Entry-Level Java Developer

Job ID: 2612488

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-12

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 Backend Developer (Entry Level) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

Job Responsibilities

Working closely with the tech lead and senior/mid-level developers, the Backend Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and validation, and all aspects of the software life-cycle for a java back end application involving extensive messaging and transaction processing.

Responsible for developing and testing Java code as dictated by project requirement.

The candidate will be expected to learn and adhere to the continuous integration, automated unit testing and other AGILE practices established within the team using the tools that are currently used by the team.

The candidate is expected to diagnose and fix issues in existing application components as part of maintenance.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with technical experience.

Experience with Java & Java Frameworks (design and software development experience including designing, programming, and documenting large-scale software systems).

Experience with:

Java, Java Frameworks (Spring, JMS).

JPA\Hibernate.

Spring boot/AWS cloud.

Docker and Kubernetes.

Gitlab/JIRA/Jenkins for CI/CD.

Web services.

SQL.

XML.

Unix/ Linux.

JEE Server experience (Weblogic\Websphere\JBOSS\etc.)

Knowledge of software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration).

Experience with incorporate Unit testing as part of development activities.

Knowledge of design patterns (GoF, J2EE).

Desired Skills and Experience

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

High level of self-motivation, desire to deliver stellar solutions and willingness to work in a distributed team environment.

Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, etc.

Development on front-end using Angular and React.

Experience with Cloud Migration.

AWS Lambda.

Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.

Agile development experience a plus.

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

Customer Requirements

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

Location - This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area.

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 .