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Role Description

This position is fully remote located within CONUS United States.

• Design, develop, and enhance Java-based applications and APIs supporting VR&E case management and integration needs.
• Build secure, scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices patterns.
• Support front-to-back full-stack functionality when required.
• Assist in designing and maintaining CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, and Nexus.
• Use modern development practices, including optional AI‑assisted code suggestions or automated code review tools where appropriate and aligned with VA governance.

• Integrate VR&E systems with enterprise VA services such as MPI, VA Profile, BGS services, and REST/SOAP endpoints.
• Analyze legacy system data flows and build new integration processes.
• Create and validate JSON/XML requests for testing web services.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, and validation.
• Support validation of data‑driven or automation‑assisted workflows to ensure accuracy and reliability.

• Develop and deploy applications within AWS using EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, SQS/SNS, Lambda, and related services.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps engineers to improve build pipelines.
• Support containerized deployments.
• Leverage cloud‑native automation or AI‑assisted diagnostics tools when beneficial and permitted.

• Write PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and views for Oracle/PostgreSQL databases.
• Develop scripts using Bash, Curl, or Python.
• Analyze data integrity issues and support data migration efforts.
• Apply enhanced data‑quality checks, optionally supported by anomaly‑detection tooling when appropriate.

• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and reviews.
• Provide Tier III troubleshooting support.
• Document technical processes, integration points, and API interaction patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Use modern collaboration tools, including optional AI‑powered search or documentation assistants, to streamline team communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, or a related discipline or commensurate experience.
• 5–8 years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years with Java/JDK, including Spring or Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience integrating with external services using JSON/XML.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Maven, GitHub, and Nexus.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Awareness of automation‑enhanced development workflows and ability to adapt to modern tooling.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Government Public Trust clearance.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

Company Description

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?