Work as part of a small, agile team to design and implement new features and technologies in avariety of different products throughout the Company. Deliver high-quality, high-performance code in an agile environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop key product features within Java-based enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies, measure system performance, and provide “glue” for complex solutions.
- Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, & launching.
- Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
- Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
- Develop features for backend components.
- Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
- Work closely and collaboratively with geographically-distributed team of engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
- Consistently define and apply technologies, standards and software engineering practices
- Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution, monitoring the effectiveness of tasks, and providing status to the team lead.
- Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
- Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
- Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project. Proficient in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments. Track status within the project as necessary.
- Contribute to the continued improvement of the organization’s development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.
Qualifications:
Education Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Work Experience:
- 15 years professional experience in software development.
- Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques.
Characteristics:
- Ability to multi-task, Analytical skills, Ability to follow verbal or written instructions, Thinking analytically, Communication, Using effective verbal communication, Using effective written communication, Handling stress & emotions, Concentrating on tasks, Making decisions, Adjusting to change, Examining/observing details, Sitting for long periods at a time
Other:
Essential requirements:
- Strong knowledge of Spring framework, including Spring Boot
- Strong knowledge of observables and reactive programming
- JBoss and WebLogic experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of microservices architecture preferred
- Strong understanding of dependency injection required
- Experience designing, documenting, and implementing REST APIs.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools required
- Knowledge of CI/CD processes preferred
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker preferred
- Knowledge of Oracle DB and SQL required.
- Knowledge of cloud architecture (Azure) and innate drive to understand how digital trends can be applied to Quest strongly preferred
- Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating
- Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications
- Experience Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall SDLC methodologies preferred
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for developing products that provide a great customer experience.
- Desire to understand Company’s business and ensure solutions are clearly linked to the organization’s strategy and goals for optimal performance.
- Continuously monitor industry trends to guide and influence work focus to promote strategic alignment of core business processes.
- Adaptable with ability to foresee and proactively adjust to leading edge technical trends. Sees change as an opportunity.