Agile Java Developer (W2 and local only)

Company: Sharp Decisions
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

A client of Sharp Decisions Inc. is looking for an Agile Java Developer to be based in Phoenix, AZ. Posiiton is 100% onsite. The contract duration is 6 months with possible extension. *W2 and Local only.

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Agile Java Software Developers contribute to software development projects designed to improve the capability and efficiency of our business operations. We have a variety of ongoing projects involving processing monthly payments through banking institutions, enhancing online services for members, and re-engineering client-server applications into modern intranet web applications.

As a Java Agile Software Developer, you will be a member of one of our 7 Agile Scrum teams. Each team is assigned to a project for a series of sprints. The team may release deliverable functionality following any sprint. All team activities are managed using Atlassian Agile and JIRA. Your Scrum team will consist of 4-7 members and be led by client's business and technology leaders. An experienced Technical Lead will work with you to ensure your team's success. Our development pipeline and methodology is rooted in the DevOps concept.

We enable our Software Engineers to work on every part of the application: automated tests, user interface, controller logic, back-end services, and database operations. We may have some specialists, but nobody works on just one tier of the application. Over time, your skills will improve, broaden and remain current because our systems depend upon current versions of the following popular frameworks and technologies: JQuery, Bootstrap, Java 8/17+, Cucumber, Selenium, Apache Tomcat, the Spring Framework and Oracle databases.

QUALIFICATIONS:
--- Minimum of five years working experience in Information Technology
--- Minimum of three years developing Java web applications or web services
--- Familiar with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) / Test Driven Development (TDD), knowledge in Cucumber is a plus
--- Familiar with all facets of the software development lifecycle; preferably with Agile Scrum
--- Experience in systems analysis, application design, quality assurance, and the coordination of multiple enterprise systems to achieve overall system functionality is desirable
--- Knowledge of secure software development practices and experience in software vulnerability remediation is desirable
--- Applied knowledge of version control, configuration management, and continuous integration is desirable

SKILLS REQUIRED:
3 years of Developing Java web applications or web services
Software development lifecycle; preferably with Agile Scrum
Atlassian Agile and JIRA
Bachelor's degree

PREFFERED SKILLS:
Familiar with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) / Test Driven Development (TDD), knowledge in Cucumber is a plus
Certification Education License Other Skill
Experience in systems analysis, application design, quality assurance, and the coordination of multiple enterprise systems to achieve overall system functionality is desirable
Knowledge of secure software development practices and experience in software vulnerability remediation is desirable
Applied knowledge of version control, configuration management, and continuous integration is desirable

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