Senior Software Engineer

IronArch Technology is an award-winning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in providing innovative solutions and world class services to Federal Government clients. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead front-end engineering efforts within the Liferay DXP layer of MyHealtheVet, focusing on modernizing and sustaining a high-visibility federal health platform that enables Veterans to manage their health benefits online.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Liferay DXP (7.x preferred) themes, portlets, and fragments
• Modernize legacy JSP-based implementations while preserving stability of critical Veteran-facing workflows
• Build and enhance front-end experiences across MHV workstreams, with emphasis on Secure Messaging
• Develop and maintain FreeMarker templates and portal UI components
• Apply strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript practices to create performant, maintainable interfaces
• Leverage Java web fundamentals (JSP/servlets) to support Liferay backend integration
• Debug complex issues across the Liferay request lifecycle (render, action, resource phases)
• Troubleshoot OSGi module behavior and portal configuration impacts
• Diagnose session handling, authentication flows, and SSO-integrated login/logout behaviors
• Implement secure cookie handling and session-timeout UX patterns aligned to federal security standards
• Actively leverage AI tooling to improve: Code generation and refactoring, Unit test creation, Debugging workflows, Documentation quality, and Productivity across modernization efforts
• Champion responsible AI usage within engineering workflows while maintaining security and compliance standards
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to align engineering work with program priorities
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for Liferay modules and front-end build tooling (e.g., Jenkins)
• Ensure all development meets VA security, compliance, and Section 508 accessibility standards
• Partner with QA and product teams to validate portal enhancements across environments

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 6+ years building front-end solutions on Liferay DXP (7.x preferred)
• Strong expertise in: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Java web fundamentals (JSP, Servlets)
• FreeMarker templating
• Experience with JSF/Facelets and component libraries (e.g., PrimeFaces) or equivalent Liferay front-end frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to debug: Liferay request lifecycle issues, OSGi module interactions, Portal configuration and deployment issues
• Experience working on modernization and sustainment efforts within enterprise portals
• Proficiency using AI tooling to accelerate engineering workflows and improve code quality
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Experience implementing Section 508 / WCAG accessibility standards in portal UIs
• Experience implementing session-timeout UX patterns and secure cookie handling
• Familiarity with SSO-integrated authentication flows in federal systems
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines for Liferay modules (e.g., Jenkins)
• Prior experience supporting MyHealtheVet or other VA digital health platforms
• VA adjudication experience
• Current authorization to work for the Department of Veterans Affairs