Senior Java Developer

Our client in the Government Industry is seeking for a J2EE/UDB DB2 and eXPRS for a 6+ month contract with possibly hire/extensions. This is a 100% REMOTE - MUST HAVE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT.PST or MST ONLYThe consultant must have solid J2EE/UDB DB2 - RECENT GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Must have FAMILIARITY with Office of Child Support Enforcement - (OCSE) REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS AND REPORTING. Experience with eXPRS is required.Scope of Work:Contractor's Key Person under this WOC will support the following needs of the Operations and Maintenance of the Client eXPRS application:Assist with identification and remediation of application bugsAssist with the completion of operational requests in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogAssist with the completion of the application enhancement request in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogAssist with completion of the performance and maintenance requests in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogAssist with the completion of the application refactoring requests in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogAssist with the completion of the User Interface improvement requests in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogAssist with the completion of the data and reporting requests in the eXPRS ADOS BacklogTransition of the concepts and enhancements to existing team members to enable them to provide ongoing supportTasks:Contractor's Key Person shall develop and deliver updates to eXPRS application, including software code changes and documentation.Work will be comprised of the following:Documenting completed enhancements to ensure complete system documentation for the eXPRS application.Completing defect and change requests for code modifications associated with the Services that impact the eXPRS application.Engaging in multiple discussions with system and business experts as well as attending daily Scrum meetings.Engaging with the business product owner to understand mandatory functional business requirements and timelines.Documenting solution options, impacted system areas, system dependencies, and gaps in system capabilities needed to fulfill requirements.Engaging with the project technical architect to understand technical standards, and documenting technical design.Engaging with the OIS technical manager and technical lead to review level of effort and timelines.Provide full transparency into the work performed by Contractor, and the Deliverables required to meet the objectives of this WOC. Sprint reports must document Contractor is successfully completing agreed-upon Services.Following Authorized Purchaser's existing requirements management, design, development and issue tracking processes and development standards (including naming conventions) during the course of performance. Authorized Purchaser's existing processes use Azure DevOps (ADOS) and similar tools for tracking issues and an Agile Scrum approach is followed for development work.The schedule for completing the Operations and Maintenance of the client eXPRS application is dependent on the business and other project work. The Services will be completed using an Agile approach.Sprints will be completed by the Key Person as follows:Participate in daily and weekly sprint planning and review meetings with Authorized Agency's Solution Development and Delivery (SDD) and Business Support Unit (BSU) eXPRS teamsAdvise on incremental definition and delivery of the Office of Developmental Disabilities Program Operations and Maintenance of the client eXPRS application requirementsDemonstrate understanding of requirements using incremental functional prototypes and receiving and documenting feedback from business and technical stakeholdersGeneral Deliverables cadence:Regular status reporting of sprints which are expected to be 2 weeks eachRegular demonstration of working prototypes expected every 1 to 2 weeksProduct deliverables and timelinesTechnical specifications for each product deliverable including database changes, changes to interface programs, changes to batch programs, changes to application modules, and all use cases.Please see attached SOW for full details.Required skills and experience:J2EE (10+ years of experience)IBM DB2 UDB (10+ years of experience)Java (10+ years of experience)Eclipse (10+ years of experience)Prior state government experience within the last five yearseXPRS Application Development (1-3 years of experience)Other:Design, code, and test computer software in a .NET framework. Perform application development for software debugging, scripting, source control, and change requests. Utilize SQL server on a VB.NET platform. Support and maintain configurations to in-house applications Bachelor's degree of Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related degree. Familiarity of software development methodologies, standards, coding best practices and general debugging procedures. experience with SQL server and Oracle databases. familiarity with using SQL, PL/SQL, or T-SQL. .NET languages, html, Web Architecture