Software Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:  Software Engineer III

Location: Buffalo, NY

Hire Type:  Contingent

Pay Range: $88.65/hour 

Work Type:  Full-time 

Work Model:  Onsite

Work Schedule:  Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

Recruiter Contact:   Brian Fesmire | View phone number on ziprecruiter.com |  View email address on ziprecruiter.com

Nature & Scope:

Positional Overview

Imagine Staffing is recruiting for a  Software Engineer III on behalf of our client, a leading financial institution in  Buffalo, NY , serving individuals, businesses, and communities across the eastern United States. Known for its strong regional presence, commitment to community engagement, and focus on long-term customer relationships, the organization offers a stable and collaborative work environment with opportunities for growth.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing designs, specifies information systems solutions and the highest-level technical direction in the development of new or existing applications to solve basic to complex problems or enhancements. Serves as a principal application designer for critical components and major modifications effectively using analytical and technical skills, available technology and tools in the evaluation of client requirements and processes. Provides solutions that are technologically sound. Often directs and monitors the activities of less experienced personnel.

Role & Responsibility:

Tasks That Will Lead to Your Success

• Complete and oversee basic to complex systems analysis, design and development.
• Play a key role as an individual contributor on complex projects.
• Maintain an excellent functional understanding of the supported application(s).
• Direct and monitor less experienced resources and coordinate development tasks on small to large scope projects.
• Prepare and manage the technical component of project plans.
• Participate with other Development, operations and Technology staff in overall systems development direction from technical analysis to user acceptance testing.
• Prepare and review test data and execute detailed test plans.
• Complete any required debugging.
• Evaluate and understand complex interrelationships and effects among programs, interfacing applications and platforms.
• Provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives.
• Prepare thorough, clear technical and functional specifications and update systems documentation.
• Prepare charts, tables, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems. Review documentation prepared by less experienced staff.

Skills & Experience

Qualifications That Will Help You Thrive

• Minimum of an Associates degree and 6 years systems analysis/application development experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years systems analysis/application development experience.
• Familiar with application development software and hardware platforms.
• Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent project management, word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with prior experience presenting to the target audience.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strong lateral thinking skills.
• Experience coordinating between Applications and business units.
• Experience recommending and implementing system solutions.
• Experience driving project milestones and delivery dates.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities from a project management perspective.
• Advanced SQL development, data modeling, query tuning, indexing, procedures, troubleshooting.
  Liquibase database change management, versioning, rollback, CI/CD, deployment automation.
• Azure SQL, Java, Spring Boot, JDBC/JPA, secure integration, migration, mentoring.
  Education and Experience Preferred :

• Good understanding of the Bank's application framework.
• Subject matter expert in business with knowledge or experience utilizing application/system being supported.
• Mastered understanding of applications supported with an advanced knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as autonomously.
• Ability to multitask for various components of complex projects.