Software Engineer III (Contractor) ID - 806911

RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company that tackles complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. The Software Engineer III (Contractor) will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise software applications, specifically supporting the Idaho Benefit Eligibility System and contributing to modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical designs and software solutions
• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-volume, high-performance enterprise applications
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support
• Develop clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices
• Deliver software enhancements, new functionality, bug fixes, and production support activities
• Design applications that meet functional, technical, security, and performance standards
• Develop system specifications, interfaces, and technical documentation
• Estimate development effort and manage assigned work to meet project schedules
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical walkthroughs
• Design and support unit, integration, and system testing activities prior to deployment
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call support as required
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, QA engineers, product owners, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to development practices and application architecture
• Evaluating and implementing AI and machine learning capabilities that improve software delivery and developer productivity
• Utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, documentation, and software releases
• Collaborating with product, QA, and data teams to define requirements for AI-enabled features and workflows
• Supporting the development of intelligent, guided workflows that reduce manual business process reviews and improve benefit application processing
• Exploring agentic AI development solutions capable of automating routine coding activities while ensuring software remains secure, maintainable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards

Requirements:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience developing J2EE enterprise applications, including front-end, middle-tier, and back-end components
• Minimum five (5) years of experience with enterprise web and application servers
• Minimum three (3) years of experience implementing software design patterns in enterprise applications
• Minimum three (3) years of experience integrating third-party middleware into enterprise application architectures
• Minimum three (3) years of experience creating, consuming, and implementing web services
• Minimum two (2) years of experience developing applications using the Spring Framework and Spring modules
• Minimum two (2) years of experience developing web applications using Apache Struts
• Minimum two (2) years of experience implementing SOAP web services using JAX-WS (top-down and bottom-up approaches)
• Minimum two (2) years of experience developing Oracle SQL queries, procedures, and database integrations
• JBoss Application Server administration and deployment management
• Jenkins continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Apache Web Server
• F5 Load Balancers
• Adobe LiveCycle
• Apache ServiceMix Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• Business Rules Engine (BRE)
• MyEclipse IDE
• Subversion (SVN) source control
• Wily Introscope or comparable application monitoring tools
• Shell scripting, Bash, Groovy, or similar scripting languages
• Linux operating systems and shell scripting
• Browser-based enterprise application infrastructure operating in clustered environments
• AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, or similar technologies
• Public sector, healthcare, Medicaid, or human services eligibility systems
• Working knowledge of welfare eligibility case management systems, preferably Idaho Medicaid Eligibility or similar integrated eligibility platforms