Senior Software Developer

  What you'll do:   Reporting to the Manager, Software Development, the Senior Software Developer works in an agile SCRUM team focused on iterative development and rapid deployment. The Senior Software Developer designs, develops, and validates features for existing and new digital products. The position will have opportunities to take ownership of significant portions of the product and influence the future of our hybrid cloud services. The systems are complex and there will be opportunities to work at all levels from UI to backend microservices and everything in between. To be successful in this role, the candidate will have proficiency in system and software design, strong knowledge of cloud and web technologies, strong communication in a multi-team and multi-discipline environment, and a bias for taking action. They will also have a proven track record of success in delivering and operating highly available web products as well as mentoring fellow software developers.   Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:   Work closely with the software development team to understand and deliver business and non-functional needs, and write clean, efficient code based on specifications Work closely with external vendors to ensure technical development adheres to our software architecture design and best practices Work closely with the software architect team to maintain the integrity of the software architectural design and ensure architectural changes are suitable for business operations and compliant with requirements Work with application support developers and other support groups to verify and deploy software deliverables Be involved in architecture design discussions and provide comprehensive solutions leveraging UML diagrams and standards for new and existing products Take a lead role for complex enhancements to ensure its successful execution Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software Integrate software components and third-party programs and implement automated testing, logging, monitoring, and telemetry Contribute and champion improvements to software development best practices Adopt best practices to deliver scalable, reliable and observable web services Maintain day-to-day in-depth awareness of project/product priorities and technical issues Effectively communicate progress and issues with the SCRUM team Initiate opportunities to mentor and train fellow software developers   We encourage you to apply if you have:   Education and Experience   Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or equivalent A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a software developer in J2SE, J2EE Experience with software architecture activities Experience working in an agile SCRUM environment Experience implementing RESTful webservices, SOAP, OAuth, JWT Experience implementing services using RDBMS (DB2, MySQL) Experience using AWS preferred but not required Experience in AngularJS, Angular, Spring, Spring Boot, RabbitMQ, Kafka preferred but not required Experience with CI/CD using GitLab, Kubernetes, Ansible preferred but not required   Knowledge, Skills and Abilities    Proven proficiency in software development activities such as identification of needs, planning, designing, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring and maintenance Able and motivated to mentor fellow software developers A strong sense of responsibility and an ability to work independently under minimal supervision Able to communicate well and work well in a cross-functional team Able to think strategically and to anticipate future organizational and user needs A lifelong learner who is constantly striving to develop professionally