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Unissant is seeking an Application Programmer III to support a newly awarded program for a federal health agency. Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot assigned application components, with emphasis on business logic, data access, and reliable releases.
The ideal candidate brings practical delivery experience, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to maintaining Federal business applications while improving technical capability.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze existing code, incident history, and business rules to understand the behavior of assigned applications.
- Implement approved enhancements and defect corrections using the language and framework assigned to the application.
- Develop and maintain database queries, data access logic, and application interfaces with appropriate validation and error handling.
- Create unit tests and support integration and regression testing with traceability to approved requirements.
- Investigate production defects, reproduce failures safely, and document root causes and corrective actions.
- Participate in peer review, remediate code-quality and security findings, and maintain changes in source control.
- Prepare release notes, configuration instructions, and maintenance documentation for support staff.
- Support transition knowledge transfer and maintain current technical or process documentation for assigned responsibilities.
- Coordinate assigned work with program leadership, Government stakeholders, and related teams; report blockers and dependencies promptly.
- Use Government-approved tools and handle program data within authorized environments. Validate any AI-assisted output before it informs delivery decisions.
Work Experience and Job Skills:
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience programming and maintaining enterprise business applications in a production support environment.
- Hands-on proficiency in a relevant assigned stack, such as Java or .NET; expertise in every application language is not assumed.
- Ability to write and troubleshoot SQL and understand relational database structures.
- Experience with version control, unit testing, debugging, and structured defect management.
- Ability to interpret requirements and implement secure, maintainable code with documented error handling.
- Experience supporting application releases and coordinating with analysts, testers, and operations staff.
- Ability to document work clearly, protect sensitive program information, and collaborate across Government and contractor teams.
- Ability to meet federal suitability and access requirements and provide on-site support in the Bethesda, Maryland area as directed.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience maintaining legacy code and documenting business logic during incumbent transition.
- Familiarity with API integration, automated builds, and approved cloud development environments.
- Experience using approved AI-assisted code comprehension tools while validating generated findings.
- Experience supporting a Federal IT services environment, preferably within a federal health agency or comparable federal IT environment.
- Experience transferring knowledge from an incumbent team and maintaining reliable services during transition.
Education:
- A degree or relevant coursework in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:
- Relevant cloud, development, or platform credentials are preferred.
Communication Skills:
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate professionally across Government, prime contractor, and subcontractor teams.
- Ability to explain role-specific findings, document decisions and procedures, and communicate risks and recommended actions to the appropriate audience.
Clearance Requirements:
- Must hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation and meet applicable federal suitability, badging, and system-access requirements.
Travel:
Environmental Requirements:
- Mainly a routine office environment.
- May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
- Flexible in working extended hours
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.
Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.
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