Outbreak and Exposure Enhancements Developer

CDC Foundation

EpiTrax Developer enhancing Utah's disease surveillance system during high-volume events for CDC Foundation. Supporting public health response capabilities with critical system improvements.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeUtah • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPostgres

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engineer systemic enhancements within EpiTrax to allow case records to link to multiple outbreaks of the same disease, ensuring historical and current data integrity.
Architect and code automated features that link cases and contacts to specific outbreaks, reducing manual overhead and ensuring real-time surveillance accuracy.
Develop and deploy automated task-generation modules to programmatically assign and track follow-up actions for public health investigators.
Implement logic to reduce duplicate data entry across the integrated surveillance system, improving overall data visibility and stakeholder access.
Refine and expand data export modules to facilitate seamless interoperability with external analysis and visualization tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required
Proficiency in Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) development within Wildfly and Java 17 environments
Strong understanding of MVC design patterns (PrimeFaces, JSF Managed Beans, JPA)
Experience working with PostgreSQL databases
Expertise in XML processing using JAXP
Experience using Git for version control
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Java Enterprise EditionWildflyJava 17MVC design patternsPrimeFacesJSF Managed BeansJPAPostgreSQLXML processingJAXP

Certifications

Master’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Software EngineeringMaster’s degree in Information Systems