Senior Java Full Stack Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Development family is responsible for creating, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions.
• May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm.
• The software development process requires in-depth subject matter expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages.
• Software Developers work closely with business partners and / or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions.
• The Software Engineering role specializes in planning, documenting technical requirements, designing, developing, and testing all software systems and applications for the firm.
• Works closely with architects, product managers, project management, and end-users in the development and enhancement of existing software systems and applications, proposing and recommending solutions that solve complex business problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a technical expert on one or more applications utilized by client
• Work with the Business System Analyst to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements
• Partner with Infrastructure to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments
• Tune application performance to eliminate and reduce issues
• Research and evaluate technical solutions consistent with client technology standards
• Align risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
• Apply different software development methodologies dependent on project needs
• Contribute expertise to the design of components or individual programs, and participate in the construction and functional testing
• Support development teams, testing, troubleshooting, and production support
• Create applications and construct unit test cases that ensure compliance with functional and non-functional requirements
• Work with peers to mature ways of working, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, or related field
• 6+ years or related experience.
• Passion for technology, a curious mind, and an entrepreneur mindset.
• Expert in back-end and front-end application development.
• Hands on experience in client/server and object-oriented software development utilizing Java/J2EE, Spring (Boot), Angular 6+, JSON, MQ, JMS, REST API, DB2, and Oracle DBs, Linux
• Experience using the following tools: GIT, Bit Bucket, Jira, Maven, Jenkins.
• Proven track record with WebSphere, Tomcat, JBoss or other Application servers
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases including DB2, Oracle
• Proficiency in various phases of the system development life cycle including project planning, analysis, design, development, and testing
• Solid focus on software testing with tools such as Junit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma.
• Demonstrable experience in software development using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Nexus or similar)
• Familiarity with different software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)

Soft skills:

• Works well as part of team. Self-motivated, tenacious learner
• Curious and agile mindset
• Strong communicator who is a self-starter and highly motivated individual
• Able to support multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
• Able to provide adequate guidance & governance to project teams during component integration
• Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills

Nice to have skills:

• Experience in Financial industry a plus
• Experience in Mainframe is a big plus
• Experience with AWS (EC2, Kinesis, Route53, S3, CloudWatch) is a plus
• Experience with Kafka/Solace is a plus.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fosters a culture where honesty and transparency are expected
• Stays current on changes in his/her own specialist area and seeks out learning opportunities to ensure knowledge is up-to-date
• Invests effort to individually coach others.
• Builds collaborative teams across the organization.
• Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization informed.