Senior Java Software Engineer

Job#: 3034491

Job Description:
Senior Java Software Engineer

Location: Addison, TX (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

Internet Software Engineers are pivotal in developing and supervising software to ensure the timely delivery of initiatives for specific applications. This role involves close collaboration with business lines and architects to provide implementation solutions for various software applications. The position spans all phases of the SDLC, including Analysis, Technical Design, Development, Testing, and Deployment, ensuring project artifacts meet application suite interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, test, support, maintain, and debug software applications supporting business units.
• Create prototypes to validate design concepts and prepare UML diagrams to describe application states.
• Provide strategic technical direction and system architecture for individual initiatives.
• Lead or take responsibility for software application effort estimation for one or more programmers.
• Coordinate with external programming teams to deliver software on time and within budget.
• Offer feedback and technical guidance to project managers on critical issues.
• Handle cross-functional issues by coordinating with distributed development teams.
• Manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing environments to meet release deliverables.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• Over 8 years of hands-on experience developing mission-critical, large-scale, high-volume enterprise and distributed applications using Java/J2EE.
• Experience in building high-volume, scalable, available, and distributed technologies.
• Experience with development models such as Agile and SDLC, and knowledge of test-driven development.
• Experience in solving application performance issues like memory leaks, high CPU usage, and thread locks.

Technical Skills:

• Primary Skill: Linux. Secondary Skill: Spring MVC. Tertiary Skill: Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of OO design and strong programming skills with Java.
• Experience in Java development of RESTful Services using the Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and SOAP Webservices.
• Experience with Apache Kafka for online data publishing and consuming.
• Experience with relational Oracle SQL/PLSQL and NoSQL distributed Cassandra DB technologies.
• Proficiency with development tools like Eclipse/IntelliJ IDEs, Maven, GIT, Bit Bucket, CI/CD pipelines, Splunk, and SOAP UI.
• Knowledge of standard development design patterns (Creational, Behavioral, JEE).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in security best practices and ensuring the security of cloud-based applications.
• Familiarity with OAuth, JWT, and other authentication/authorization mechanisms.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this position is between $63.00/hour and $68.26/hour.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.