Application Technical Specialist

DataStaff, Inc. is currently seeking an Application Technical Specialist for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Boise, ID.

* This position is remote

Job Description:

The Software Engineer is responsible for the analysis, design, coding, component, and assembly testing of system and component software tools and applications. Software Engineers typically are involved in maintenance (including production support), enhancement, and development work. Software engineers have a range of skills and knowledge of current technologies. We are looking for a strong technical contributor who can quickly come up to speed with our existing system functionality and application infrastructure, from both hardware and software perspectives. The candidate to fill this position must be able to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop complex software solutions, lead technical initiatives, leverage AI/ML capabilities to shorten development time, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance products and platforms.
• Designing and developing high-volume, high-performance applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high availability and reliability.
• Capable of contributing alone or as part of a team in all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Able to write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Able to deliver designs that follow the backlog and user specifications.
• Capable of delivering releases of tested software components on time and of high quality.
• Experienced in working in a continuous improvement style of development by investigating technical alternatives and new technologies.
• Partners with other business and technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, simplicity, or feasibility of implementing software solutions in the available system and solution parameters.
• Evaluate, utilize, and lead the use of AI/ML capabilities to accelerate existing and new product modification /creation.
• Collaborate with product, QA, and data teams to define requirements and ensure alignment on AI feature behavior.
• Leverage excellent written and verbal communication skills to develop new business processes and programming solutions as required based on requirements and backlogs.
• Utilizes in-depth modeling, design, and coding skills to deliver quality solutions.
• Design applications to functional and technical programming standards.
• Gather and interpret user requirements into design specifications.
• Develop system specifications and interfaces.
• Determine time estimates and schedule for work based on given parameters.
• Code new features/functionality, as well as software enhancements and/or required fixes to production problems using existing and industry-standard functional and technical programming standards.
• Participate in or conduct structured code reviews/walkthroughs.
• Design and support testing of code prior to deployment.
• Provide On-Call support as needed.
• May require overtime to meet deadlines.

Required Skills:

• 5 Years - J2EE application development, including front-end, back-end, and middle-tier components
• 3 Years - Experience with multiple design patterns
• 3 Years - Experience with third-party middleware tools incorporated into application design
• 3 Years - Web services creation, consumption, and implementation
• 5 Years - Extensive knowledge of web and application servers
• 2 Years - Coding experience with Spring modules
• 2 Years - Web application development with Struts modules
• 2 Years - Web Services experience, top-down and bottom-up implementation with JAXWS
• 2 Years - Oracle SQL experience

Desired Skill:

• 2 Years - Application Server experience, JBOSS, Deployment Management, etc.
• 2 Years - Scripting experience (with Shell, Groovy, etc.)
• 2 Years - Solid working knowledge of Linux O/S and Shell scripting
• 2 Years - Operational understanding of browser-based application infrastructure running in a clustered hardware environment
• 2 Years - Working knowledge of a modern welfare eligibility case management system, preferably with hands-on experience with Idaho's Medicaid Eligibility

This position is available as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.