This is a contract position with a great organization. As a contractor for Smith Johnson, you are eligible for medical, dental, life, disability, PTO and a matching retirement plan. Smith Johnson pays for 70% of your medical and dental and 100% of your life and long-term disability insurance. Smith Johnson believes in taking care of our contractors.Job DescriptionOur client is looking for a full-time senior Java developer to develop Java web applications and web services. This position will work with a team of application developers, engineers, and subject matter experts on the creation of new applications and the replacement of legacy applications. The applications service both the public and internal staff. Strong experience with Java web development is required. Additionally, this project will use Java web frameworks, with preference given to EJB and JSF. External users and systems will authenticate using standards such as OATH2 or OpenAM. The web applications and APIs use Postgres to store and query data. This position will also update existing Java web applications to maintain current functionality and provide new enhancements per user requirements. Work towards continuous integration/delivery pipelines in Amazon Web Services. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Additionally, agency data security standards must be met, and approved data encryption techniques will be used. The candidate will work remotely and must be able to work independently and manage time effectively with the option to come onsite as needed.* Qualifications and Requirements *5 Yrs - Java Core, Java EE (JEE), Java Persistence API (JPA) and the Java Persistence Query Language (JPQL)5 Yrs - Java Server Faces (JSF) / Prime Faces3-5 Yrs - PostgreSql SQL, plpgsql5 Yrs - understanding development processes in Cloud / Amazon Web Services5 Yrs - Java RESTful Web ServicesWCAG compatibility knowledge and application* Any experience with these is a bonus: *MavenGithub and Agile DevelopmentJUnit, Arquillian or similar testing frameworkJIRAContinuous Integration Continuous Deployment (CICD)Database schema designJava automated testing with SeleniumApplication load testing with Apache JMeter or similarSupport continuous improvement, investigating alternatives and technologies, and presenting for architectural reviewAnalyze user requirements to define business objectives and implement them in an applicationAbility to envision system features and functionality