Java Developer Contract

**No 3rd party agencies, must be local to Houston**

Java Developer

We are seeking a Java developer who will proactively contribute to a high performing team that will be responsible for development and support of critical commercial business applications for US Gas Transmission and Midstream (GTM).

Responsibilities:

• Implement all phases of the software life cycle, including systems analysis, requirements gathering, design, development, maintenance, and documentation.

• Utilize gas business knowledge and technical expertise to develop and support complex software solutions for critical commercial business applications, including implementation, testing, and debugging.

• Collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams to align on solution design and ensure successful implementation of initiatives.

• Conduct issue reviews and determines strategies to prevent problem reoccurrences.

• Proactively identify and drive process improvement opportunities, implementing solutions using current and emerging technologies.

• Address technical strategies to ensure adherence to security, business continuity, and compliance requirements.

• Analyze software performance and assist in establishing acceptable performance levels.

• Collaborate closely with other developers and quality assurance analysts.

Required Skills and Experience:

• University degree in computer science or related field.

• 4-7 years of experience in application development.

• Experience in web application development and implementing N-Tier architecture-based end-to-end solutions.

• Experience developing complex applications with Java, web services, CSS, XML/XSLT, HTML, JavaScript, Junit, and Oracle SQL.

• Proficiency in object-oriented programming, software design patterns, Spring framework, data structures and algorithms, multithreading and synchronization, and performance tuning.

• Experience with the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, source code management repositories, and unit testing.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills.

• Highly self-motivated.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong customer service focus, with the ability to understand and meet the needs of our business partners.

• Willingness to build and maintain collaborative relationships.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Broad knowledge of programming languages and techniques including JSON, ORM, C#, IIS, ASP. Net.

• Experience with DevOps CI/CD and automated test execution using tools such as GIT, Azure DevOps, and Ansible.

• Experience with IT operations, automation, Cloud computing, and monitoring and logging.

• Strong understanding of gas pipeline business.

• Experience developing critical gas pipeline transmission and storage applications.