Java API Developer (Journeyman)

**About the Mission** Imagine enabling the United States Air Force to protect its people, installations, and global operations—through better, faster, smarter software. Ardigent is supporting the evolution of the **Air Force Justice Information System (AFJIS)** under the ALEOS program—a mission\-critical law enforcement and integrated defense system used by Security Forces worldwide. This system underpins investigations, case management, and operational decision\-making across the Air Force’s global security mission. This is not just another IT program. It’s a platform that directly supports national security, operational readiness, and the safety of Airmen. **About Ardigent** At Ardigent, we don’t just “do Agile”—we live it. We are a consultancy specializing in Agile transformation and DevSecOps delivery across federal agencies. We bring modern product thinking, lean delivery, and technical excellence to government missions that matter. Our teams are known for turning complexity into clarity—and for making real, measurable impact. **The Opportunity** We are seeking an **API Developer (Mid\-Level)** to join and support our growing team. In this role, you’ll design, build, enhance, and maintain secure, scalable APIs and integration services that enable AFJIS to exchange data reliably with external and enterprise systems. This role is especially critical because the ALEOS program includes defined **integration requirements** as a core part of system delivery, along with enhancements, sustainment, cloud support, and cybersecurity compliance. Our development team members are innovative problem\-solvers who enjoy untangling complexity, building robust interfaces, and making systems talk to each other in ways that are elegant, secure, and dependable. You will collaborate closely with other developers, testers, product stakeholders, and system owners in a fast\-moving Agile environment to deliver integration capabilities that directly support mission execution. The attached sample role also emphasizes building solutions from user requirements, integrating with customer systems, troubleshooting issues, and producing technical documentation, and this updated role carries those same expectations into an API and integration\-focused context. **Key Responsibilities** **API Development \& Systems Integration** * Design, develop, test, and maintain **RESTful APIs**, backend services, and integration components supporting AFJIS mission workflows * Build and support integrations with **external systems** and internal enterprise services; **experience integrating with external systems is required for this role** * Develop reliable data exchange mechanisms using formats and protocols such as **JSON, XML, REST, HTTP/S**, and other service\-based integration patterns * Support interface versioning, error handling, retry logic, logging, and traceability for stable cross\-system interoperability **Application Development** * Perform object\-oriented softw