Java Backend Developer Senior

SAIC - Java Backend Developer Senior in Ashburn, Virginia, United States

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Java Backend Developer Senior

Job ID: 2612914

Location: Ashburn, VA, United States

Date Posted: May 26, 2026

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Backend Developer (Senior) to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position requires on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

• Working closely with the tech lead and senior developers, the Mid-Level Java Developer will participate in the system architecture design, systems engineering, development, integration testing and validation, and all aspects of the software life-cycle (requirements to design to implementation to test) for a java backend application involving extensive messaging and transaction processing
• Design and implement Micro Service Architecture for Cloud based software applications.
• Use modern software engineering tools including Eclipse, Jira, and Atlassian Suites for design, development, and testing the software
• Present the solution at formal and informal design reviews, and document the design according to the Government's system lifecycle methodology

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor''s degree in computer science or related engineering field with 9+ years of technical experience
• 9+ years of strong Java design and software development experience including designing, developing, and documenting large-scale enterprise software systems
• Extensive use of Java hands-on on most recent Job role (such as SW Developer or SW Engineer) or in the last 5 years
• Effective Proficiency usage and Development with JavaEE, Spring, and Springboot relative to Microservices
• Usage of JavaEE supported technology stacks in platforms, such as EKS, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS, or Weblogic
• Demonstrates capability for Operational Support and Analysis of Delivered Applications to resolve real-time issues
• Demonstrates capability to modify and share code seamlessly via tools such as Maven and Artifactory while communicating its changes effectively to group members for rapid application rollouts
• Ability to diagnose problems and support production systems
• Experience working with Applications on Cloud utilizing serverless hosted services like AWS S3, DynanoDB, lambda etc
• Java Micro Service Architecture frameworks such as Spring Boot
• Experience with container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes
• SQL DBs (preferably Oracle) and strong SQL/JDBC skills is required for this position.
• Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, Document DB, Cassandra etc.
• Messaging and Streaming Systems (Kafka, SQS ans Kinesis)
• XML/JSON
• Unix/Linux
• Experince with JPA/Hibernate
• Experience with building RESTful webservices and experience with query language based APIs like GraphQL.
• Jenkins, Maven, Gitlab and Jira for CI/CD
• Demonstrated expertise in software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration)
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate rigorous Unit testing as part of development activities is essential

Desired Skills and Experience

• First-hand experience working with large project teams (working with the Federal Government a strong plus)
• Proficient in applying core Java programming skills and using popular 3rd-party libraries to interpret data mappings and organize information for processing large-scale datasets across various representation formats such as relational databases, NoSQL Databases, XML, JSON, and raw flat files
• Used Java for enterprise applications development involving real time operations
• Proven Java custom framework development for supporting data processing, especially with extremely high-volume Transactional usage
• Usage of real time analysis tools such as Dynatrace to diagnose issues and maintain situational awareness of issues
• Usage of CI/CD tools such as Harness
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions to software problems.
• Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.
• Agile development experience a plus
• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus

Customer Requirements

• Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation
• Citizenship - Must be a US Citizen
• Location - Required to be on-site in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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