Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Remote

3 Months Contract to hire

***No C2C, no sponsorship

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting complex problems and providing solutions to overcome those problems using the latest technologies.

• Collaborate internally and across departments with peers to deliver products/solutions that align to strategic vision.

• End-to-end ownership of solutions, ensure accuracy and completeness of solution by having recurring check points / audit loops with technical implementation teams.

• Provide technical leadership on complex projects and as needed will be an escalation point on production outages.

• Complete design and code reviews.

• Review team practices to identify areas of improvement.

• Work with vendors to resolve 3rd Level support issues.

Skills Required / Desired

The ideal candidate will need to have excellent technical skills and experience to include the following:

• Java

• Spring

• Expert level experience developing REST style services that deliver responses in both JSON and XML.

• MongoDB/Relational DB

• Familiarity with IntelliJ, Eclipse, Maven, BitBucket & GIT/GitHub.

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes service and hybrid cloud.

• Linux and bash scripting

• Agile exposure to SCRUM and Kanban, with a focus on JIRA for board management.

• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure components (hardware, software, network, operating systems, storage) and Cloud platforms components (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS).

• Good knowledge of IT disciplines, e.g., software applications and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance, systems management, etc.

• Strong knowledge of application development lifecycles, to include waterfall and agile methodologies and understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure.

• Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to details.

• Must be collaborative in decisions making and facilitate working to consensus to gain agreement when proposing solutions or taking ownership.

• Ability to create technical design documents with presentations using Microsoft Visio and Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Ability to work in a virtual team environment.

Prior Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in a Computer-related or Business-related field or relevant work experience is typically required to perform at expectation.

• At a minimum 5+ years of professional IT experience, with at least 3 years of hands-on implementation experience leading high-stake and complex IT projects.

• Expert level experience developing JAVA services in an enterprise environment.

Other Skills and Qualities

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:

● Problem solving— a creative, analytical mind able to review large quantities of data and quickly bring solutions to life.

● Interpersonal skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things.

● Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.

● Written communication—the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and can read and interpret written information.

● Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.

● Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.

● Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

● Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance.