Senior Java Developer

Role Snapshot
Our Senior Java Developer partners with colleagues to deliver enhancements and new features for our self-service and customer service applications for our Government Services - Tricare business line. This developer leads the design, creation, deployment, and maintenance for system solutions. They will mentor junior developers and ensure the scalability, performance, and security of enterprise-level applications.
Salary Range
$100,000 ~ $135,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may fall outside of this range.
Work Location
Our first consideration will be to have this new employee live in the state of Wisconsin to take advantage of Hybrid work and collaboration. Employees living within 45 miles of WPS Headquarters (1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI) will be expected to be able to work Hybrid 2 days a week on a regular basis.
*As a secondary consideration, we do offer remote work throughout Wisconsin.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Would enjoy acting as a technical liaison between business stakeholders and the development team. Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to deliver solutions that align with the organization's strategic goals.
• Can analyze requirements and prepare specifications and documentation in accordance with departmental standards.
• Have designed, developed, tested, and integrated applications ensuring adherence to defined Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Change Control processes.
• Enjoy translating technical concepts into business terminology ensuring effective communication between IT and clients.
• Can partner with Quality Assurance teams to validate and test applications.
• Have coordinated and communicated development activities with other teams, including database management, infrastructure, security, and quality assurance.
• Thrive when conducting design, code and technical document reviews to support quality, accuracy, maintainability, scalability, and secure development practices.
• Can contribute to documentation of system functionality, service configurations, and development standards.
• Want to provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers and promote knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration to ensure alignment with enterprise development and security practices.
• Can provide and contribute to 24/7 production support for applications to minimize downtime and maximize customer satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

• US. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and/or related work experience.
• 5 or more years of experience in application development, implementation, and support, with a wide range of software architectures, platforms and tools including:
  
  
  
  • Service Oriented Architecture, Software as a Service, Web Services, Java, messaging systems, JavaScript, HTML, etc.
  
  
  
  
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented development (OOP/OOD), using Java programing languages, JEE and popular libraries (Spring, Apache Commons, SLF4j), and Java Application Servers (e.g., JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat).
  
  
  
  • Strong knowledge of web services (REST/JSON, SOAP/XML), JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Next, MUI, TypeScript), and relational databases (e.g., MS SQL, DB2).
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, cloud web services, containers, and tools like IntelliJ, Git, ADO repositories, and development/testing tools (e.g., Bruno).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and communication skills with ability to explain technical information to non-technical audiences.
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems.
• Experience with WPS systems, tools, processes and business lines.

Remote Work Requirements

• Wired (ethernet cable) internet connection from your router to your computer
• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/fulltime_benefits.shtml)

Who We Are

WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.

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This position supports services under U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) contract(s). As such, the role is subject to all applicable federal regulations, DoD contract requirements, and WPS internal policies, including but not limited to standards for data security, privacy, confidentiality, and program integrity. DoD contractors and their personnel are subject to screening and background investigation prior to being granted access to information systems and/or sensitive data to safeguard government resources that provide critical services.