Java Developer -IV

Java Developer -IV

Posted 1 day ago by Universal Consulting Partners Inc.

Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Remote or Hybrid in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Summary: The Java Developer - IV will serve as a senior technologist and lead in the modernization of web applications for the State of Wisconsin's Department of Transportation. This role involves migrating applications to Spring Boot, upgrading Java versions, and implementing modern development practices including DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines. The candidate will also provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the modernization process. The position requires a strong background in Java and related technologies, with a focus on enhancing and modernizing existing applications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enhance existing application(s) with new features as well as modernizing existing application(s)
  • Solve complex technical problems
  • Design, develop and provide technical leadership to the modernization effort
  • Develop testing methodology and criteria and implement them on automated build processes
  • Lead efforts for modernizing Java application(s) to Spring Boot following industry best practices
  • Develop application presentation layers using modern JavaScript/TypeScript technologies such as Angular
  • Provide technical leadership to moving application(s) toward microservices and modern looking architecture

Key Skills:

  • Java/J2EE (5+ years)
  • Spring Framework (5+ years)
  • Spring boot (5+ years)
  • Microservices (4+ years)
  • API development (4+ years)
  • Angular (5+ years)
  • SQL experience (5+ years)
  • Hands on Architecture/Design experience (4+ years)
  • Experience working in Hybrid and Agile Methodologies (5+ years)
  • Experience working with industry standard patterns for modernization (i.e. lift and shift, strangler, etc.)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Wisconsin Dells

Country: United States

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Java Developer - IV

Introduction:

The Java Developer - IV will play a hands-on senior technologist/lead role in modernizing State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation web application(s). The candidate will provide technical expertise in migrating application(s) to Spring Boot, upgrading Java versions, updating presentation layer technologies, migrating applications to container hosted environments, and provide guidance in the development of a DevSecOps and CI/CD development pipeline following industry best practices.

Responsibilities:
  • Enhance existing application(s) with new features as well as modernizing existing application(s)
  • Solve complex technical problems
  • Design, develop and provide technical leadership to the modernization effort
  • Develop testing methodology and criteria and implement them on automated build processes
  • Lead efforts for modernizing Java application(s) to Spring Boot following industry best practices
  • Develop application presentation layers using modern JavaScript/TypeScript technologies such as Angular
  • Provide technical leadership to moving application(s) toward microservices and modern looking architecture
Requirements:
  • Java/J2EE (5+ years)
  • Spring Framework (5+ years)
  • Spring boot (5+ years)
  • Microservices (4+ years)
  • API development (4+ years)
  • Angular (5+ years)
  • SQL experience (5+ years)
  • Hands on Architecture/Design experience (4+ years)
  • Experience working in Hybrid and Agile Methodologies (5+ years)
  • Experience working with industry standard patterns for modernization (i.e. lift and shift, strangler, etc.)
Nice to Have Experience:
  • Java Batch experience (4+ years)
  • Oracle and PL/SQL stored procedure experience (4+ years)
  • DevSecOps Best Practices (3+ years) including leveraging SonarQube
  • Automated Testing Best Practices (5+ years)
  • AWS Cloud based development experience (4+ years)
  • Experience working with Liberty, Maven, IntelliJ, Java 21
  • Leveraging GitHub Co-Pilot or similar GenAI based IDE tools to accelerate software development and testing practices
  • Experience working with Box APIs
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:
  • 5+ years'''' experience with Java/J2EE
  • 5+ years'''' experience with Spring boot
  • 5+ years'''' experience with Angular
  • 4+ years'''' hands on Architecture/Design experience
  • 4+ years'''' experience with microservices
Nice to Have Skills:
  • 4+ years'''' experience with AWS Cloud based development
  • 3+ years'''' experience with DevSecOps Best Practices, including leveraging SonarQube
  • 5+ years'''' experience with Automated Testing Best Practices
  • 4+ years'''' experience with Oracle and PL/SQL stored procedure
Interview Process:
  • Online interview
Contract Duration:
  • 06/30/2027 with extensions possible
Remote or on-site?
  • Candidates must be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense. This position will work mostly remote from within the State of Wisconsin. There will be a requirement to come into the Hill farms office at least once every other week for one day (of the project team’s choosing) for sprint planning and work collaboration purposes. In the future if situation warrants, we expect the candidate to be flexible to accommodate the business needs as it relates to working from office.
Project Details:

The ideal candidate will play a hands-on senior technologist/lead role in modernizing State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation web application(s). Within this modernization effort the candidate will provide technical expertise in migrating application(s) to Spring Boot, upgrading Java versions, updating presentation layer technologies, migrating applications to container hosted environments, and provide guidance in the development of a DevSecOps and CI/CD development pipeline following industry best practices.