Application Developer

DT Professional Services is seeking a highly motivated and talented Junior Application Developer to join our dynamic team in a hybrid capacity in Chesapeake, VA! The ideal candidate will translate client requirements into application features and ensure the timely delivery of fully functional software applications. An Application Developer is expected to be responsible for understanding client needs, designing prototypes, writing code, performing testing and maintaining technical documentation. Application Developer will collaborate with teams to set specifications, write high-quality code, conduct testing, and troubleshoot applications. The candidate must be able to break requirements down into appropriately sized objects, classes or methods that are consistent with the established enterprise architecture, as well as able to review requirements and estimate accurate development hours and schedule costs.
As with any position, additional expectations exist, which include, but are not limited to:

• Adhering to typical working hours
• Meeting deadlines
• Following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook
• Communicating regularly with assigned supervisor
• Staying focused on the assigned tasks
• Completing other tasks as assigned

• Participate in the SAFe Agile Scrum team environment with a focus on planning and delivering changes iteratively
• Review requirements and develop accurate estimates
• Maintain knowledge of new developments in core technologies
• Work closely with other team members to ensure requirements are thoroughly understood and the application is complete with a seamless look and feel
• Work independently or in teams with minimal supervision
• Effectively communicate with customers and other team members
• Take ownership of system and software to ensure minimal defects
• Proactively recommend alternative processes, technologies, or implementations to improve system performance or reduce time and cost
• Help troubleshoot and resolve production issues

• Able to obtain and maintain a DoD issued Secret Clearance
• Must have Level 1 or higher IAT Certification: A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP (or obtain Level 1 or higher IAT certification within 6 months)
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Information Systems, Computer Science or another related field
• Proficient in C#, Microsoft .NET and other object-oriented programming languages
• Proficient in T/SQL, P/SQL and LINQ to SQL
• Proficient in developing, testing, and implementing new software programs
• Proficient in writing complex code and participating in code reviews
• Proficient in performing system design, upgrades, and maintenance according to business needs
• Maintain system documentation
• Follow established UI/UX and software coding standards
• Demonstrated experience working with development tools like Visual Studio, TOAD and SQL
• Experience with Server Management Studio, Jira, Jama, Confluence, Bitbucket
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient computer skills and ability to use word processing tools, i.e. Google Docs

• 3 years of Software Development experience
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshooting and resolving database integrity, performance, blocking/deadlocking, connectivity, and security issues
• MS SQL Server and Oracle experience is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with users, project teams, and management
• Demonstrated ability to work on a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity where analysis of the situation or data requires thorough identification of factors and analysis of impact
• Demonstrated ability to respond to significant inquiries from users
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

The compensation range for this position: $55,000 - $70,000 / annually.