Production Support Java Developer

This is a contract to hire position. All candidates must be eligible to convert to an FTE. The State is unable to sponsor any visas. LOCAL ONLY TO PHOENIX. 100% onsite and opportunity for remote once resource converts to FTE.

JOB SUMMARY:


ASRS Production Support Java Software Developers contribute to the reliability, capability, and efficiency of our core business operations. Our support and maintenance portfolio includes a variety of critical, ongoing systems-ranging from processing monthly payments through banking institutions and enhancing online services for members, to re-engineering legacy client-server applications into modern intranet web applications.


As a Production Support Java Software Developer, you will be a vital member of our dedicated Production Support Team. Instead of rigid sprint cycles, your focus will be on ensuring system uptime, diagnosing complex production issues, and deploying critical patches and enhancements. You will work closely with a team of 4-7 technical peers, led by ASRS business and technology leaders, alongside an experienced Technical Lead who will collaborate with you to ensure team success. Our deployment pipeline, issue tracking, and support methodologies are rooted in modern DevOps concepts and managed via Atlassian Jira.

What We Offer & What You'll Do
The ASRS provides a stable work environment and a professional atmosphere that fosters a healthy work-life balance. We enable our Production Support Engineers to work across the entire application stack to troubleshoot, patch, and optimize our systems.


Our team members are full-stack generalists who dive into every tier of an application:
• Production Support & Incident Management: Investigate and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and implement permanent fixes.
• Back-End Services & Database Operations: Tune SQL queries, troubleshoot APIs, optimize application performance, and ensure data integrity.
• Application Monitoring & Performance: Monitor application health, analyze logs, identify bottlenecks, and proactively address performance issues.
• Bug Fixes & Enhancements: Develop and deploy code fixes, minor enhancements, and patches for Java applications.
• User Interface & Controller Logic: Modify front-end views, update controller logic, and maintain application workflows as needed.
• Automated Testing & Quality Assurance: Write and maintain unit, integration, and regression tests to ensure application stability.
• Release & Deployment Support: Assist with production deployments, validate releases, and support rollback activities when necessary.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with developers, QA, DevOps, DBAs, and business stakeholders to resolve production issues and improve application reliability.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles for support procedures.


Over time, your troubleshooting and development skills will broaden and remain current because our production systems depend upon modern versions of the following popular frameworks and technologies: Java 8/17+, the Spring Framework, Oracle databases, Apache Tomcat, jQuery, Bootstrap, Cucumber, and Selenium.

WORK HISTORY REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum of five years' working experience in Information Technology
• Minimum of three years developing Java web applications or web services
• Familiar with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) / Test Driven Development (TDD), knowledge in Cucumber is a plus
• Familiar with all facets of the software development lifecycle; preferably with Agile Scrum
• Experience in systems analysis, application design, quality assurance, and the coordination of multiple enterprise systems to achieve overall system functionality is desirable
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and experience in software vulnerability remediation is desirable
• Applied knowledge of version control, configuration management, and continuous integration is desirable


REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE (EXPERT-LEVEL HANDS-ON KNOWLEDGE)
• Java 17+
• Spring Boot
• Spring Framework
• Spring Security
• Oracle databases
• JSP
• Apache Tomcat
• JavaScript
• JQuery
• Bootstrap
• Git/Github
• Maven


FAMILIARITY & KNOWLEDGE (HUGE PLUS)
• Spring Batch
• Spring Integration
• Oracle P/L SQL
• MyBatis
• Filenet
• Code Quality tools
• Secuity processes and tools
• BDD
• TDD
• Jasper Reports
• Cucumber
• Selenium
• Atlassian JIRA/Confluence

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor's degree is highly desired; preferably in Software Development or Information Technology
• Participation in continued education will be considered a plus


WORK ENVIRONMENT & BENEFITS
• Contract-to-Hire: Eligible for conversion to a Full-Time State Employee after 6 months, pending HR interview and offer.
• Location: Candidate must be local to Arizona. Our office is located at:
o Arizona State Retirement System, 3300 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012.
• Work Location: This is an in-office position, 40 hours per week. When the transition to FTE occurs, so too will be the ability to work remotely.
• Visa Sponsorship: Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States and able to change employers without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants requiring sponsorship to work or to change employers will not be considered.
• Equipment: A Windows workstation will be assigned for remote access to ASRS-related work.


If you are a driven individual eager to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a highly engaged team, we encourage you to apply!