Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

Known for being a Best Place to Work and a People First company, IronArch Technology is an award-winning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in providing innovative solutions and world class services to Federal Government clients.

Our employees have voted us as a 'Best Place to Work' 9 times and we are an INC 5000 recipient for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States.

Our Values: People First, Servant Leadership, Deliver and Inspire Excellence, Do the right thing!

What You'll Do

IronArch is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead front-end engineering efforts within the Liferay DXP layer of MyHealtheVet (MHV) - one of VA's most widely used Veteran-facing platforms.

MyHealtheVet enables millions of Veterans to manage their health benefits online, including Secure Messaging with care teams, prescription management, appointments, and account services. This role directly supports modernization and sustainment of the Liferay portal that powers these experiences. Your work will directly affect how Veterans communicate with their care teams through Secure Messaging and manage critical health services online. You will help modernize a high-visibility federal health platform while ensuring stability, accessibility, and security for millions of users.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will serve as a high-impact individual contributor responsible for designing, building, debugging, and modernizing Liferay DXP components across multiple workstreams - with a particular focus on Secure Messaging. You will improve reliability, performance, accessibility, and maintainability while ensuring compliance with VA security and portal standards.

This role requires strong hands-on Liferay expertise, deep understanding of portal lifecycles and OSGi architecture, and proficiency in leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.

You will not manage people, but you will set technical direction, mentor teammates, and drive engineering quality across the portal.

Key Responsibilities

Portal Engineering & Modernization

• Design, develop, and maintain Liferay DXP (7.x preferred) themes, portlets, and fragments.
• Modernize legacy JSP-based implementations while preserving stability of critical Veteran-facing workflows.
• Build and enhance front-end experiences across MHV workstreams, with emphasis on Secure Messaging.
• Develop and maintain FreeMarker templates and portal UI components.
• Apply strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript practices to create performant, maintainable interfaces.
• Leverage Java web fundamentals (JSP/servlets) to support Liferay backend integration.

Architecture & Debugging

• Debug complex issues across the Liferay request lifecycle (render, action, resource phases).
• Troubleshoot OSGi module behavior and portal configuration impacts.
• Diagnose session handling, authentication flows, and SSO-integrated login/logout behaviors.
• Implement secure cookie handling and session-timeout UX patterns aligned to federal security standards.

AI-Enabled Engineering (Required)

• Actively leverage AI tooling to improve: Code generation and refactoring, Unit test creation, Debugging workflows, Documentation quality, and Productivity across modernization efforts
• Champion responsible AI usage within engineering workflows while maintaining security and compliance standards.

DevSecOps & Delivery

• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to align engineering work with program priorities.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for Liferay modules and front-end build tooling (e.g., Jenkins).
• Ensure all development meets VA security, compliance, and Section 508 accessibility standards.
• Partner with QA and product teams to validate portal enhancements across environments.

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 6+ years building front-end solutions on Liferay DXP (7.x preferred).
• Strong expertise in:
• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Java web fundamentals (JSP, Servlets)
• FreeMarker templating
• Experience with JSF/Facelets and component libraries (e.g., PrimeFaces) or equivalent Liferay front-end frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to debug:
• Liferay request lifecycle issues
• OSGi module interactions
• Portal configuration and deployment issues
• Experience working on modernization and sustainment efforts within enterprise portals.
• Proficiency using AI tooling to accelerate engineering workflows and improve code quality.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Experience

• Experience implementing Section 508 / WCAG accessibility standards in portal UIs.
• Experience implementing session-timeout UX patterns and secure cookie handling.
• Familiarity with SSO-integrated authentication flows in federal systems.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines for Liferay modules (e.g., Jenkins).
• Prior experience supporting MyHealtheVet or other VA digital health platforms.
• VA adjudication experience.
• Current authorization to work for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Location (#LI-remote)

Remote - up to 10% travel to VA facilities may be expected

Why IronArch Technology?

• Awarded Best Place to Work 9 times!
• Competitive compensation and market-leading bonus opportunities
• Medical, dental and vision benefits where a significant portion of the premium is subsidized by IronArch. For qualifying high deductible health plans, IronArch also contributes towards a Health Reimbursement Account to cover eligible medical expenses
• Company-provided healthcare concierge assistance to help explain your coverage in plain language; help you find, choose, and schedule quality care; and address billing, benefit, or claims concerns, potentially saving hours of your time
• 401(k) retirement plan where the company contributes dollar for dollar up to 3 percent, and 50 cents on the dollar for the 4th and 5th percent with immediate entry and immediate vesting
• 20 days of PTO accumulated per calendar year
• 11paid holidays
• Bereavement, jury duty, parental (maternity/paternity/adoption), and military leaves
• Sabbatical programs
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Voluntary life, accidental and indemnity income replacement benefits
• Professional development reimbursement
• Health club reimbursement
• Matching donation program and annual philanthropic activities
• Pet insurance
• And more!

Apply today to learn why IronArch Technology has been recognized as "Best Place to Work" for 9 years!

IronArch Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

In alignment with applicable state and local pay transparency laws, IronArch includes a salary range in our job descriptions to support equity and transparency in our hiring process. The compensation range provided reflects what we reasonably expect to offer for this role, with the final offer determined by a variety of factors including skills, experience, and scope of responsibilities.