Java Engineer III - Core Digital Services

Edward Jones•Tempe, AZ

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report. ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. This position is on the Core Digital Services application support team. The team is responsible for the support and stability of various applications and systems. Support is inclusive of reactive troubleshooting during incidents and proactive system improvements. What You'll Do: Responsible for applying business and technical knowledge to ensure availability of our systems, and to provide quality solutions for business and enterprise software needs Troubleshoot system outage or performance issues to determine root cause and implement resolution Perform lead analyst role to complete high-level and technical systems design for new and enhanced systems Perform project leadership role on small initiatives Provide technical leadership and complete complex system level assignments Provide guidance and training to less experienced developers on the business impact of the systems supported and the technical design of systems Develop business and technical requirements for enhancements, projects, and new systems Design (including system specifications), develop, test, document, and implement quality application software within targeted due dates Provide and validate program / task / system estimates Lead walkthroughs to assure quality of programs developed by other associates Walkthroughs are done with an overall perspective to ensure quality and follow firm standards Develop relationships with stakeholders Identify opportunities to modify software to avoid future problems and promote continuous improvement Create documentation across many systems and functional areas, describes touchpoints and impacts at a total system level May involve periodic review and confirmation of general support documentation

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, related field or related work experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues and their implications for projects and business decisions, facilitate discussion and resolution of problems, and mentor other technology associates
Expert level in Java Web Application Development
Understand infrastructure architecture - networks, productivity tools, operating systems and provides input to leaders about the impact of these components

Nice To Haves

Experience with:
Kubernetes
Cloud - AWS or Azure

Responsibilities

Responsible for applying business and technical knowledge to ensure availability of our systems, and to provide quality solutions for business and enterprise software needs
Troubleshoot system outage or performance issues to determine root cause and implement resolution
Perform lead analyst role to complete high-level and technical systems design for new and enhanced systems
Perform project leadership role on small initiatives
Provide technical leadership and complete complex system level assignments
Provide guidance and training to less experienced developers on the business impact of the systems supported and the technical design of systems Develop business and technical requirements for enhancements, projects, and new systems
Design (including system specifications), develop, test, document, and implement quality application software within targeted due dates
Provide and validate program / task / system estimates
Lead walkthroughs to assure quality of programs developed by other associates
Walkthroughs are done with an overall perspective to ensure quality and follow firm standards
Develop relationships with stakeholders
Identify opportunities to modify software to avoid future problems and promote continuous improvement
Create documentation across many systems and functional areas, describes touchpoints and impacts at a total system level
May involve periodic review and confirmation of general support documentation

Benefits

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates.
Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing.
All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.
For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

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