Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Louisiana, Lafayette

Alternate Location(s): United States, Tennessee, Knoxville

Position ID: J0426-2704

Employment Type: Full Time

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Position Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, senior SW developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various open source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help modernize the cloud-based system. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer.

This position is located in our Lafayette, LA office, however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Due to the nature of government contracts, US citizenship is required.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

. As a senior full stack developer, you will collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices, design and develop the application architecture, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy solutions.

. Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, and product managers to understand problem statement, functional and non-functional requirements.

. Participate in daily Scrum ceremonies and conduct sprint demos for stakeholders.

. The candidate will be responsible for participating in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including application design/requirements gathering, estimating development activities, authoring application code, participating in code reviews, and testing the software.

. Authoring and reviewing web application code using AI paired programming techniques

. Participating in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress.

. Participating in client, industry, and end user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.

. Participating in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and providing accurate estimates and development timelines.

. Continuous improvement of existing development tools and technologies.

. Authoring automated testing script for the application.

. Augmenting and improving system architecture.

. Gaining a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data.

. The candidate should have experience in web-application development including HTML, CSS, Angular, and JavaScript as well as a background in Java development.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. Minimum of 7+ years' hands-on experience with core Java (frontend and backend) development, JEE skills, and well versed in design patterns and related frameworks

. Experience in Spring-Boot and Microservices

. Experience with various AI paired programming tooling

. Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) methodologies

. Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Paired Programming

. Experience in API development and application security best practices (OAuth, TLS, PKI etc.)

. Experience working with Apache Kafka messaging software and PostgreSQL RDBMS

. Demonstrate a culture of continuous process improvements by applying lessons learned from recent projects to future projects

. Proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running

. Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion to explore emerging technologies

. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to innovate and a can-do attitude

. Quick learner with the ability to multi-task, work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, adapt to changing requirements and deal with ambiguity without impacting delivery

. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional written and verbal communication skills

. Ability to build trusted relationships and partner across a complex organization

. Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status-quo and seek out answers

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline.

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

• Development - Java / JEE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring - REST JAX-RS, Web Services, Security, Controllers/Service, Spring Data ORM (Hibernate/JPA 2), JSON

• AWS Serverless Services - SQS, SNS, SES, Step, Lambda

• AWS Analytics - Glue, Redshift, EMR, OpenSearch, Athena, Sagemaker, Quicksight

• Event Streaming - Kafka

• Web Server - Apache, Application Server - Jboss EAP

• Open Source Frameworks - various, including commons-*, ehcache, velocity, aopalliance, mail, swagger, etc.

• User authentication and authorization - ForgeRock's OpenAM, SecureAuth and Okta.

• UI/UX - Angular, Bootstrap

• Databases - AWS RDS for Oracle and PostgreSQL

• Log Management - Datadog

• Alerts and Monitoring - Datadog, Google Analytics, New Relic

• CICD - Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Selenium

• Load Testing - Jmeter

• Code Mgmt: Git, GitHub tools, JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, SourceTree, etc.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $80,600.00 - $176,300.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

. Competitive compensation

. Comprehensive insurance options

. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

. Paid parental leave

. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

. Wellness and Well-being programs

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Skills:

• Full Stack Development

• Full Stack Development

• Application Development

• AWS AI Services

• Generative AI

What you can expect from us:

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because...

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI's legal duty to furnish information.