Sr. Java Developer

Note

The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Florida Blue, a GuideWell subsidiary, offers this contract opportunity through Magnit, which employs contractors assigned to GuideWell and its affiliated companies. The Sr. Java Developer will develop, code, document, test, maintain, and evaluate IT applications while implementing IT controls and providing technical leadership, training, and support to other developers.

Responsibilities

• Sr. JAVA Developers are responsible for the development, programming, and coding of Information Technology solutions
• Senior IT Developers are responsible for documenting detailed system specifications, participation in unit testing and maintenance of planned and unplanned internally developed applications, evaluation and performance testing of purchased products
• Senior IT Developers are responsible for including IT Controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, as well as availability of the application and data processed or output by the application
• Senior IT Developers lead efforts, oversee work results, provide training and serve as a technical resource for other Developers

Skills

• Experience with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures
• Proficiency using versioning tools: GIT, GNU, RCS, SCCS, CVS, SVN, Mercurial, Monotone, etc
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Flexible team player
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Must demonstrate initiative and effective independent decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• In-depth understanding of the systems development life cycle
• Proficiency programming in more than one object-oriented programming language; JAVA, JavaScript, Python, C#, C++, and PHP
• Experience with HTML and Frameworks such as; React.Js, Node.JS, and EXPRESS
• Experience with SOAP, REST web service development
• May include learning languages such as; Hadoop, Storm, Spark, Kafka, Hive, NFI, Scoop, etc
• May include database knowledge in; SQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc
• Proficiency using standard desktop applications such as MS Suite and flowcharting tools such as Visio
• Proficiency using debugging tools; Advanced Debugger, Allinea DDT, AQtime,, ARM, CA/EZTEST, etc
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy
• Manipulate data from various sources / formats such as flat files, relational databases, non-relational databases, XML, JSON, etc
• 5+ years related work experience, Professional experience with technical design and coding in the IT industry
• Related bachelor's degree or related work experience
• Various Domain experience; Health Care, Financial, etc
• Experience using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodology
• Specific tools, languages and specialty skills may vary

Company Overview

• Florida Blue is a subsidiary of a not-for-profit health solutions company dedicated to serving all Floridians in the pursuit of health. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.floridablue.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Florida Blue has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 15 in 2026, 33 in 2025, 27 in 2024, 33 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 38 in 2021, 56 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.