Software Engineer III

Job Title: Software Engineer III

Location: Wilmington, DE

Employment Type: Contract (12 months)

Industry: Banking

Compensation: $85.00 /hr. 

Schedule: 40 hrs/Week. 

About the Opportunity:

• We're looking for a senior technology professional to design, develop, and support enterprise applications and cloud-native solutions across a complex technology environment. 
• You'll combine strong hands-on engineering skills with technical leadership, helping translate business needs into secure, scalable solutions while guiding development efforts and mentoring less experienced team members.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally. 

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, test, and support enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native solutions using .NET, C#, Angular/React, SQL Server, and Azure.
• Lead complex systems analysis, solution design, development, testing, debugging, production support, and modernization initiatives while ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and performance.
• Build and enhance Azure solutions using App Services, Functions, API Management, Service Bus, Azure SQL, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines, while implementing automated testing and observability throughout the SDLC.
• AI-assisted software engineering practices, including GitHub Copilot, Azure AI/OpenAI technologies, prompt engineering, AI-enabled testing, code generation, debugging, and developer productivity workflows.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture and design discussions, code reviews, root cause analysis, project planning, vendor evaluations, mentoring, and coordination of development activities.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in SE2.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in systems analysis/application development.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in presenting to the target audience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in coordinating between Applications and business units.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in recommending and implementing system solutions.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in driving project milestones and delivery dates.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Azure.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in C#.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Angular.
• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in AI-enabled application development.

What Sets You Apart:

• Associate Degree.
• 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.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Good lateral thinking skills.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities from a project management perspective.
• Good understanding of the Bank's application framework.
• Subject matter expert in business with knowledge or experience utilizing the 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.
• Mastered knowledge and focus on the entire system to work on projects outside of normal business-as-usual (BAU).
• Active Microsoft Azure certification above Fundamentals level (Azure Developer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure AI Engineer Associate, DevOps Engineer Expert, or equivalent).
• Financial services experience, cloud modernization.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

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