Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Job Description:

Position Description:

Designs client-facing software application components using HTML5, Angular Framework, JavaScript, CSS, and JSON. Supports server-side software application components to further service transformation, routing, and enrichment orchestration using Java, J2EE, REST, SQL, JUnit, and Tomcat. Implements microservices architecture using web service and integration tools -- Spring WS, Rest Patterns, OAuth, Swagger, and Apache Camel. Crafts and improves upon RESTful Application Program Interfaces (APIs) using coding tools such as Java 8 and the Spring/Spring Boot framework. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates in architecture design teams.
• Defines and implements application-level architecture.
• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
• Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
• Advises senior management on technical strategy.
• Mentors junior team members.
• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and implementing Web applications in a financial services environment, using Java, Spring, Angular and REST.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and implementing Web applications in a financial services environment, using Java, Spring, Angular and REST.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing, developing, maintaining, and providing technical leadership and expertise for Web-based financial services, plan configuration and contract management applications in Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring AOP, J2EE, REST, SQL, JUnit, responsive Web, Design Tomcat, and client-side technologies -- HTML5, Angular Framework, JavaScript, CSS, and JSON -- using Eclipse, STS, or IntelliJ IDEA integrated development environment.
• DE programming Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in REST patterns, using Spring framework, OAuth, Swagger, IBM MQ, Apache Camel, Apache Kafka, and Docker; and deploying Software as a Service (SaaS) in Cloud Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Deployment as a Service (DaaS).
• DE designing data structure to implement scalable and efficient applications using advanced data structure concepts -- Binary Tree, Binary Search Tree, Graphs, and Entity Relationship – and UML on Microsoft Visio, ArgoUML, and Java models; and performing tree operations -- tree traversal -- using advanced algorithms (Order Tree, Post Order Tree, and Pre Order Tree Traversals).
• DE developing Business Rules Engine to enforce business logic, policies, and consistent decision making for applications, using Rete algorithm and Drools Rule Language (DRL) in Red Hat JBoss Business Rules Management System.

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