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CGI Position Description:

CGI is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, junior SW developer to join a high-performing Agile team in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. Our team is using a modern development stack and various additional open-source technologies. You will have the opportunity to help build and modernize the system applications for cloud deployment. Grow your leadership and technical skills with in-demand technologies in a fast-paced environment as part of an exciting, positive team that moves quickly and delivers quality software alongside a passionate customer. This position is located in our Lafayette, LA or Knoxville, TN office, however, a hybrid working model is acceptable. Due to the nature of government contracts, US citizenship is required.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

The candidate's responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: As a junior software developer, you will help define and code the ongoing architecture and development of an emerging application Confidently code and organize the application using best practices while helping to share their knowledge with the team and grow the teams' skills and understanding of robust Java applications. Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including application design/requirements gathering, estimating development activities, authoring application code, participating in code reviews, and testing the software. Authoring and reviewing web application

• using AI paired programming techniques
• code in Angular, Java, JavaScript, etc.

Deploying application to Kubernetes Base understanding of data structures (document form, JSON/YAML), problem solving, algorithm design and analysis Extensive use of the

Spring Framework:

Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data, etc. Gaining experience in RESTful systems

• specifically relating to API designs Participating in daily team discussions and code collaboration to promote continuous progress Participating in client, industry, and end-user discussions to help provide technical viewpoint on the application.

Participating in technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and providing accurate estimates and development timelines. Continuous improvement of existing development tools and technologies Authoring automated testing script for the application Augmenting and improving system architecture Gaining a general understanding of database design and optimizing application access to backend data

Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role: Worked in Agile environment Demonstrated understanding and at least 2 years of work experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java (frontend and backend) development. Experience with various AI paired programming tooling Exposure to a modern Java software development environment and tools such as Maven, Git, Tomcat, Eclipse, Bamboo, Hibernate, etc. Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other similar technologies. Positive, can-do attitude, and desire to contribute in various means to team success. Confident communication skills with both internal team members as well as customers. Ability to work independently as well as within a dynamic team environment on development tasks and continuously deliver quality code for team review and product owner demonstration. Ability to quickly research, learn, and apply emerging technologies within the software development industry. Minimum Years of directly related experience

Required:

2 years Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required: Development

• Java / JEE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring
• REST JAX-RS, Web Services, Security, Controllers/Service, Spring Data ORM (Hibernate/JPA 2), JSON AWS Serverless Services
• SQS, SNS, SES, Step, Lambda AWS Analytics
• Glue, Redshift, EMR, OpenSearch, Athena, Sagemaker, Quicksight Event Streaming
• Kafka Web Server
• Apache, Application Server
• Jboss EAP Open Source Frameworks
• various includes e.g. commons
• , ehcache, velocity, aopalliance, mail, swagger, etc. User authentication and authorization
• ForgeRock's OpenAM, SecureAuth and Okta. UI/UX
• Angular, Bootstrap Databases
• AWS RDS for Oracle and PostgreSQL Log Management
• DataDog Alerts and Monitoring
• Datadog, Google Analytics, New Relic CICD
• Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Selenium Load Testing

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Jmeter Code Mgmt:

Git, GitHub tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, SourceTree, etc.) Consulting experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline preferred.

Skills:

Application Development Back End Development Back End Development Java Artificial Intelligence AWS AI Services English Spring Boot How to

Apply:

Apply online at: https://www.cgi.com/en/careers Visit Site to

Apply Location:

Lafayette, LA and other CGI location

Date Posted:

August 27, 2026

Application Deadline:

September 28, 2026

Job Type:

Full-time