Senior Application Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A software developer is being solicited by End-Client to perform work on legacy modernization projects in a Java application using Rational Application Developer to serve the business needs of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC). 
The 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. 
Contract staff will also be responsible for writing technical and some 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. 
All project work will include workflows, business processes, and other functionality originating from DWC and identified as a legacy modernization effort. 
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.

Working as a software developer on software application development projects, either as enhancements or ground-up initiatives - 8 years
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 years
Eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics and user stories, then translating them to functional tasks for technical staff - 8 years
Following requirements and user stories end-to-end to guarantee proper delivery of requested functionality - 8 years
Testing applications to ensure user requirements are met - 8yrs
Writing technical documentation - 4yrs
Using Microsoft Teams or other collaboration tools to communicate and work within a team - 3yrs
Working on an agile scrum team as a software developer - 3yrs
Estimating work and sizing tasks for sprint development - 3yrs
Working as a software developer with Texas Department of Insurance applications - 1 yr
Writing user documentation - 4yrs