Java / Elasticsearch Developer

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client seeking a Developer (Specialty) III in Boca Raton, FL. Summary: We are hiring for a Software Engineer to assist with growing roadmap items on a new application, performing research, design, and software development. The Software Engineer will be involved in high level technical designs and implementation of high quality, customer driven solutions. They will perform across the complete development life cycle delivering highly available cloud solutions and adding new capabilities to existing applications. The candidate will work with development teams and ensure the best practices are adhered to in areas such as unit and integration testing, CI/CD, documentation, security, and software design principles. Responsibilities:

• Implementing development processes and coding best-practice reviews in an Agile environment to ensure we deliver quality products and solutions
• Collaborating with technical team members to understand and finalize complex product requirements and translate them into software designs
• Interacting with product managers to understand their needs and translate their requirements into effective and robust software solutions
• Taking ownership of complex technical issues to ensure successful delivery of robust solutions
• Keeping up to date with new technology developments to identify cutting-edge innovations for potential future projects
• Responsible for reporting progress against schedule for all assigned tasks on a regular basis
• Contribute to system and application architecture
• Taking part in code reviews and other development activities
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related major
• 5+ years of Java Development experience, including prior experience as a programmer in a commercial software development environment
• Minimum 5 years of development experience using Java (8 & 11) and Spring Boot
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing and implementing solutions with relational & NoSQL Databases (MS SQL Server, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB)
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing and implementing Web Services (SOAP & REST)
• Expertise with developing testing automation including unit and integration testing using frameworks and tools such as JUnit, Mockito and Postman/SOAP UI
• Expertise with development and build tools such as Gradle (preferred) or Maven and Git
• Strong experience with continuous integration and delivery using GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD
• Strong background with Linux operating systems
• Experience with Docker building images and Kubernetes deployments, services, ingress, config maps and secrets
• Experience with Cloud providers Microsoft Azure and AWS
• Strong object-oriented design skills and a track record of delivering designs to market
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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