LEAD JAVA DEVELOPER

Company: NIC Inc. (EGOV)
Location: Denver
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

NIC Colorado, a subsidiary of--NIC--Inc., the nation's leading provider of eGovernment services (NASDAQ: EGOV), is looking to add a Lead Java Developer to manage web-based projects and service implementations for the state of Colorado's web portal (www.colorado.gov). Responsibilities:

• Assist and provide guidance to less experienced developers.
• Research new languages, frameworks and tools and provide recommendations for future use.
• Diagnose performance related issues in applications and database interactions.
• Define and evolve best practices.
• Assist with design/implementation of infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Collaboration with PMO to define requirements and use cases for a new application or enhancement to an existing application.
• Designing and implementing new web applications and enhancements to existing web applications.
• Development of unit tests and functional tests for web applications.
• Generation of technical documentation and support procedure documentation.
• Code reviews
• Preparation of production deployment plans
• Development of standalone processes for support purposes or for scheduled delivery of required business artifacts.
• Periodic assistance with diagnosing production issues with an application.--
• Contributes to account management initiatives, including partner relationship development and cultivating new opportunities for deployed services. Qualifications:
  • Should have a minimum of 5 years of experience developing web applications in a Java-based environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong oral and written communications skills.
  • Strong understanding of web application security vulnerabilities.
  • Ability to research and evaluate new technologies and tools independently.
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team involving project managers, designers and QA.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be able to contribute to advancements in process documentation and advancement of tools/technologies used in the development and production support processes. Required Skills:
    • Experience configuring and deploying to an application server such as Jboss.
    • Solid understanding of databases, including the ability to construct complex SQL queries, creation and modification tables, understanding of constraints and a basic understanding of query optimization (preferably in oracle).
    • Strong knowledge of JDBC or Hibernate
    • Web service production and consumption (REST/SOAP)
    • Solid understanding of networking concepts
    • Understanding of web application security principles
    • Ability to work comfortably in a *nix environment and solid command line skills
    • Experience with JUnit or TestNG
    • Version control experience with Git
    • Maven or Gradle
    • Experience with CI/CD concepts, preferably hands on experience with a tool to assist with CI/CD.
    • Ability to create design related diagrams. Optional Skills:
      • Jenkins
      • Ability to create and modify shell scripts
      • Knowledge of Perl or Python
      • Experience building E-Commerce applications.
      • Puppet
      • Experience with Jboss
      • Experience with React
      • Knowledge of Spring Frameworks
      • Experience Developing in an Agile Environment
      • ITIL
      • Competitive compensation program
      • No-cost group medical insurance for you and your family
      • Matching 401(k) contributions with 100% vesting
      • Disability insurance
      • Life insurance
      • Company wellness program
      • Casual and fun office environment
      • Paid state holidays/vacation Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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