SCOPE:

The Justice Technology Services - Digital Design Branch requires a software developer with design/development of middleware and integration solutions knowledge to build integration infrastructure for Criminal Justice Digital Design (CJDD) products and work on various application integration endpoints including Criminal e-Intake, Digital Disclosure and Hearing Hub (D2H2), Digital Information Repository (DIR) and ICON Integration workstreams.

DELIVERABLES:

Assignment Deliverables

The programmer developer will be responsible for coding and unit testing of interfaces created using IIB technology, translating functional specifications into working, tested applications. This includes developing detailed programming specifications, user interface designs, prototypes, writing and/or generating code, compiling data driven programs, conducting unit tests and debugging code

 

Key deliverables will include:

• Development - Writing and/or generating code, conducting unit tests on written code

• Design and Documentation – Participate in creation of high-quality software design and documentation of SDLC phases

• Support – Assist with troubleshooting production issues and support day-to-day operations

 

Please Note: The position may require shifts, on-call, standby and occasional call-back to provide technical support to ministry critical systems on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis.

Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements

 

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

 

• Extensive experience with REST API design and development, including experience with API documentation and testing.

• In-depth knowledge of integration patterns and best practices, including experience designing and building integration solutions using Spring Integration

• Experience with enterprise integration technologies, such as JMS, AMQP, or REST, and an understanding of how to use them in a Spring Integration context.

• Knowledge of data transformation techniques, such as mapping and normalization, and experience using them in a Spring Integration context.

• Strong skills in SQL and experience working with relational databases, such as SQL Server, or Oracle.

 

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, and experience using them in a production environment.

• Experience leading development teams and mentoring junior developers.

• Knowledge of creating APIs that require mapping between Java based application and mainframe copybooks

 

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

 

• Strong expertise in Java and the Java development ecosystem, including experience with Spring Boot.

• In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems.

• Extensive experience with REST API design and development, including experience with API documentation and testing.

• In-depth knowledge of integration patterns and best practices, including experience designing and building integration solutions using Spring Integration

• Experience with enterprise integration technologies, such as JMS, AMQP, or REST, and an understanding of how to use them in a Spring Integration context.

• Strong knowledge of XML and experience working with XML-based integration solutions, such as XSLT and XPath.

• Knowledge of data transformation techniques, such as mapping and normalization, and experience using them in a Spring Integration context.

• Experience with message-oriented middleware and enterprise service buses, such as Azure Service Bus 

• Experience on Event Driven architecture, experience on Azure Event Hub, etc. 

• Strong skills in SQL and experience working with relational databases, such as SQL Server, or Oracle.

• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing authentication, authorization, and encryption.

• Strong experience with writing automated tests, including unit, API test, and a deep understanding of the testing process.

• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and experience participating in sprint planning and retrospectives.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and a desire to continuously learn and improve your skills.

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, and experience diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

• A track record of delivering high-quality, robust, and scalable solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. 

 

CRITERIA:

 

Criteria 1 - Technical Design (30 Points)

• Strong expertise in Java and the Java development ecosystem, including experience with Spring Boot.

• In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems.

• Extensive experience with REST API design and development, including experience with API documentation and testing.

• Practical knowledge in applying various design patterns and standards to the technical design and development.

• Knowledgeable in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for web application development, OMG technical standards, and OPS architecture standards.

 

Criteria 2 - Integration (30 Points)

• Knowledge of data transformation techniques, such as mapping and normalization, and experience using them in a Spring Integration context.

• Experience with message-oriented middleware and enterprise service buses, such as Azure Service Bus.

• Experience on Event Driven architecture, experience on Azure Event Hub, etc. 

• Strong skills in SQL and experience working with relational databases, such as SQL Server, or Oracle.

• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing authentication, authorization, and encryption.

 

Criteria 3 - Middleware & problem-solving skills (20 Points)

• Experience with message-oriented middleware and enterprise service buses, such as Azure Service Bus.

• Experience on Event Driven architecture, experience on Azure Event Hub, etc.  

 

Criteria 4 - Technical Framework (10 Points)

• In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems.

• Must have prior experience in working with containerized environments such as Azure, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, etc.

 

Criteria 5 - Security (10 Points)

• Experience with Security and Web Services Security standards and frameworks. Must have extensive working experience in OAuth, OpenID, SAML 2.0, etc.

 

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER:

 

Knowledge to be Transferred:

• Code & Documentations of all type assigned for this role. 

 

Knowledge to be Transferred to:

• Project Manager/Team Members

 

Details of Transfer:

1:1 meetings / team meetings / documentation on SharePoint site, throughout the duration of the project life cycle etc.

 

Must Haves:

Spring Integration

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE (OPTIONAL):

Knowledge of NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, and experience using them in a production environment.

Experience leading development teams and mentoring junior developers.

Knowledge of creating APIs that require mapping between Java based application and mainframe copybooks