TX DIR-Software Engineer 3-
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICESTexas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Software Engineer 3 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Software Engineer 3 Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Develops software solutions by studying information needs conferring with users and studying systems flow data usage and work processes. Investigates problem areas. Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications standards and programming.
As part of HHSC IT Applications Social Services Applications initiatives the worker will perform the following activities to accomplish the following goals:
Performs application development enhancement maintenance and support for State Portal Workflow Management Eligibility Web Services Family Violence Program Enterprise Document Services Enterprise Content Management Document Center Call Center Inquiry and other Social Services applications.
Develop enhance and maintain existing and new web-based J2EE/Portal applications within HHSCs SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) platform using Agile methodologies.
As a member of the team participate in requirements analysis high-level and detailed design development testing and deployment of new application components as required.
Work with other teams as necessary to accomplish goals.
Create technical and design documentation as required.
Perform system analysis and problem resolution as required.
Analyze software for configuration & performance tuning opportunities as required.
Develop and maintain data and process models as required.
Employ contemporary testing methods to ensure applications function properly and without error.
Provide technical support for testing and implementation efforts.
Participate in program design coding and test walk-through meetings to provide input regarding technical standards and customer requirements.
Provide application support (defect repair maintenance and production operations support) for web-based Java applications in an SOA platform. Perform system analysis troubleshooting diagnosis and problem resolution. Analyze software for defects and performance tuning opportunities. Develop and test application code to resolve defects and improve application reliability and performance
Other duties as assigned.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong understanding and experience of fundamental programming concepts of data structures algorithms performance caching and scalability issues in the context of Web based UI applications.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in computer science computer information systems engineering or management information systems is required.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on experience in Server-side/Web Services development enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications on the J2EE application development platform |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on experience participating in all phases of the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on development experience implementing applications utilizing any J2EE Application Server Authentication and Authorization Caching strategies |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on programming experience using Java J2EE REST/SOAP HTML5 JavaScript AJAX CSS3 Bootstrap SASS Angular Typescript Spring JSON XML JWT NPM Maven OpenAPI v3 OAuth Postman ReadyAPI Mulesoft and/or similar technologies. |
| 8 | Required | Experience implementing REST services supporting client-facing applications- Experience implementing REST services security using JWT OAuth and other related technologies / standards |
| 8 | Required | Experience in development of self-contained reusable and testable modules and components - Demonstrable experience developing optimizing and maintaining an enterprise-level web services including complete ownership of the services stack. |
| 3 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with JBoss or IBM WebSphere Application Server 8 or later |
| 3 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with Agile Development Methodologies (preferably Scrum) |
| 3 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodologies and containerized application deployments |
| 3 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with web applications developed for Cloud platforms |
| 3 | Preferred | Experience in Test-driven development and test creation using frameworks such as Karma Jasmine Selenium |
III. TERMS OF SERVICE
Services are expected to start 01/19/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2026. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1984 hours. This service may be amended renewed and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION
Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.
The primary work location(s) will be at 1609 Centre Creek Dr. Suite 200 Austin TX 78754. The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework. Any and all travel per diem parking and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidates and/or Vendors expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends evenings and holidays as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Position will be 3 days remote with 2 days (Mondays and Thursdays) required to be onsite at the location listed above. ***Subject to change per manager***
Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position.
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
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