Java Developer - Multiple for different locations

Java Developer

No visa restriction rate – open keep it lower as we are trying to break in. Locations are Milwaukee, WI, Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA, and Houston, TX.

Essential Responsibilities:

· Be responsible for providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure

· Provide technical leadership to an agile team of 5-7

· Work with Product Line Leaders (PLLs) to understand product requirements & vision

· Translate requirements / vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards

· Work with product line leaders and architects to develop multi generation software technology plans

· Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse

· Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities

· Coach, mentor and lead the team

· Work cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables

· Drive world-class quality in the development and support of products

· Communicate effectively both within immediate team and also across SSG leadership team and with PLLs

· Ensure team receives consistent messages and has clear understanding of business direction, strategy and results

· Engage subject matter experts in successful transfer of complex domain knowledge

· Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques

· Write code that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

· Understand performance parameters and assess application performance

· Work on core data structures and algorithms and implement them using technology chosen

· Proactively share information across the team, to the right audience with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness

Qualifications/Requirements:

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

· A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in developing software for complex systems OR Master's degree with 3 years of experience developing software for complex systems

· Client Leadership Program Graduates will get credit towards relevant work experience, commensurate to the program they have completed

· Minimum of 5 years' experience in software platform, advanced applications (web), user- interface design and systems engineering

· Minimum of 5 years' experience in java script framework (Angular, Websocket, WebGL/Canvas, RequireJS) and HTML5 technologies

· Minimum of 5 years' experience working in enterprise java programming language

· Minimum of 5 years' experience building APIs and services using RESTful, SOAP etc.

· Minimum of 3 years' experience with Scrum/Agile development Methodologies using BDD.

· Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job

Desired Characteristics:

Technical Expertise:

· Master's Degree/ PHD in Computer Science

· Experience with Windows and Unix / Linux based programming

· Experience developing web applications (Spring, JAX-WS, Web Services)

· Experience with front-end technologies such as CSS, BackboneJS, EmberJS, KnockoutJS

· Experience with database tools (JPA, Hibernate,JDBC, Spring Data)

· Experience with rules engines (Camel, Drools, JRules) & modern tooling (Gradle, Collaborator, Maven, Git, SVN)

· Experience developing application using.net C# programming language

· Experience developing application on Cloud platform (Azure, AWS, Docker Containerization)

· Experience working on software projects in the Healthcare domain (DICOM/HL7/IHE)

· Experience working on automation framework (SpecFlow, JBehave, Selenium)

· Certified Scrum Master and/or Product Owner

Business Acumen:

· Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems

· Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts

· Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends

· Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices

Leadership:

· Ability to takes ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members

· Ensures understanding of issues and presents clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results

· Identifies misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Makes suggestions to course correct

· Continuously measures deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balances different, competing objectives

Personal Attributes:

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Effective team building and problem solving abilities

· Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit