Sr Java Developer

Lead Java/J2EE DeveloperWe are looking for a senior tech-lead level Java developer to work in our development team that builds and supports consumer payment origination and processing (for example, external ACH transfers). The application is highly available and handles high volume payment origination, processing, and settlement capabilities for customer and colleague facing applications.Responsibilities include:Ensure that assigned deliverables are planned and completed. For example, planning/scope estimates, detailed design, development, unit testing, defect fixes, implementation planning/execution, change controls, and production support/incident resolution.Track and report on the development progress completing deliverables (code, documentation, estimates, etc) using systems like TFS, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and IBM case management.Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and unit testing strategy.Provide partnership and guidance to testers, analysts, and stakeholders.Diagnose root causes to complex technical problems like performance, availability, internal and external application integrations, database, middleware (webserver, application server, MQ), network, etc.Provide L3 production support 24/7/365 spread across the team.Research and facilitate the monitoring, high availability, and support methodology for our production environment.Maintain evergreen system documentation containing design content, developer guidelines, onboarding procedures, and troubleshooting guides.Provide technical leadership and mentoring of other developers and testers on the team.Carry overall technical implementation responsibilities for a project that makes significant changes to or builds new modules of the application and requires months of development.Produce technical detail level designs that aligns with the overall architectural roadmap for the application platform.Carry out division of major functionality into smaller technical deliverables that provide value and are testable.Basic Qualifications:7 years of hands-on development experience on Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, JSON, Micro Services, and incoming/outgoing file processing. Java version 8+ required.Strong understanding of microservice architecture, Design Patterns, and related terminology.Experience in Designing the modules and interfacesExcellent communication, design, documentation, analytical, and SDLC skills.2 years of experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container orchestration technology.3 years delivering software using agile methodologies.Work independently and with minimal supervision.Hands-on experience with GIT, Maven, Jenkins, JSON & SOAP xml.Bachelor's DegreeExcellent technical leadership skills and ability to mentor other developers, testers, and analysts.Ability to see the larger picture for a project’s technical delivery and the perseverance needed to carry out decomposition of that overall technical work and see it through completion.Excellent teamwork and ability to influence colleagues in other technical teams including but not limited to infrastructure, databases, networking.3 years of cloud-native development using one or more of cloud offerings.Hands-on experience with delivery of significant application changes into production for business-critical high-volume application.Preferred Qualifications:5+ years of experience in developing microservices while utilizing continuous integration, build, and delivery w/spring, spring bootExperience using monitoring and alerting tools e.g. Dynatrace, Zenoss, Splunk, and log files to evaluate the health of mission critical production applications and to identify root causes for performance and functional issues.Payments/payment processing background in 1 or more of the following: Wires, ACH, Zelle, TCH RTP or Bill Payments.Hands-on experience with test driven development (TDD or TFD) and other modern software development best practices.Hands-on experience in writing basic HQL and SQL queries.Experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting.Required Skills: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs Basic Qualification: Must be a strong senior level back end engineer Additional Skills: Must be a strong senior level back end engineer Long term, open ended contract on a growing team Building new applications and doing enhancements/new features and maintenance on existing applications Background Check: Yes Notes: Long term contract, set through end of the year, but likely to extend. 100% REMOTE Prefer candidates direct on your W2 and/or previous Apex CEs. Software Technology, Inc.