Staff Software Engineer- Java

Job Summary:

The Software Engineer V will be responsible for leading the technical development efforts toward the creation, implementation, and support of existing and next-generation software solutions.  The Software Engineer V will analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet-related computer programs.  This role is responsible for interacting with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Duties and responsibilities (5-8 bullets)

• Designs products and leads the technical design requirements for complex stories, features, and epics.  Authors technical designs.
• Lead coder and is the subject matter expert across a broad range of technologies. Codes web applications across domains following specifications and using the appropriate tools.
• Identifies best practices, and guides other team members in the implementation of best practices.  Manages exceptions and identifies and implements creative solutions.
• Generates supporting unit test as well as system test specifications and implementations. Builds the automated test framework, drives best practices, and troubleshoots issues.
• Maintains, modifies, and improves existing applications.
• Considers corporate strategy, financial impacts, and trade-offs in determining solutions.  Recognizes when a broad solution is needed based on trends/root causes and recommends solutions.
• Leads project document reviews, and design/code reviews.
• Ensures adherence to IT Control Policies throughout design, development and testing.
• Influences the decision making process cross-functionally and at all levels.  Builds and maintains good business relationships that can help drive ideas and solutions.
• Proactively engages team to review ideas, solutions, issues, and/or concerns.
• Applies AGILE concepts and works collaboratively and closely with QA in an Agile/Scrum environment.   Acts as a coach, teacher, and mentor in AGILE principles/methodologies across the organization.

• Leads the day-to-day workflow and coordinates the activities of others across teams. Possesses unique and deep functional technical knowledge.  Is a subject matter expert across GHX products.
•  Identifies, implements, and leads the application of best practices. Is the internal expert and subject matter expert.
• Determines what work needs to be done based on the strategic vision. 
• Sells/drives the vision cross-functionally.  Provides intelligent alternatives to the status quo.  Sells and drives ideas.  Owns issues and can work effectively inside and outside of the team to influence and drive results.

Qualifications

• BS/MS Degree in Computer Science. 
• Requires a minimum of 12 years of working experience in building complex products and/or applications using Java, Spring, Spring Boot Microservices technologies.
• Prior experience working in an AGILE/SCRUM environment. 
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team on multiple overlapping projects. 

• Proven track record of successfully delivering large, complex, cross-functional projects.
• Large-scale production experience with containerization and preferably container orchestration.
• Object Oriented Design and Development skills, including understanding of common design patterns. 
• Experience in designing, developing and deploying cloud native applications on AWS cloud infrastructure and managing optimal infrastructure cost. 
• Working with globally distributed development teams and attain the sustainable results.
• Experience in integrating with external systems using Restful and SOAP web services.
• Relation Database & SQL Experience 
• Basic understanding of some networking protocols [TCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SSL] and interfaces. 
• Experience in Linux / UNIX OS.
• Experience with Code versioning tools like GIT.
• Build tools – Maven, Gradle. 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Certificate-based authentication, cryptography 
• Experience in System integration/ B2B integrations / SCM / MMIS / ERP development or integration is a plus. 
• EDI Experience is a plus 
• Exposure to UI framework like Angular or React.js is a plus 
• SSL and java cryptography programming experience. 
• Load testing using any toolset. 
• Functional and behavioral testing using any toolset. 
• Exposure to CICD process using Jenkins/ hudson, bamboo or something similar. 
• Familiarity with centralized log management solution 
•  These include the minimum knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary to perform the job effectively. (e.g., SaaS knowledge, ability to lead a team, etc.)
• Highly innovative.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and possesses a proven track record of high quality deliverables.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to technical staff and is able to work effectively with cross-functional departments with varying degrees of technical experience.
• Understands and is able to explain up and downstream impacts across products, teams, and the organization.
• Constructively challenges the status quo; develops, proposes, and supports the implementation of innovative and creative solutions. Iterates and improves across multiple business domains.
• Possesses a solid understanding of internal and external customer needs.  May interact directly with the customer.
• Displays flexibility in adapting to changing conditions and leads others through change.
• Leads by example, promotes a common purpose, and is a catalyst for success.
• Thinks strategically, displays a high degree of emotional maturity, and demonstrates a positive outlook.
• Strong team player, makes a valuable contribution to team objectives, displays trust and mutual understanding, accepts constructive feedback, and handles confrontation constructively.
• Possesses a broad understanding of Agile/LEAN principles and the ability to apply the AGILE methodology; competent AGILE team member