Software Systems Engineer II

Summary

Makpar is a comprehensive professional and technical solutions provider for the Federal government. The Software Systems Engineer II will develop, integrate, test, deploy, and support software within an assigned ICAM workstream, ensuring quality and security standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, integrate, test, and maintain software for an assigned ICAM workstream
• Develop application components using Java, Spring, Hibernate, Angular, and MySQL
• Commit code daily to the approved enterprise repository
• Participate in source-control branching, peer review, merging, and release-management practices
• Develop and maintain unit tests and automated test coverage
• Work with test engineers to resolve defects and validate release readiness
• Support CI/CD pipeline execution and zero-downtime deployments
• Develop code that meets security, quality, performance, and Section 508 expectations
• Support integrations between ICAM applications and internal or external systems
• Troubleshoot application, integration, configuration, data, and performance issues
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 incident support for assigned applications
• Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and after-action activities
• Write or maintain user stories, technical documentation, system-design materials, and operational procedures
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives

Skills

• Hands-on software development experience using Java
• Experience with Spring or Spring Boot
• Experience with Hibernate or comparable Java persistence frameworks
• Experience with Angular or comparable modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience with Git-based source control and regular code commits
• Experience developing and maintaining unit or automated tests
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience participating in CI/CD software delivery
• Ability to troubleshoot application and integration issues in non-production and production environments
• Ability to provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 technical support
• Ability to obtain and maintain favorable DHS EOD, suitability, and required system access
• Prior DHS, or federal civilian software engineering experience
• Experience developing ICAM, IAM, SSO, OAuth/OIDC, PKI, PAM, account-management, or access-control applications
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, SonarQube, Selenium, Nexus, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Docker, EKS, or hybrid-cloud environments
• Experience with zero-downtime deployments, stateless microservices, and production DevOps support
• Experience developing Section 508-compliant applications
• Experience with secure coding and remediation of static or dynamic security findings

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Hands-on software development experience using Java
• Experience with Spring or Spring Boot
• Experience with Hibernate or comparable Java persistence frameworks
• Experience with Angular or comparable modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience with Git-based source control and regular code commits
• Experience developing and maintaining unit or automated tests
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience participating in CI/CD software delivery
• Ability to troubleshoot application and integration issues in non-production and production environments
• Ability to provide Tier 2 or Tier 3 technical support
• Ability to obtain and maintain favorable DHS EOD, suitability, and required system access

Nice to Haves

• Prior DHS, or federal civilian software engineering experience
• Experience developing ICAM, IAM, SSO, OAuth/OIDC, PKI, PAM, account-management, or access-control applications
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, SonarQube, Selenium, Nexus, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Docker, EKS, or hybrid-cloud environments
• Experience with zero-downtime deployments, stateless microservices, and production DevOps support
• Experience developing Section 508-compliant applications
• Experience with secure coding and remediation of static or dynamic security findings

Benefits

• A great benefits package
• Excellent training and career development opportunities
• Flexible work schedules
• Keeping our employees happy, healthy and engaged (work environment/engagement)