Java Developer/Architect (Remote)

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Java Developer/Architect

Remote

POSITION SUMMARY:

As an Architect III, you will be responsible for participating in the architecture program to develop and maintain the architecture for all our team applications.  In this role, you will be responsible for participating in defining technical development guidelines and leading technical reviews for our development team.  In this role, you will be the key member on the team responsible for building next generation, highly scalable enterprise applications. You will work closely with Stakeholders, Business Analysts, and our Technical Resource Manager to design, code, test and implement solutions on time and within budget.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Strategy & Planning

• Collaborate with enterprise architects, analysts and IT development to deliver solutions that meet the requirements given by the business.
• Grow your knowledge of best practices and market trends. Educate the technical team with this information.
• Participate in creating design and development standards for the team.
• Participate as the technical expert in application development execution.

System Implementation

• Translate solution designs into working code with minimal oversight from team members.
• Perform unit and integration testing.
• Evaluate interrelationships between programs such as whether a change in one part of a program will cause an unwanted result in another part.
• Develop and document test cases, test data requirements and expected results.
• Maintain and update documentation of project code and technical processes following standards that are set by the team.
• Participate in technical walkthroughs and code reviews with development team.
• Migrate complex, high-risk solutions into the production environment.
• Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data integrity.
• Enforce policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform post-implementation validation.
• Maintain application architecture.

Operational Management

• Enhance existing applications on an as-needed basis.
• Assist in the review of development issues.
• Document programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
• Analyze performance of programs and take action to correct identified performance issues.
• Assist in training and the support of end-users on developed applications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent experience.
• Technical Certifications a plus.

Required or Acceptable Job-Related Experience:  7+ years IT related experience.

Technical/Other Skills Required:

• Technical Leadership Experience
• Experience with Architecture Design
• Experience in Java back-end development and skills with Spring and Spring-boot framework
• Experience in Angular
• Familiarity with Design Patterns and Best Practices
• Experience using GIT and Gradle
• Direct design and programming experience with Java/Spring/REST/Microservices on Linux platforms.
• Experience in developing/deploying solutions to AWS Cloud (S3, Lambda and other AWS modules) a plus
• Proficiency in Advanced SQL (Oracle and/or Postgres)
• Experience in implementing an industry-standard authentication protocol like OAuth 2.0 a plus
• General knowledge of data structures, data management practices, system interaction patterns and interfaces.
• Technical troubleshooting, diagnosing and problem-solving skills

BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Competitive healthcare, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) matching after one year of employment
• Generous time off + company holidays
• Merchandise discount
• Learning & Development programs
• Much more!

The salary range for this opportunity is $74,000 – $135,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience, among other factors.