DirectClient: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services(DFPS)
Solicitation#2023C0021
Title: Java Technical Lead
Location: 4900 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
Duration: Until 8/31/2023 with possible extension
Last date for submission: April 22, 2023 (2.00 PM-CST)
No. of positions: 3
Important Note: Candidates selected for this opportunity may be required to physically attend meetings in Austin, TX, with minimal notice. Candidates currently residing outside of the State of Texas, will be required to relocate to Texas, if selected for this position and the offer is accepted.
In order to assist in quickly acclimating the contractor to DFPS/ITS, they will be required to attend a virtual onboarding session and to physically pick up agency issued equipment in Austin, TX on their first day of contract. There will be additional appointments and blocks of time that the contractor will need to attend during their first week of assignment. Rescheduling of these events may result in the contractor’s start date to be delayed.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years Required/Preferred Experience
8 Required Professional experience in software engineering
7 Required Hands-on experience in Front End/UI development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the J2EE application development platform
7 Required Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any J2EE Application Server, Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies
6 Required Hands-on experience in writing code with front-end development technology including Java, J2EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, XML, JavaScript Framework, Bootstrap 3 or 4, Angular, JSP (JavaServer Pages)
5 Required Expert in one of more of Angular Framework, AJAX, Bootstrap (3 or 4), JavaScript framework, NPM
5 Required Experience in IBM WebSphere Server deployments
5 Required Experience in WebLogic Application Server deployments
4 Required Experience with user journey mapping, story boarding, creating mockups and wireframes, application usability design, fast prototyping, and proof-of-concept development
4 Required Expert in Responsive and Progressive Web Application Development
5 Preferred Experience in SOAP or RESTful Web Services
5 Preferred Working knowledge of code Version Control using SVN or Git or Maven, Liberty, and Jira
5 Preferred Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans
5 Preferred Working knowledge of development standards for accessibility compliance for websites
3 Preferred Experience as a participant in agile software development teams
3 Preferred Working knowledge of Test Automation (Selenium, LoadRunner, Accessibility testing) and the ability to troubleshoot integrations with HP ALM
3 Preferred Experience in Static Coding Analysis using SonarQube or Veracode or similar product
3 Preferred Working knowledge of Responsive / Mobile Development
2 Preferred Working knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 / Sec 508
2 Preferred Experience with UI test framework Karma, Jasmine, Cucumber, QUnit or similar
2 Preferred Working knowledge of Continuous Integration, Jenkins or equivalent
1 Preferred Strong working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs: IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, NEICE, SSCC, ABCS, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care, including Impact 2.0 Phase 2 uses JSP