide technical support for testing and implementation efforts.
• Participate in program design, coding, and test walk-through meetings to provide input regarding technical standards and customer requirements.
• Provide application support (defect repair, maintenance, and production operations support) for web-based Java applications in an SOA platform. Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, diagnosis and problem resolution. Analyze software for defects and performance tuning opportunities. Develop and test application code to resolve defects and improve application reliability and performance
• Other duties as assigned.   
• Hands-on experience in Front End/UI development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the JEE application development platform
• Hands-on experience in Server-side/Web Services development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the JEE application development platform
• Hands-on experience participating in all phases of the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle)
• Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any JEE Application Server, Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies
• Hands-on programming experience in following languages/technologies: Java, JEE, REST/SOAP web services, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS3, Bootstrap, SASS, Typescript, Spring, Java Server Pages, JSON, XML, JWT, Maven, OpenAPI v3, OAuth, Postman,
• Experience implementing Client-facing applications with responsive design and development
• Experience implementing SPAs with a TypeScript framework like Angular or a JavaScript library like React.
• Experience implementing REST services supporting client-facing applications
• Experience implementing REST services security using JWT, OAuth, and other related technologies/standards
• Experience in the development of self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components
• Experience in Test-driven development and test creation using frameworks such as Karma, Jasmine, Selenium
• Experience in implementing best practices in the areas of application design, performance, scalability and maintainability.
• Understanding and experience of fundamental programming concepts of data structures, algorithms, performance, caching, and scalability issues in the context of Web-based UI applications
• Oral and written communication skills
• Hands-on experience with JBoss or IBM WebSphere Application Server 8 or later
• Hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere Portal Server (HCL Digital Experience) 8 or later
• Hands-on experience with Agile Development Methodologies (preferably Scrum)
• Hands-on experience with web applications developed for Cloud platforms
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodologies
• Hands-on development experience for mobile and tablet platforms 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply asap.