Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.
Job DescriptionThe Software Engineer III (contractor) is responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise software applications and supporting tools. This role participates in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, coding, testing, deployment, production support, and ongoing maintenance. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled Java enterprise developer who thrives in a fast-paced Agile environment and is passionate about building scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.
This position supports the Idaho Benefit Eligibility System (IBES), a mission-critical application that has supported Idaho's public assistance programs for more than a decade. As federal and state program requirements continue to evolve, this role will help modernize the platform through workflow automation, AI-enabled software development practices, and continuous application enhancement.
The successful candidate will quickly become proficient in the existing application architecture, infrastructure, and business processes while contributing to modernization initiatives that improve efficiency, maintainability, and service delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical designs and software solutions.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain high-volume, high-performance enterprise applications.
- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Develop clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices.
- Deliver software enhancements, new functionality, bug fixes, and production support activities.
- Design applications that meet functional, technical, security, and performance standards.
- Develop system specifications, interfaces, and technical documentation.
- Estimate development effort and manage assigned work to meet project schedules.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical walkthroughs.
- Design and support unit, integration, and system testing activities prior to deployment.
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call support as required.
- Collaborate with business analysts, architects, QA engineers, product owners, and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to development practices and application architecture.
AI and Innovation Responsibilities:
As part of the organization's modernization strategy, this position will help advance AI-enabled software engineering practices by:
- Evaluating and implementing AI and machine learning capabilities that improve software delivery and developer productivity.
- Utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, documentation, and software releases.
- Collaborating with product, QA, and data teams to define requirements for AI-enabled features and workflows.
- Supporting the development of intelligent, guided workflows that reduce manual business process reviews and improve benefit application processing.
- Exploring agentic AI development solutions capable of automating routine coding activities while ensuring software remains secure, maintainable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Qualifications
Required:
Candidates must demonstrate experience in the following areas:
- Minimum five (5) years of experience developing J2EE enterprise applications, including front-end, middle-tier, and back-end components.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience with enterprise web and application servers.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience implementing software design patterns in enterprise applications.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience integrating third-party middleware into enterprise application architectures.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience creating, consuming, and implementing web services.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience developing applications using the Spring Framework and Spring modules.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience developing web applications using Apache Struts.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience implementing SOAP web services using JAX-WS (top-down and bottom-up approaches).
- Minimum two (2) years of experience developing Oracle SQL queries, procedures, and database integrations.
Preferred:
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- JBoss Application Server administration and deployment management.
- Jenkins continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Apache Web Server.
- F5 Load Balancers.
- Adobe LiveCycle.
- Apache ServiceMix Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
- Business Rules Engine (BRE).
- MyEclipse IDE.
- Subversion (SVN) source control.
- Wily Introscope or comparable application monitoring tools.
- Shell scripting, Bash, Groovy, or similar scripting languages.
- Linux operating systems and shell scripting.
- Browser-based enterprise application infrastructure operating in clustered environments.
- AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, or similar technologies.
- Public sector, healthcare, Medicaid, or human services eligibility systems.
- Working knowledge of welfare eligibility case management systems, preferably Idaho Medicaid Eligibility or similar integrated eligibility platforms.
Working Conditions
- Participation in an on-call production support rotation may be required.
- Occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to support production deployments or meet project deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced Agile software development environment.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Minimum five (5) years developing J2EE enterprise applications (front-end, middle-tier, back-end).
- Minimum five (5) years experience with enterprise web and application servers.
- Minimum three (3) years implementing software design patterns in enterprise applications.
- Minimum three (3) years integrating third-party middleware into enterprise application architectures.
- Minimum three (3) years creating, consuming, and implementing web services.
- Minimum two (2) years developing applications using the Spring Framework and Spring modules.
- Minimum two (2) years developing web applications using Apache Struts.
- Minimum two (2) years implementing SOAP web services using JAX-WS (top-down and bottom-up).
- Minimum two (2) years developing Oracle SQL queries, procedures, and database integrations.
RESPEC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RESPEC and has not been reviewed or approved by RESPEC.
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Retirement Support — - Retirement Support: Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through the combination of an ESOP and a 401(k). Long-term wealth-building potential is emphasized as a differentiator versus base-salary-only comparisons.
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Healthcare Strength — - Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is presented as a standard, comprehensive foundation. Additional protection coverage (life and disability) is also included, strengthening the overall benefits stack.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — - Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is characterized as generally fair-to-good when viewed across roles and in combination with total rewards. Clear salary ranges appearing in some job postings further support expectations-setting for certain positions.
RESPEC Insights
What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better. With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do. From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore. Know-How is Everything. We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
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