Enterprise Web Application Developer

Job Description
The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA invites applications for an Enterprise Web Application Developer to join a team of university and federal researchers supporting the public forest inventory sector. In this role, you will maintain, enhance, and support a mission critical, enterprise scale web application used for continuous nationwide forest inventory (NFI) data collection and management.

The position requires developing a deep understanding of the web‑based Mobile Integrated Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) and how it integrates with other elements of the NFI program. You will collaborate with both technical and non‑technical team members to troubleshoot system issues, improve long‑standing enterprise components, and implement solutions that ensure reliability, usability, and long‑term sustainability across the NFI system.

Required Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in a computing related field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or Web Development.

The successful candidate will demonstrate technical proficiency needed to maintain and enhance the MIDAS enterprise web application, including:

Proficiency in Java, including writing, maintaining, and troubleshooting production level code

Experience with J2EE/enterprise Java, such as servlets, enterprise components, and server‑side Java applications

Web development experience including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSP based interfaces

Experience creating, maintaining, or refactoring Jakarta Server Pages (JSP) Architecture & System Integration

Understanding of enterprise web application architecture, including front end to Java based back‑end integration

Familiarity with enterprise application servers, such as JBoss

Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot full web stack issues, from interface to server components

Experience with relational databases, ideally Oracle, including writing or modifying SQL queries

Experience using version control tools such as Git

Knowledge of designing or improving data entry user interfaces for operational workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

Willingness to learn how MIDAS integrates with other systems.

Ability to review existing code and identify needed updates, enhancements, or performance improvements.

Comfort working in a team environment, including collaborating with technical and non‑technical staff.

Strong problem‑solving skills for diagnosing issues within a complex, long‑standing application.

Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type
Restricted

Salary Information
Salary range: $75,000–$85,000, depending on qualifications and experience

Hours per week
40

Review Date
April 7, 2026

Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Equal Opportunity Employment
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Ingrid Skenderian at singrid1@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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