Job responsibilities
- Designs, develops, maintains and creates Springboot-based Java microservices in a hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- Coaches, trains and inspires junior and intermediate software engineers in modern software best practices and both public cloud adoption and migration.
- Drives software modernization and public cloud migration across development team, area product group and the Global Customer Platform group.
- Removes blockers and impediments from development team, area product group and Global Customer Platform to reduce friction, frequent pain points and time-to-market.
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
- Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
- Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
- Practical cloud native experience.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Java/Springboot backend development, design and architecture.
- 5+ years of experience in event-driven architecture, microservice-based system design and both NoSQL and SQL-like databases.
- 5+ years of experience in leading an Agile software engineering team of 4+ employees.
- 3+ years of Public Cloud development, design and architecture, including migration of applications to a public cloud environment.
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security.
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 3+ years of direct experience in migrating Springboot-based Java microservices to AWS Public Cloud.
- Applied experience with Kafka, Cassandra, CockroachDB, Splunk and PCF.
- AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certified.