Job Description :
Job Title: Sr. Java Developer
Location: Troy, MI
3 months
Job Summary:
The Senior Java Application Developer responsibilities include understanding and supporting the business of Flagstar Bank through the design, development and implementation of applications, application enhancements and new capabilities. They are expected to provide technical leadership in every stage of the development lifecycle, from analysis and design to program coding, testing, release and maintenance while adhering to current System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes. The senior application developer will work closely with project managers to ensure delivery timelines are met. They will work closely with various customers including their immediate project teams, business domain experts and other technical staff members. This position will be expected to act as a mentor around coding best practices technical resource to less experienced developers.
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership – May lead a technical team and assist less experienced developers with technical deliverables.
Solution Design –Translates business and technical requirements into solution designs that satisfy the business needs and comply with approved standards.
Code Development – Develops and enhances application code. This includes unit testing to ensure all the functions are performing to specification.
Testing – Leads validation efforts by performing and/or assisting others in validating that the solution performs as expected. This includes and is not limited to unit testing, system integration testing, performance testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing and defect remediation.
Deployment and Transition Support – Successfully deploys the new or enhanced software. Ensures user acceptance is strong and functionality is suitable. Also responsible for a smooth transition of the product to the maintenance and enhancement team ensuring complete documentation and communication occurs at transition.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Complete all required compliance training. Maintain knowledge of and adhere to Flagstar's internal compliance policies and procedures. Take responsibility to keep up to date with changing regulations and policies.
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Math or other related field – OR – 10 years of comparable work experience.
10 years of Java development experience (Finance/Lending industry experience a plus)
Significant experience developing Angular-based technical solutions
5 years of experience with Agile or SCRUM Software Development Life Cycle methods and leveraging tools like JIRA to manage the release process and backlog, etc.
5 years of using relational databases and writing basic queries (SQL and PL/SQL)
Strong communicator - Ability to communicate verbally and in technical writing to all levels of the organization in a proactive, contextually appropriate manner
Proven ability to design and build technical solutions using applicable technologies; ability to demonstrate strong coding skills
Strong experience in interpreting customer business needs and translating them into application and operational requirements
Experience with Java-based enterprise service bus (ESB) software development is preferred
Strong problem solving skills and analytic skills with proven strength in applying root cause analysis
Knowledge of containers, AWS, Active MQ, CI / CD, DevOps
Strong experience with web services, executing calls and interpreting responses (SOAP or REST)
Strong experience with incident management leading both on and off hour ad hoc support teams.