Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking an Application Systems Analyst Lead to join our team.  

This is a Remote/Hybrid position located in the Washington, D.C. area.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking an Application Systems Analyst Lead. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Application Systems Analyst Lead to take overall responsibility for application design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. The Application Systems Analyst Lead will be instrumental in leading and directing other task personnel while ensuring adherence to standards and best practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing software systems, domain analysis, and implementation.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead and direct task personnel in application design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Design and develop solutions using Java Enterprise Edition (EE) and Oracle Database 12c (or greater).
• Implement the MVC Development Methodology (Model/View/Controller) for software development projects.
• Develop and manage data models using tools such as Erwin.
• Design and develop solutions with Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) in an Agile Software Development environment.
• Design and develop Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) with Representation State Transfer (REST), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
• Develop database queries, batch jobs, and stored procedures with PL/SQL and NoSQL.
• Create and update data dictionaries to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Develop solutions using Message Services such as Apache ActiveMQ, MuleSoft, and/or Apache Camel.
• Utilize DevSecOps pipeline tools for configuration management, requirements management (e.g., JIRA), automated testing, and deployment.
• Develop applications with responsive web design frameworks to support multiple platforms.
• Ensure compliance with W3C web design standards and technologies, including CSS, HTML 5, JavaScript.
• Design and implement interfaces compliant with National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) standards.
• Design and implement Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using Microsoft Active Directory and Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards.
• Conduct all aspects of configuration management planning, including configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration audits, and documentation.
• Determine level of effort, size, and schedule for software enhancements.
• Review existing programs and make refinements to reduce operating time and improve existing techniques.
• Ensure adherence to requirements, design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation standards.
• Lead and offer technical expertise to other team members

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree with eight (8) or more years of relevant experience in an Enterprise IT environment.
• Extensive experience with JBoss Developer (RHCJD) or Oracle Certified Professional, Java Enterprise Edition (EE).
• Extensive experience with Oracle Database 12c (or greater).
• Experience as a lead developer with a progressive record of accomplishment in the field.
• Experience with MVC Development Methodology.
• Experience with developing and managing data models using tools such as Erwin.
• Technical proficiency with developing database queries, batch jobs, and stored procedures with PL/SQL and NoSQL.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Proven experience working in an agile environment

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.