Entry-Level Java Developer

Job ID: 2610077

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-10

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Java/JEE Developer (Entry Level) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position is 100% on-site for the first year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

Design, implement, and unit test REST microservices with Java, Spring, and JUnit

Develop web applications with Angular that communicate with backend microservices

Write complex SQL queries and perform data modeling

Work collaboratively within a large, Agile development team

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field

Strong foundational knowledge or Java with a t least 1 year of Java J2EE/JEE design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems

Spring Boot

Spring REST/SOAP web services

Angular

React

HTML/Javascript/CSS

XML/JSON

SQL

JPA/Hibernate

Java web application development required

Desired Skills and Experience

Master's degree in computer science or related field is a plus

Recent and relevant course projects, internships, co-ops, or personal work showcasing backend development skills would be a plus

Experience with Spring WebFlux and R2DBC

Experience with microservices architecture

Experience with JMS and/or Kafka

Familiar with AWS

Comfortable with Eclipse and Visual Studio Code

Agile development approach

Strong initiative: must be able to take a high-level requirement, ask questions/seek clarifications, and get the job done

Ability to work in a high-pressured, tight-deadline environment

Must be able to multitask efficiently and progressively and work comfortably in an ever-changing data environment

Must work well in a team environment as well as independently

Excellent verbal/written communication and problem solving skills; ability to communicate information to a variety of groups at different technical skill levels

Customer Requirements

Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation

Location - Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. After their first year, they will have the option to work a hybrid schedule (2-3 days on-site) depending on the needs of the team.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .