Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Location: United States (Fully Remote) Clearance: Suitability/Public Trust

GovCIO is seeking a Software Engineer to support the modernization of a mission-critical enterprise application. This initiative focuses on improving system agility, security, and maintainability while incrementally evolving a legacy platform into a modern architecture.

The engineer will work closely with a small, highly collaborative team to analyze, design, and implement enhancements to a complex, document-centric system integrated across multiple enterprise platforms.

This is a hands-on role suited for someone who can navigate legacy systems while building forward-looking solutions in a controlled, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the modernization of a legacy Java-based enterprise application into a modular Spring Boot architecture.
• Develop and enhance backend services, APIs, and integrations with enterprise systems.
• Work with Oracle databases, including schema design, PL/SQL, and performance tuning.
• Integrate with document management systems (e.g., Documentum or similar ECM platforms).
• Implement secure system-to-system integrations using REST, messaging (e.g., SQS), and enterprise protocols.
• Support identity and access integration (e.g., SSO, mTLS, PIV-based authentication).
• Participate in breaking down monolithic components into well-defined modules with clear boundaries.
• Assist in designing and implementing asynchronous processing patterns (queues, retries, DLQs).
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to backlog refinement and estimation.
• Support testing efforts, including unit, integration, and regression testing in constrained environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support operational stability.

What You'll Work On

• Refactoring and modularizing AMS components (profiles, transactions, covenants, reports, records).
• Building a Spring Boot-based application layer to replace legacy WebSphere deployments.
• Designing portfolio-based deployment models (multi-tenant or segmented architectures).
• Implementing reliable integration patterns with external systems.
• Supporting phased modernization (portfolio-by-portfolio or module-by-module).

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience (or commensurate experience).
• 3 years of experience in Java-based enterprise application development with exposure to using generative AI for development and analysis.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and REST API development.
• Experience working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns (messaging, APIs, batch processing).
• Understanding of secure application development (authentication, authorization, encryption).
• Experience working in legacy environments and modernization initiatives.
• Ability to work independently in a small team with evolving requirements.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, IAM).
• Familiarity with Documentum or similar enterprise content management systems.
• Experience with IBM security stack (ISAM/ISVA) or similar identity providers.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience working in government or regulated environments.
• Understanding of modular monolith architectures and incremental modernization strategies.

Posted Salary Range: USD $80,000.00 - USD $90,000.00 /Yr.