Lead Developer

Raymond James•Saint Petersburg, FL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading and participating in projects using Azure DevOps tools, writing technical direction through work item instructions, and assigning tasks to balance workload and capacity. The Lead Developer will provide regular assessments of code quality, proof pull requests, and fulfill Java and/or Angular development as capacity allows. Responsibilities include developing normalized table structures, complex stored procedures, and views in SQL Server Management Studio and Oracle Developer. The role also entails troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting on application availability and performance using tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, and Data Dog, responding quickly to outages, and collaborating with other technical teams to resolve failures. Establishing and maintaining automated alerts for performance concerns, communicating resolution for breached service levels, and identifying core failures with recommended solutions are key aspects. The position may involve recommending new technologies and methodologies to management, staying current with new technologies, and ensuring compliance with company standards, security, and quality standards. Maintaining technical specification documentation and Standard Operating Procedures in Confluence, using approved AI models in Github Copilot for coding efficiency, participating in cross-team technical planning, and providing assistance in solving programming problems are also expected. The role includes writing and reviewing system specifications and ensuring accurate production deployments through detailed implementation instructions, justifications, and risk assessments in ServiceNow. Scheduling and communicating releases, requesting status updates, participating in post-deployment validation, and communicating go-live availability to end consumers are also part of the duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in any occupation with development or related experience.
Five (5) years of experience in any occupation with development or related experience must include: Distributed Architectures, micro-services, OO background, Distributed Caching (Redis) and Messaging paradigms (MQ);
SQL Server Management Studio and Oracle Developer experience including stored procedures and best practices for optimal performance;
SCRUM oriented Agile methodologies and Project Management (Azure DevOps);
Experience writing clean, scalable code using architectural patterns;
Experience in performance optimization including concurrent programming, memory management, and JVM tuning;
Java programming language including the following technologies/frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Spring DBC templates, Spring caching, Redis, JBoss application server, and Apache CXF;
DevOps and collaboration tools including Jenkins, Splunk, GIT, TFS, and Sonar;
Command of web development architecture styles/APIs/protocols (REST, SOAP).

Responsibilities

Leads and participates in assigned projects using Azure DevOps tools.
Writes and/or supplements work item instructions (PBIs) that provide technical direction.
Assigns tasks to balance workload and capacity and updates assignments as priorities shift.
Provides regular assessment of team member code quality and proofing pull requests to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
Fulfills Java and/or Angular development using IntelliJ IDEA and/or Visual Studio as capacity allows.
Develops normalized table structures, complex stored procedures, and views in SQL Server Management Studio and Oracle Developer.
Troubleshoots, monitors, and reports on application availability and performance using Splunk, Dynatrace, and Data Dog.
Responds quickly to application outages; collaborates with other technical teams to resolve downstream failures; proposes novel interim solutions to maintain business activities until outage is resolved.
Monitors application performance and availability.
Establishes and maintains automated alerts to identify performance concerns approaching minimum service agreements.
Communicates and coordinates resolution for breached service levels.
Identifies core failure and recommends solutions to prevent recurrence.
May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs within budget constraints, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities.
Remains current with new technologies.
Stays informed about company standards, expectations, and supported frameworks, ensuring compliance with security and quality standards.
Maintains technical specification documentation and Standard Operating Procedures in Confluence.
Uses approved AI models in Github Copilot to drive efficiencies and consistency in coding practices.
Participates in cross-team technical planning and discussions.
Provides advice and assists in solving programming problems.
Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
Ensures accurate and complete production deployments by writing detailed implementation instructions, justifications, and risk assessments in ServiceNow.
Schedules and communicates releases with business and IT partners.
Requests regular status updates and participates in post-deployment validation.
Communicates go-live availability to end consumers.