Sr. Java Software Developer

GDIT is hiring a Senior Java Developer supporting a Medicare Appeals/Claims platform to manage a development team comprised of application developers (staff engineers and subcontractor engineers), QA Testing Team (staff QA engineers and subcontractor QA engineers), and a solutions architect.

The Senior Java Developer collaborates with the Agile support team, Tech Lead, and the Operations team closely to ensure complete communication loops, proper status updates are given to the customer, and that work is aligned and running according to plan. This role is is expected to have command over all assigned development work, processes, and outputs.

This role is fully remote!

This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility.  This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications. 

Responsibilities: 

Planning & Delivery  

• Prioritize development work to balance feature delivery, 508 compliance, and technical debt.  

• Ensure on-time delivery of software releases while maintaining quality standards.  

• Track and report project progress using Agile (sometimes hybrid methodologies).  

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, Development, and Business Analysts.  

Technical Oversight  

• Review architecture and design proposals for scalability, performance, and maintainability.  

• Promote best coding practices —standards, peer reviews, and testing discipline.  

• Guide technology selection for tools, frameworks, and cloud services.  

• Oversee system integrations and ensure interoperability between platforms.  

• Support production stability by managing incident response and root cause analysis.  

Process & Quality  

• Implement and refine development processes (Agile ceremonies, CI/CD).  

• Measure engineering effectiveness using KPIs (velocity, defect rate, lead time, etc.).  

• Champion continuous improvement through retrospectives and lessons learned.  

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.  

• Enforce documentation and traceability across the software lifecycle.  

Stakeholder & Communication  

• Collaborate with Product Owner to align on priorities and technical feasibility.  

• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership and business stakeholders as proactively as possible.  

• Translate technical concepts into documented business value for non-technical stakeholders.  

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors and 7+ years’ experience in application and/or system development 

• 5+ years’ experience with progressing responsibilities in software development environments

• Proven ability to own end-to-end delivery, ensuring features are delivered on time, meet acceptance criteria, and pass QA without rework due to incomplete or misunderstood requirements

• Proven ability to identify technical risks, dependencies, and constraints early and proactively communicate impacts to leadership and stakeholders

• Strong expertise in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript frameworks, SQL, Rest APIs and CI/CD technologies

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Strong understanding of low code application platforms, tools, software architecture, design patterns, and best practices

• Examples: Micropact (Entellitrak), Appian, Salesforce, Pega, ServiceNow, Oracle, Outsystems, Mendix, OpenText, Microsoft, etc.

• Demonstrated experience developing and adhering to quality standards, including code reviews, definition of done (DoD), and readiness gates prior to QA handoff

• Demonstrated ability to challenge incomplete or ambiguous requirements and drive clarity before development begins. 

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