Role: software engineer - Application development 
Location : Austin TX
Duration: 12+ Months
Rate: DOE
 

One software developer is being solicited to perform work on legacy modernization projects in a java application using Rational Application Developer.  

 

Emphasis of work performed shall be full stack development. The work will include, but is not limited to, assessing user requirements/stories and translating them into technical tasks and actual code development using : 

 Rational Application Developer, Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework,   HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging  tools, Apache Ant, and SVN.  

This effort will involve: 

 creating user access functionality, workflow, reporting and dashboarding within an existing application.  

Additionally: 

 database views may be created for use in Tableau to assist with comprehensive agency business intelligence needs.  

Will also be responsible for:  

 writing technical and user documentation.   

The worker should have strong knowledge of and experience working on software development projects and general project lifecycle. The contract staff shall work on an agile scrum team, participating in regular meetings, work sessions, and interactions with the business owners and the project team. They should be a self-starter with experience working in a virtual collaborative setting with an agile scrum development team. The worker should possess strong written and oral presentation skills, with abilities to help present work done in an application.  

 

This work will extend to at least one project to: migrate data, data collection, and reporting to an agency application from two different existing processes but may also include other projects as determined by time remaining in contract. Any and all project work will include workflows, business processes, and other functionality as a legacy modernization effort. 
 
II.  CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years	Required/Preferred	Experience
8	Required	Working as a software developer on software application development projects, either as enhancements or ground-up initiatives
8	Required	Coding using the following tools: Rational Application Developer (or other Eclipse-based IDE), Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs), Java Struts framework, HTML5, XML, JSON, JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), browser-based debugging tools, Apache Ant, SVN (or other
8	Required	Eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics and user stories, then translating them to functional tasks for technical staff
8	Required	Following requirements and user stories end-to-end to guarantee proper delivery of requested functionality
8	Required	Testing applications to ensure user requirements are met
2	Required	Using Microsoft Teams or other collaboration tool to communicate and work within a team
2	Required	Working on an agile scrum team as a software developer
2	Required	Estimating work and sizing tasks for sprint development
4	Preferred	Writing user documentation
4	Preferred	Writing technical documentation
1	Preferred	Working as a software developer with Texas Department of Insurance applications