Senior Developer

Role Name: Senior Developer

Location: Columbia, SC

Work Environment: Partial Onsite - 2-3 Days onsite per week and as needed

Contract length: 6 Months (possibly extended)

Job Summary:

Duties:

• Responsible for analysis, design, programming, and implementation of the most complex applications tasks and projects in the area.
• Devise feasible, logical procedures to resolve business problems through the use of computer resources.
• Formulate scope and objectives through research to develop or modify complex systems.
• Provide technical direction and support in the development and support of business systems software and procedures.
• Design, code, test and debug the most complex application programs.
• 20% Provide expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business.
• Conceive, design, and implement structures and programs to business systems software.
• 15% Act as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent providing expertise and technical guidance on complex projects.
• Work closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to determine business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization's architectural standards.
• 15% Provide design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy.
• Make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
• Responsibilities may also include participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy versus build recommendations.
• 15% Perform analysis, design, programming, and implementation on systems and procedures to solve complex business or scientific problems.
• Develop enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions.
• Evaluate complex interrelationships in immediate programming area to determine how changes in one program will affect another related area.
• 15% Develop programming and development standards.
• Devise new sources of data and develop new approaches and techniques.
• Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget.
• 15% Provide guidance to lower level programmers/analysts. Lead, plan, organize, and/or coordinate complex projects or phases of large projects.
• Determine and resolve problems with other systems analysts, programmers, and systems users.
• 5% Test designed programs, verify logic, perform any necessary "debugging," and write the documentation.

Day to Day:

• This is a Sr role requiring leadership skills.
• Looking for an individual who has experience interfacing with Business Analysts and Customers to develop a full understanding of the customer needs and then developing the appropriate technical/procedure solution.

Work Environment:

• Customer-focused, project-oriented programming environment.
• Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.

Team Name:

• Palmetto GBA eCommerce department (Team name is Webportapps)

The Team:

• JAVA development tech stack.
• We support over 50+ applications and have contract modifications and or new contracts routinely that require greenfield development.
• Agile team, close knit, and work well with one another.
• New Chat Channel that needs automation to provide a differentiating customer experience.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Required Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced understanding of applications/development, quality assurance and integration methodologies, concepts and facilities in a mainframe, midrange, and/or PC/LAN environment.
• Demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency in the areas of programming languages, platform capabilities, and methods of systems analysis and program design.
• Advanced analysis, decision-making, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrates logical abstract thinking and assimilating/adhering to project goals and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team.
• Extensive knowledge of interpersonal skills/team building.
• Familiar with project management concepts.
• Ability to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projects.
• Pays attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors etc.
• In-depth understanding of organizational functions, behavior, and inter-relationships.

Required Technologies:

1. DEVSECOPS - MUST HAVE DEVSECOPS experience.

2. Sonar Cube

3. Black Duck

4. JAVA

5. Spring

6. Hibernate

7. Rest Services

Minimum Required Work Experience:

• 8 years-of application development, systems testing or other job related experience.

Minimum Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. Degree Equivalency: 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree

Minimum Required Software and Other Tools:

• Advanced knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and development tools and their usage in the company.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership skills, ability to communicate your ideas to your Customer, teammates and management.

Nice To Have:

1. Junit/Spring test framework experience

2. SOAP/Rest Services experience

3. JavaScript frameworks like JQuery, Angular, NodeJS, React JS experience

4. Github knowledge

5. AWS and OpenShift/any containerization experience

6. Cloud services