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Java Developer (one day a week in Ashburn VA) with Security Clearance

Company:
Elite Government Strategy
Location:
Sterling, VA, 20146
Posted:
March 08, 2026
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Job Summary EGS is looking for a mid-level Java Developer to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team while supporting Customs and Border Protection. Responsibilities Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, and implements software. Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications.

As part of an agile team, researches, tests, builds, and coordinates the conversion and/or integration of new products based on client requirements.

As part of an agile team, designs and develops new software products or major enhancements to existing software.

Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.

Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools.

Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.

Providing software development services and experience to implement new initiatives

Providing implementation and technical support services.

Providing technical support to respond to technical issues, research and resolve problems and other non-programming technical services.

Estimating the Level of Effort (LOE) and difficulty of programming assignments.

Education and Experience Bachelor's degree plus at least 5 years of work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. The work experience should be supporting Java applications and associated frameworks such as Spring

At least 2 years of development experience using Angular (Version 8 and higher)

2 years of experience working in an Agile team development environment using Jira or a similar tool

1 year of experience working in an automated development environment, using CI/CD tools such as Git, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube

Required Skills Experience developing against relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL)

Experience developing against relational databases and solid SQL querying skills

1+ years experience with web services development

1+ years experience writing automated unit tests

Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Team player and ability to mentor developers with lesser experience

Desired Skills Experience developing in and deploying to a Cloud environment (such as Amazon Web Services)

Experience with Ruby on Rails

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or similar tools

Experience with JMS (e.g., IBM MQ, ActiveMQ)

Security Clearance Eligible to obtain a clearance.

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