Entry-Level Java/JEE Developer

Summary

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Java/JEE Developer (Entry Level) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA. The role involves designing and implementing REST microservices, developing web applications, and collaborating within an Agile development team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and unit test REST microservices with Java, Spring, and JUnit
• Develop web applications with Angular that communicate with backend microservices
• Write complex SQL queries and perform data modeling
• Work collaboratively within a large, Agile development team

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field
• Strong foundational knowledge or Java with at least 1 year of Java J2EE/JEE design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems
• Spring Boot
• Spring REST/SOAP web services
• Angular
• React
• HTML/Javascript/CSS
• XML/JSON
• SQL
• JPA/Hibernate
• Java web application development required
• Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation
• Must be a US Citizen
• Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment
• Master's degree in computer science or related field is a plus
• Recent and relevant course projects, internships, co-ops, or personal work showcasing backend development skills would be a plus
• Experience with Spring WebFlux and R2DBC
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Experience with JMS and/or Kafka
• Familiar with AWS
• Comfortable with Eclipse and Visual Studio Code
• Agile development approach
• Strong initiative: must be able to take a high-level requirement, ask questions/seek clarifications, and get the job done
• Ability to work in a high-pressured, tight-deadline environment
• Must be able to multitask efficiently and progressively and work comfortably in an ever-changing data environment
• Must work well in a team environment as well as independently
• Excellent verbal/written communication and problem solving skills; ability to communicate information to a variety of groups at different technical skill level

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field
• Strong foundational knowledge or Java with at least 1 year of Java J2EE/JEE design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems
• Spring Boot
• Spring REST/SOAP web services
• Angular
• React
• HTML/Javascript/CSS
• XML/JSON
• SQL
• JPA/Hibernate
• Java web application development required
• Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation
• Must be a US Citizen
• Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment

Nice to Haves

• Master's degree in computer science or related field is a plus
• Recent and relevant course projects, internships, co-ops, or personal work showcasing backend development skills would be a plus
• Experience with Spring WebFlux and R2DBC
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Experience with JMS and/or Kafka
• Familiar with AWS
• Comfortable with Eclipse and Visual Studio Code
• Agile development approach
• Strong initiative: must be able to take a high-level requirement, ask questions/seek clarifications, and get the job done
• Ability to work in a high-pressured, tight-deadline environment
• Must be able to multitask efficiently and progressively and work comfortably in an ever-changing data environment
• Must work well in a team environment as well as independently
• Excellent verbal/written communication and problem solving skills; ability to communicate information to a variety of groups at different technical skill level