Programmer 5-PR5

Overview:

The candidate will be supporting The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Ellis Development Team and will be working with a designated application team: Application Development Manager, project manager, application architect, and quality assurance analyst in an iterative development environment.

This position will function as a highly skilled Senior Level PR5 with specific responsibilities that include:

• Review and understand the Application Team’s work plan.

• Provide status of work and deliverable estimate to Team Lead.

• Participation in requirements gathering sessions.

• Design and develop applications based on specifications and defined interfaces, ensuring alignment with functional and technical requirements..

• Ability to present complex technical constructs to business partners

• Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks.

• Resolve issues of inaccuracy or feasibility.

• Maintain application that is composed of legacy technology.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time, work under pressure of tight deadlines, and meet assigned deadlines.

Experience:

• Very good knowledge of Java and JavaScript.

• Ability to collaborate, negotiate and take direction form the supporting resources across business and/or functional lines.

• Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

• Experience with hands-on technical design within large enterprise systems.

• Experienced in making best practice recommendations based on industry standards.

• Experience mentoring technical teams.

• Demonstrate proven experience in troubleshooting issues.

• Candidate must possess strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Requirements

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

4 year college degree or equivalent technical study with advanced study preferred.

Highly desired

10+ years in Java Development: Expertise in object-oriented design and modern Java features for scalable, maintainable backend systems.

Required

10

Years

8+ years in Front-End Development: Skilled in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and SCSS for building responsive, user-centric interfaces.

Required

8

Years

8+ years in SQL & Database Management: Strong command of MS SQL Server, with a focus on performance tuning and complex query optimization.

Required

8

Years

5+ years with Spring Boot: Developed RESTful APIs and microservices using embedded servers, auto-configuration, and Spring ecosystem tools.

Required

5

Years

5+ years in Persistence Technologies: Hands-on experience with Hibernate, JPA (ORM), and MyBatis for efficient data access and SQL mapping.

Required

5

Years

5+ years working with Application Servers: Deployed enterprise applications using Apache Tomcat and Spring Boot embedded servers.

Required

5

Years

5+ years with Build & Dependency Tools: Proficient in Maven for managing project builds, dependencies, and lifecycle tasks.

Required

5

Years

5+ years using IntelliJ IDEA: Efficient in software development, debugging, and refactoring using IntelliJ IDEA.

Required

5

Years

3+ years in CI/CD and Source Control: Built and managed pipelines in Azure DevOps; experienced in Git-based version control and collaborative workfl

Required

3

Years