Senior SW Developer

Position Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic creative senior software developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud environments. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer
This position is located in FairfaxVA; however a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

As a senior full stack developer you will collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices design and develop application architecture implement solutions mentor fellow team members and test and deploy solutions
Contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of a modern cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot.
Work closely with users stakeholders business analysts and product managers to understand problem statements functional and non-functional requirements
Collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to research best practices design and develop microservice architectures implement solutions mentor fellow team members and test and deploy solutions to AWS cloud environments
Write clean well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building robust full applications
Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle including requirements gathering design estimation coding code reviews and testing
Author and review frontend and backend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming techniques
Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines
Develop and consume RESTful APIs gaining experience in API design patterns and microservice communication
Build a solid understanding of data structures problem solving algorithm design and data formats (JSON YAML)
Participate in daily standups code collaboration sessions and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress
Engage in client industry and end-user discussions to provide technical viewpoint on the application
Lead and participate in technical design sessions to create sustainable high-performing features and provide accurate estimates and development timelines
Drive continuous improvement of existing development tools technologies and CI/CD pipelines
Author automated testing scripts (unit integration and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend
Augment and improve system architecture including microservices design and cloud-native patterns on AWS
Apply strong understanding of database design (PostgreSQL) and optimize application access to backend data including query tuning and schema migrations (e.g. Flyway)

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or other technical discipline
Minimum 7 years hands-on experience in Java development (Spring Boot Spring Framework Spring Data/JPA/Hibernate REST APIs)
Experience building and maintaining frontend applications including TypeScript HTML CSS Angular (v14)
Proven experience designing and developing Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS Lambda S3 SQS SNS RDS)
Experience with PostgreSQL (or similar RDBMS) including schema design query optimization and migration tooling (Flyway)
Experience with Apache Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
Experience with AI paired programming tooling (e.g. GitHub Copilot Amazon Q)
Experience in CI/CD methodologies and tooling (Jenkins GitHub Actions SonarQube)
Experience in API development and application security best practices (OAuth 2.0 TLS PKI JWT)
Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and paired programming
Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows (GitHub Bitbucket pull requests code reviews)
Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion for exploring emerging technologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a culture of continuous improvement
Proactive detail-oriented and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running
Quick learner with the ability to multi-task work under pressure manage tight deadlines and adapt to changing requirements
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to build trusted relationships and partner across a complex organization
Willingness to ask questions challenge the status quo and seek out answers

Desired qualifications / non-essential skills required:
AWS serverless and analytics services Step Functions Lambda SES Glue Redshift OpenSearch Athena SageMaker QuickSight Databricks Tableau
User authentication and authorization platforms Okta SecureAuth AWS Cognito
UI/UX frameworks beyond Angular Bootstrap Angular Material
Log management alerting and monitoring Datadog Google Analytics
Load testing tools JMeter Gatling
Project management and collaboration tools JIRA Confluence
Selenium or Cypress for end-to-end test automation



Due to the nature of government contracts US citizenship is required.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set level experience relevant training and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89600.00 - $176300.00.
CGI Federals benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
.Competitive compensation
.Comprehensive insurance options
.Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
.Paid time off for vacation holidays and sick time
.Paid parental leave
.Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
.Wellness and Well-being programs
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Skills:

• Full Stack Development
• Full Stack Development
• Application Development
• AWS AI Services
• Generative AI

What you can expect from us:

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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