Company DescriptionJava Developer II4 year's professional experience which means not school projects mandatory!This position involves obtaining a Level 5 Security Clearance. Candidate must reside in the U.S. for a total of 3 years within the last 5 years.No Corp 2 CorpNo H1b Visa sponsorshipPermanent opportunityLocal DC Metro candidates only!Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Principal Engineer to join our client's rapid development team in Rockville, Maryland.The Opportunity:This is an outstanding opportunity to work in a small, focused team environment with unlimited challenges, providing development support for our customer. You will also be working directly with a team of knowledgeable Java Developers and with various projects interacting with Business Analysts and customers. The candidate will be working in a team setting focusing on rapid-turnaround projects including system-to-system interfaces, both load and capacity scalability issues, usability upgrades, feature improvements, and refactoring.QualificationsRequirements:Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in an associated discipline and a minimum of 4 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.This position involves obtaining a Level 5 Security Clearance. Candidate must reside in the U.S. for a total of 3 years within the last 5 years.Strong knowledge and work experience in Java 7 and 8, Hibernate, Maven, Oracle, REST Services, SpringDesirable technologies:Servlet, JSP, SOAP, JBPM5, Drools, Jquery, JMS, Apache Lucene/SOLR, ElasticSearchHighly Desirable:Vaadin, Spring Boot, Docker, Amazon Web Services, JOOQ experience in a continuous integration environment.Scripting languages and experience (Ruby, Python, etc)Additional InformationAdditional information:SouthTek Resources is a full service tactical headhunting firm specializing in the unique staffing needs of the Technology, Defense and Aerospace, Manufacturing, Security, and Private Equity markets.For more information on our company and our opportunities, visit us at: http://www.southtek-resources.comAll your information will be kept confidential per EEO guidelines.Please Note:Due to the nature of work performed within our client’s facilities, this position involves obtaining a Level 5 Security Clearance. Candidate must reside in the U.S. for a total of 3 years within the last 5 years or be a US citizen. Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. No Third-Party Vendors please.We are an equal opportunity employer (Unable to sponsor H1B Visas).It is the policy of SouthTek Resources LLC that all employees and applicants for employment shall be provided equal consideration without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran, pregnancy, parenthood, status or marital status.