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.
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Production Support Java Developer
6 Months from projected start date
Phoenix, AZ (onsite)
JOB SUMMARY:
Client 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 reengineering 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
Client 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:
Automated Testing & QA: Writing and maintaining test scripts to prevent regressions.
User Interface & Controller Logic: Tweaking front-end views and managing application flow.
Back-End Services & Database Operations: Tuning queries, fixing APIs, and ensuring data integrity. 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.
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.
