The Software Engineer will serve as an experienced full-stack developer supporting the ongoing operation, maintenance, and enhancement of the CMS Health Insurance Oversight System (HIOS). This individual should be comfortable working across legacy and modern application components in a complex federal production environment. The role requires strong Java and Spring experience, proficiency with both React and Angular front-end technologies, and experience developing data-driven applications using PostgreSQL. The developer will troubleshoot production issues, resolve defects, implement approved enhancements, address technical debt, and help modernize legacy components without disrupting ongoing operations.
The Software Engineer will work as part of a cross-functional Agile team and is expected to:
- Design, develop, test, document, and maintain secure, production-quality software.
- Develop and support Java/Spring backend services, APIs, business logic, database integrations, and React- or Angular-based user interfaces.
- Analyze existing code and system behavior to diagnose complex application, integration, data, and performance issues.
- Support legacy production applications while contributing to incremental modernization and maintainability improvements.
- Write and optimize SQL queries, database objects, and data-access components using PostgreSQL.
- Participate in code reviews, automated testing, defect resolution, release preparation, deployment validation, and production support.
- Work within AWS-hosted environments and established continuous integration and continuous delivery processes using Jenkins and GitHub.
You must have:
- Bachelor’s degree and at least four years of relevant software development experience.
- Experience maintaining and enhancing legacy production systems on a federal program, including working within formal security, release, change-control, and operational-support processes.
- Strong communication, documentation, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills are important, as the developer will need to balance new development with production stability and continuity of service.
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least four years of relevant software development experience
- Experience maintaining and enhancing legacy production systems on a federal program
- Experience working within formal security, release, change-control, and operational-support processes
- Strong Java and Spring experience
- Proficiency with React and Angular
- Experience developing data-driven applications using PostgreSQL
- Strong communication, documentation, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills
- US work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship
What We Do
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture LLP. It empowers US federal agencies to reinvent their operations and deliver missions faster using technology and AI. By leveraging mission expertise and commercial innovation, the company provides solutions in cloud, data, and cybersecurity to help the government make the nation stronger, safer, and more resilient.








