Senior Java developer

• Utilizes established development tools, guidelines and conventions including but not limited to Java, Linux, Tomcat, nodeJS, MVC, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Oracle Stored procedures
• Designs, codes, tests, and documents Web Applications, batch processes, and web services
• Defines and enhances SOA frameworks and supporting technical documents
• Defines best practices for development, test, configuration and release management.
• Enhances existing systems by analyzing business objectives, preparing action plans, and identifying areas for modification and improvement
• Maintains existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects
• Investigates and develops skills in new technologies and software tools
• Creates technical specifications
• Creates new and extends existing operational documentation
• Participates in peer reviews and walkthroughs
• Plans and implements every process step as defined in methodologies
• Anticipates problems and analyzes ways to mitigate the risk
• Consults colleagues concerning maintenance and performance of software systems

• Key Responsibilities

Required Skills, knowledge and abilities::

• Strong communicator with the ability to be clear, articulate, effective, and able to interact and be understood by all levels and various teams across the company
• Possesses mature critical thinking skills, self-direction, and expert level troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to perform daily tasks while also striving to improve process and technology
• Demonstrates a passion for solving problems
• Serves as a dependable business liaison who follows through on commitments and is an entrusted business partner
• Organized and dependable, with the ability to manage multiple projects and changing business priorities.
• Expert knowledge of Java, Linux, SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Detailed oriented, quick learner, self-starter
• Ability to independently manage multiple concurrent assignments
• Possesses experience in Oracle and MS SQL
• Possesses experience with Application Performance Monitoring tools and automated testing tools
• Possesses mature critical thinking skills, self-direction, and expert level troubleshooting abilities

Required Education and Experience::

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Information Systems, or equivalent field
• 7+ years in software design/development, with a majority of time focused on building large scale online applications.
• Experience in relational databases such as MS SQL and Oracle
• Experience with Web Services paradigms including RestAPIs.
• RPC technologies such as SOAP, XML-RPC experience
• Deep understanding of distributed environments and resource management

• Ability to articulate technical issues, root cause, and remediation plans in plain English
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to communicate with both business and technical teams, including the ability to articulate technical issues, root cause, and remediation plans in layman’s terms
• Experience designing methods of integration and/or implementing predefined integration components to enable communication between systems