JAVA FULL STACK DEVELOPER

Context

• Development and maintenance of Java Spring MVC monolith applications with JSP and JavaScript/jQuery/CSS frontend implementation
• Development and maintenance of hosted webservices REST and SOAP
• New business requirements (based on recent legislation changes) implementation for 2024 and 2025 targets
• New SOAP webservices launch for all Member States (including support for new regulations) and evolution
• Europa website redesign using Foundation CSS framework
• Regular maintenance and support operations (ongoing)

The solution assignment may change over time, according to the portfolio/project/service needs.

Tasks

The following tasks will be performed by external service provider:

• Development and maintenance of backend and front-end web application
• Development of architecture components and building blocks, including using cloud components.
• User experience design on web pages
• Implementing core business logic
• Meet both technical and user needs
• Creation of servers and databases for functionality in cloud development environment
• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.
• Review and refactoring of the existing systems code
• Design responsive applications
• Design and develop webservices (REST and SOAP) as well as integrate with other webservices
• Participating in the design and creation of information systems, scalable software.
• Maintenance of code integrity and organisation
• Writing clean, working code on the front- and back-end
• Data analysis and data modelling
• Analysis of the integration of different information systems
• Build and deploy new releases, executing all the necessary steps (e.g., database updates)
• Configuring software on local and managed environments
• Assistance with quality assurance, including testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues
• Assistance during relevant parts of testing, analysis, technical documentation, deployment, evaluation, and reporting
• Write technical documentation as necessary
• Participation in technical working groups, progress meetings and meetings with the users
• Reviewing technical documentation, including code reviews and security document reviews
• Troubleshoot the technical issues in all environments (including production priority one issues)

Knowledge and skills

The following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:

• • Excellent knowledge of fundamental front-end languages (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
  • Excellent knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries (e.g., jQuery, Angular, Foundation)
  • Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming languages
  • Excellent knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems
  • Excellent knowledge of Java EE technologies
  • Excellent knowledge of the Spring Framework
  • Excellent knowledge of the Hibernate Framework
  • Excellent knowledge of Agile development methodologies (such as SCRUM, Kanban)
  • Excellent knowledge of Java application servers
  • Excellent knowledge of deployment and continuous integration tools (e.g., Maven, Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab)
  • Excellent knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Junit, Selenium/Selenide)
  • Excellent knowledge of code versioning tools (e.g., Git)
  • Good knowledge of Linux as development environment
  • Good knowledge of Java server-side templating languages (e.g., ThymeLeaf, Apache Tiles, JSP)
  • Knowledge of interoperability technology (e.g., web services SOAP/REST, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture)
  • Knowledge of data exchange formats (XML/XSD, Json)
  • Ability to give technical presentations and demo’s
  • Ability to apply high quality standards
  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to provide support to end users
  • Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application architecture and design

Specific expertise

The following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:

• • at least 3 years of specific expertise in architecture for web information systems, including the design and development based on Java for web applications (min. competence level 3^[1])
  • at least 3 years of specific expertise in frontend development for web information systems, including HTML, stylesheets, and JavaScript work (min. competence level 3)
  • at least 3 years of specific expertise in continuous integration tools (e.g., Maven, Gitlab, JUnit) (min. competence level 3)
  • at least 3 years of specific expertise in Spring Framework (min. competence level 3)
  • at least 2 years of specific expertise in Oracle PL/SQL (min. competence level 2)

Certifications

The following certificates & standards are nice to have for the performance of tasks:

• Oracle certification on Java
• Certification of HTML and JavaScript based frontend development
• Agile development methodology related certificate(s) (e.g., Scrum master / product owner)
• Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP) certification

Service delivery

• The services shall be performed remotely in Far-site location within EU territory only.
• Laptop will be provided by the Commission and must be collected in European Commission premises in Brussels.

Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.