Java Engineer

Duties, Responsibilities, and Deliverables:

Develop scalable, robust applications utilizing appropriate design patterns, algorithms and Java frameworks

Collaborate with Business Analysts, Application Architects, Developers, QA, Engineering, and Technology Vendor teams for design, development, testing, maintenance and support

Adhere to SDLC process and governance requirements and ensure full compliance of these requirements

Plan, implement and ensure that delivery milestones are met

Provide solutions using design patterns, common techniques, and industry best practices that meet the typical challenges/requirements of a financial application including usability, performance, security, resiliency, and compatibility

Proactively recognize system deficiencies and implement effective solutions

Participate in, contribute to, and assimilate changes, enhancements, requirements (functional and non-functional), and requirements traceability

Apply significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve in-house practices and services

Provide Level-3 support. Provide application knowledge and training to Level-2 support teams

Experience Requirements:

5+ years of hands-on application development and testing experience with proficient knowledge of core Java and JEE technologies such as JDBC and JAXB, Java/Web technologies

Knowledge of Python, Perl, Unix shell scripting is a plus

Expert hands-on experience with SQL and with at least one DBMS such as IBM DB2 (preferred) or Oracle is a strong plus

Expert knowledge of and experience in securing web applications, secure coding practices

Hands-on knowledge of application resiliency, performance tuning, technology risk management is a strong plus

Hands-on knowledge of messaging middleware such as IBM MQ (preferred) or TIBCO EMS, and application servers such as WebSphere, or WebLogic

Knowledge of SWIFT messaging, payments processing, FX business domain is a plus

Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps toolsets such as JIRA, GIT, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, Bamboo, Confluence, and ServiceNow.

Hands-on knowledge of MS Office toolset including MS-Excel, MS-Word, PowerPoint, and Visio

Proven track record of successful application delivery to production and effective Level-3 support.

Success factors: In addition, the person selected for the job will

Have strong analytical, written and oral communication skills with a high self-motivation factor

Possess excellent organization skills to manage multiple tasks in parallel

Be a team player

Have the ability to work on complex projects with globally distributed teams and manage tight delivery timelines

Have the ability to smoothly handle high stress application development and support environments

Strive continuously to improve stakeholder management for end-to-end application delivery and support

Qualification Requirements:

Bachelor Degree

Minimum 5 year experience in Information Technology