Software Engineer

Software Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL (Metro)

W2 Contract Opportunity

• Candidates cannot be remote. The team wants to enable and encourage periodic face-to-face meetings. No set schedule at this time.

Job Description:
This position provides support, enhancement and maintenance for an enterprise-level, 24/7 production system. The position will also provide support for customer-facing APIs, and for the workflows that connect them. Applicant must be capable, careful, responsible and self-directed. You'll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment-one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.

Qualifications
Minimum 7 years of experience in software development
BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Required Skills:
The candidate will learn new skills during the term of employment. The "required skills declare what he must have at the outset.
Java, J2EE required
Expertise in Spring Boot, Micro Services and API experience
Strong proficiency with SQL is required
Familiarity with Git is required (Familiarity with Github Actions is a plus)
Familiarity with Config Mgmt concepts is required (Experience with Ansible, particularly, is nice to have)
Familiarity with cloud-hosting concepts and tactics is required
Familiar with all OAuth2.0 pattern.
Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices
Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
Ability to complete complex bug fixes and being able to investigate and support complex production issues.

"Plus Skills:
Familiarity with Protocol Buffers with Java is a plus
Familiarity with GraphQL is a plus
Expertise in cloud infrastructure and deployment concepts is a plus
Experience with Angular nice to have
Experience with Kafka messaging would be a plus
Proficiency with Python is a plus
Advanced knowledge of architecture design principles spanning application, data, infrastructure
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes is nice to have.
Experience using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Github Actions etc.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
Experience setting up and maintaining distributed apps with Unix/Linux environments.
Experience using applicable tool sets (Eclipse, GIT, Postman, JIRA, Confluence etc.)
Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile etc.).
Knowledge of test-driven development.

Accountability
Ability to interface competently with other technical personnel to work through solutions.
Good oral and written communications skills.
Work closely with non-technical business owners to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
Adopt, adapt and support Java-and-SQL-based file production system to meet SLAs
Adhere to team development processes, coding best practices, and code review practices.
Address issues with code and configuration that appear with DASS, SASS and Configuration Mgmt security scans efficiently
Responsible for reporting progress against schedule for all assigned tasks on a regular basis
Resolve technical issues as necessary.
Adhere to strict security requirements
Adhere to strict data privacy requirements
All other duties as assigned.