{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"82cd484962bcfa5e95ada5f4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/82cd484962bcfa5e95ada5f4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/82cd484962bcfa5e95ada5f4","title":"Lead Java Developer","description":"Company Overview\nTarkik Solutions (Tarkik) is a Washington DC based SBA 8(a) certified small business that provides information technology, management, and strategy consulting services to public sector clients. We bring an established track record of modernizing government with capabilities spanning Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Human-centered Design, Identity and Access Management, and Domain Expertise. We utilize an agile, innovative, data-driven, and mission-driven approach to solving problems at a large scale. Learn more about us at www.tarkik.com.\nPosition Overview\nSeeking a Lead Java Developer to lead the development and maintenance of analytic applications for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. With over 12 years of experience, you will oversee technical solutions from concept to deployment, utilizing Java 8+, Spring microservices, ORM frameworks, and AWS. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and hands-on leadership, collaborating with Enterprise Architects, Data Scientists, and mission stakeholders. You'll work with cargo and passenger data systems, deploy containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, and maintain expertise in relational databases. The ideal candidate will demonstrate technical excellence, mentorship, and active participation in design reviews and team-building activities.\nWork Location\nThis is a hybrid role based in Ashburn, VA, requiring in-office presence 2-3 days per week.\nClearance\nClient requires US citizenship, the ability to obtain and hold a public trust position, and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation. Candidates with existing Active CBP BI, DoD Top Secret, or another DHS component clearance will be prioritized.\nResponsibilities\nLead and perform development and maintenance of end-user focused, object-oriented, data-driven analytic applications to support CBP threat analysis and targeting.\nIndependently identify technical solutions for business problems, directly contribute to conceptual design, and routinely collaborate with Enterprise/Application architects, Database Architects, Data Scientists, and mission stakeholders.\nDevelop new code, modify existing application code, conduct unit and system testing, and engage in rigorous documentation of developed and delivered application use cases, data flows, and functional operations.\nDemonstrate a strong practical understanding of industry standard Java Application Servers technologies such as WebLogic, WebSphere, TomcatEE and/or JBoss for application delivery and a strong understanding of application-relevant cargo and passenger data and databases used to support analytic application development, functionality, and targeting end user (officer) operation.\nActively participate in formal and informal design reviews, solution sessions, and project milestone meetings as well as contribute to project document artifacts for presentation to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nIntegrate with, and materially contribute to, project portfolio teams as a matrixed resource to provide development and issue resolution expertise in collaboration with data scientists, intelligence analysts, developers, and other participants at the direction of a project manager.\nMentor junior developers and actively contribute to the development of a community of practice focused on enhancing technical skills, sharing best practices, and promoting enhanced mission domain knowledge.\nRequired Education, Skills and Experience\nBachelor’s degree in related field\n12+ years of relevant work experience\nHands-on experience with Java 8+ and newer language features and an expertise in Java and Object-Oriented Design and development principles (e.g. XML, JSON).\nHands-on experience using Spring to develop Micro Services and/or REST API and with one or more ORM libraries such as Hibernate.\nHands-on experience with one or more relational database systems (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, Postgres) and with SQL and developing complex SQLs involving multiple databases.\nHands-on experience with web/application servers (e.g., Tomcat, WildFly, WebLogic) and with building and deploying containerized applications (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift).\nExperience developing solutions via Amazon Web Services (e.g, AWS EC2, RDS, S3).\nHands-on experience with one or more build tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, Bamboo), with Software Source Code Management tools (e.g. BitBucket, Git), and leveraging distributed data/computing tools including Hadoop, Spark, Impala, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nDeveloping applications with Spring Boot.\nExperience with NoSQL database systems such as Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.\nExperience executing continuous integration with Jenkins or Bamboo.\nFamiliarity with Unix/Linux and shell scripting.\nHands on experience with Agile Lifecycle Management and engineering tools including Atlassian Jira and Confluence as well as application IDE tools including Eclipse, Jupyter Notebook, and Apache Zeppelin.\nAgile Scrum participation and, ideally, Scrum Master experience.\nEmployee Benefits\nCompetitive Base Salary\n15 Days Paid Time Off\n11 National Federal Holidays Off\n401k Benefit with up to 4% employer match\nEmployer Sponsored Healthcare Benefits\nEmployer Sponsored Training Benefits\nEmployer Sponsored Team Building Events\nPerformance Based Bonus and Spot Awards\nTarkik Solutions Incorporated is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.\nJob Type: Full-time\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nProfessional development assistance\nVision insurance\nApplication Question(s):\nThe client requires US Citizenship for the clearance process. Are you a US Citizen?\nDo you currently have any ACTIVE security clearances, including Public Trust suitability? Please list the type and agency.\nIf you do not have an ACTIVE security clearance or Public Trust suitability, are you eligible to obtain one, and are you in a position to wait for the investigation to be completed before starting work? 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We bring an established track record of modernizing government with capabilities spanning Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Human-centered Design, Identity and Access Management, and Domain Expertise. We utilize an agile, innovative, data-driven, and mission-driven approach to solving problems at a large scale. Learn more about us at www.tarkik.com.\nPosition Overview\nSeeking a Lead Java Developer to lead the development and maintenance of analytic applications for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. With over 12 years of experience, you will oversee technical solutions from concept to deployment, utilizing Java 8+, Spring microservices, ORM frameworks, and AWS. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and hands-on leadership, collaborating with Enterprise Architects, Data Scientists, and mission stakeholders. 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It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.\nJob Type: Full-time\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nProfessional development assistance\nVision insurance\nApplication Question(s):\nThe client requires US Citizenship for the clearance process. Are you a US Citizen?\nDo you currently have any ACTIVE security clearances, including Public Trust suitability? Please list the type and agency.\nIf you do not have an ACTIVE security clearance or Public Trust suitability, are you eligible to obtain one, and are you in a position to wait for the investigation to be completed before starting work? 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