Java Developer -IV

Java Developer -IV

Job Overview

Location: Madison, Wisconsin (Remote/Hybrid options available)

Employment Type: W2, 1099, Full-Time

Candidate Pay Rate: $55 to $60 W2/1099

Job Expiry Date 07/01/2026

Experience: 5+ years

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.

About the Role

• The State of Wisconsin is looking for a Java Developer -IV to play a hands-on senior technologist/lead role in modernizing State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation web application(s). The selected candidate will provide technical expertise in migrating applications 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

Required Qualifications

• Java/J2EE (5+ years)
• Spring Framework (5+ years)
• Spring boot (5+ years)
• Micro services (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 (5+ years)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Required Skills & Technologies

Primary Skills

• Java
• Spring Framework
• Spring Boot
• Microservices
• API development
• Angular
• SQL

Secondary Skills

• Java Batch
• Oracle
• PL/SQL
• DevSecOps Best Practices
• SonarQube
• Automated Testing Best Practices
• AWS Cloud
• Liberty
• Maven
• IntelliJ
• Java 21
• GitHub Co-Pilot
• Box APIs

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact:

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1. Update Your Resume: Please add any missing skills or certifications that align with the role.
2. Apply Online: Click the "Apply" button at the end of the job description and complete the required details.
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4. Confirmation: Once submitted, reply to this email to let me know. I'll review your updated materials and, if there's a match, schedule a video interview to discuss further.

We appreciate your time and interest in this opportunity. Our team will review your application carefully and respond promptly.