Enterprise Web Application Developer

Job Description

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg VA invites applications for an Enterprise Web Application Developer to join a team of university and federal researchers supporting the public forest inventory this role you will maintain enhance and support a mission critical enterprise scale web application used for continuous nationwide forest inventory (NFI) data collection and management.

The position requires developing a deep understanding of the web based Mobile Integrated Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) and how it integrates with other elements of the NFI program. You will collaborate with both technical and non technical team members to troubleshoot system issues improve long standing enterprise components and implement solutions that ensure reliability usability and long term sustainability across the NFI system.

Required Qualifications

A bachelors degree in a computing related field such as Computer Science Computer Engineering Information Technology Software Engineering or Web Development.

The successful candidate will demonstrate technical proficiency needed to maintain and enhance the MIDAS enterprise web application including:
Core Enterprise Development Skills
Proficiency in Java including writing maintaining and troubleshooting production level code
Experience with J2EE/enterprise Java such as servlets enterprise components and server-side Java applications
Web development experience including HTML CSS JavaScript and JSP based interfaces
Experience creating maintaining or refactoring Jakarta Server Pages (JSP) Architecture & System Integration
Understanding of enterprise web application architecture including front end to Java based back-end integration
Familiarity with enterprise application servers such as JBoss
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot full web stack issues from interface to server components

Database & Tools
Experience with relational databases ideally Oracle including writing or modifying SQL queries
Experience using version control tools such as Git
Knowledge of designing or improving data entry user interfaces for operational workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

The successful candidate will also possess the following qualities equally important to the technical skill set:
Willingness to learn how MIDAS integrates with other systems.
Ability to review existing code and identify needed updates enhancements or performance improvements.
Comfort working in a team environment including collaborating with technical and non-technical staff.
Strong problem-solving skills for diagnosing issues within a complex long-standing application.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Salary range: $75000$85000 depending on qualifications and experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

April 7 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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