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Aveshka Inc

Software Developer Intermediate

Aveshka Inc, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Job DescriptionSoftware Developer, Intermediate

Overview:

Softtek Government Solutions is currently seeking a Software Developer to serve as part of a team in support of a key Customs and Border Protection (CBP) system. “Cornerstone” is a CBP owned and managed data system, which facilitates the flow of information to and from a variety of customers and data sources associated with the background investigation and adjudication process. We need your information technology expertise and consulting background to support operations and maintenance of the Cornerstone system and develop and implement a broad range of system initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop software code to create, enhance, resolve, and/or maximize IT solutions to support work processes.

Review current IT strategies and recommend enhancements to improve performance.

Recommend/develop/create/deploy alternative IT architecture to improve or sustain enhanced system performance.

Assist with and/or support the deployment of system updates/enhancements/upgrades.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the applications and systems.

Automate manual processes.

Implement data retention schedule for the applications.

Change the application access from table based to use the Active Directory (AD) groups.

Recommend alternative database structure to improve/enhance performance and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the project.

Troubleshoot/optimize the performance of associated databases and connections.

Install, upgrade, and monitor performance.

Migrate existing applications to (newer) identified environments.

Document historical, current, and future enhancement efforts.

Audit system “error logs” and report any potential system/security threats.

Gather user requirements and develop automated specifications/requirements.

Build/enhance data dictionaries to include defining metadata management approaches and data governance processes.

Identify, design, and implement solutions for extraction and integration of data from legacy systems for reporting, decision support, and analysis.

Install, upgrade, and administer/monitor database and system performance for Structured Query Language (SQL), Oracle, and MySQL.

Migrate the application from Enterprise Windows Server 20 to a new cloud platform (AWS).

Resolve Plan of Action and Milestone (POAM) concerns.

Required Qualifications:

Active Top Secret/CBP Background Investigation (Critical Sensitive/T5) clearance.

U.S. Citizenship.

Three to Five years of software development experience working with multiple programming languages, frameworks and platforms, Agile software development methodologies, planning and implementing system rollout.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with CBP.

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology (IT), or a related discipline.

Analytical, design and problem-solving skills at multi-product/multi-environment level to troubleshoot system defects and mitigate the issues they cause.

Skills in research and analysis, project planning and implementation.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express and document complex technical concepts in business terms.

Excellent team-oriented interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional project team environment.

Understanding of concepts of project planning and project management techniques to assist in small projects and/or group initiatives.

Technical Stack:

Presentation Layer: Java Server Pages, JQuery, JavaScript.

Application Services Layer: Spring Boot.

Middleware Layer: IBM MQ, Java Web Services, SFTP.

Data Layer: MySQL 8.0, Oracle 12g.

Cloud: Amazon Web Services.

Other: Java 8 and 17, Apache Tomcat 9.0, Jasper Reports, Jenkins, GitLab/GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Wrappers, Eclipse, MySQL Workbench, Oracle SQL Developer, Windows Server, Docker.

Location:

Washington, DC (90K Street or Ronald Reagan Building) & Remote (2 days per pay period onsite in DC).

Travel Requirements:

Travel may be required within Washington National Capital Region (NCR) on an as-needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.

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