Software Engineer II

Job Description

Title: Software Engineer II

Client: Peraton supporting CMS APS Program

Location: Remote in US

Department: APS Product Development Team

Reports to: APS Software Engineering Lead

Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust (Active clearance preferred)

Contract Length: 1 year plus potential extensions (September 2026 - September 2027)

US Citizenship Required

The Software Engineer II will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications within the program. This role requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a SAFe Agile environment. The Software Engineer will play a critical role in maintaining the quality and efficiency of software solutions to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse within government-sponsored health programs.

Federal healthcare experience is strongly preferred, particularly candidates with experience supporting agencies/programs such as CMS, CDC, FDA, HHS, or other federal health environments

Key Responsibilities:

Software Development: Design, develop, test, and deploy software applications using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies.

Agile Practices: Participate in all phases of the Agile development lifecycle, including planning, estimation, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Code Quality: Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices, conduct code reviews, and write comprehensive unit tests.

Collaboration: Work closely with product owners, Scrum Masters, DevSecOps engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve software issues, provide root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.

Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for software applications and processes.

Continuous Improvement: Continuously enhance software development processes and tools to improve efficiency and quality.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on Java and Spring Boot.

Expert proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful API development, microservices architecture, the ActiveMQ message broker, and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Define API contracts using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and ensure consistent API design standards across services.

Develop and manage service-to-service communication patterns using synchronous (REST) and asynchronous messaging frameworks such as ActiveMQ, Amazon MQ, and SQS.

Experience with the version control systems (GitHub) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools (Jenkins).

Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, and Cucumber.

Experience with SQL, Python, Bash scripting, Linux, AWS services (Amazon MQ, SQS, S3, EC2, EKS, RDS, CloudWatch), and infrastructure as code tools (Terraform).

Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and data modeling.

Experience with system monitoring tools (Apache JMeter, Grafana, Splunk, DataDog, CloudWatch).

Knowledge of data analytics tools (AWS QuickSight, Elasticsearch).

Experience with agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum) and tools (Jira, Confluence).

Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Proven track record of innovation and continuous improvement.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

SAFe Agile Certification

Experience in healthcare IT and understanding of regulatory requirements such as HIPAA.

Experience and/or knowledge of CMS processes and standards.

Experience in developing responsive, dynamic, and interactive user interfaces using Angular and React frameworks.

Experience in converting UI/UX wireframes and prototypes into functional applications.

Full-time

Fully remote