MKS2 Technologies is seeking a Senior Java Developer for a Direct- Hire opportunity in Colorado Springs, CO.
MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering, and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. Headquartered in Austin, TX we have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
A little about MKS2- Founded in 2008, MKS2 Technologies has helped Federal government customers design, implement, and sustain mission-focused IT solutions focusing on cyber security support, enterprise application development, and instructional design and training. MKS2 is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional offices in Colorado Springs, CO, Monterey, CA, Portland, ME, and Washington, D.C.
Our full-time staff works on Federal services contracts in 27 states and the District of Columbia to provide mission-critical support to the Department of Veterans Affairs, The U.S. Army, and the U.S. Navy.
Job Title
Staff Java Engineer
Job Purpose
What does an exceptional Staff Java Engineer do?
We are a rapidly growing and highly capable product engineering team building applications that transform the way merchants run and manage their business. As a Senior Server Software Developer, you will play a critical role in producing quality, reliable, and scalable applications to support our products. With us, these businesses can run thousands of transactions, access reports on a dashboard remotely and handle their inventory through a single solution. The product replaces cash registers, terminals, receipt printers, label printers and barcode scanners.
This position is in the Merchant Lifecycle Engineering organization. We are responsible for all phases of merchant lifecycle, including new merchant on-boarding, merchant experience configuration, and merchant equipment provisioning. Much of our work involves integrating with other systems via network APIs.
As a Staff Java Engineer, you can look forward to:
In this role you will contribute to all aspects of project development and delivery with specific focus on the development of new features and enhancements to support global on-boarding of new merchants.
You will be required to perform production support as part of a regular on-call rotation.
Basic Qualifications for consideration:
· 8 years of experience with server-side programming in Java (Java 8 or later)
· Experience with MySQL and JDBC
· Experience developing REST web services, and understanding of client tools such as Postman and cURL
· Experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot
· Familiarity with Linux / Unix environments
· Experience with Java test frameworks such as JUnit and TestNG
· Experience architecting microservice-based systems
· Experience leading teams of developers and demonstrated success delivering complex systems into production
· Experience operating and supporting critical business applications
· Ability to see the "big picture" and coordinate with other teams to deliver benefits beyond your own organization, while continuing to deliver on your responsibilities and commitments
· Ability to work with cross functional teams to gather and define requirements, and translate them into functional and maintainable software
· Ability to work with distributed teams; flexibility to work across time zones
· Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications for consideration:
· Bachelor's degree or advance degree Computer Science or related field.
· Experience with JPA, such as Hibernate.
· Experience with TLS and certificate management in Java (SSL)
· Git version control
· Knowledge of Web development and JavaScript including frameworks such as React or Ember
Travel: Occasional travel to HQ office in Sunnyvale Ca is expected.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
