Lead Engineer, Applications Development

Raymond James•Saint Petersburg, FL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves analyzing complex system requirements, making recommendations for code development or reuse, and leading or participating in assigned projects. The Lead Engineer will also evaluate new technologies and methodologies, participate in software system testing and validation, provide technical advice, and write/review system specifications. The position requires adherence to industry best practices, building modular, enterprise-scale applications, and performing enterprise implementations with change management and process governance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or related.
Five (5) years in any occupation with development, engineering, or related experience.
Five (5) years in any occupation with development, engineering, or related experience must include: Experience developing enterprise applications using Java/J2EE technologies, including Spring Framework, Spring Boot, RESTful and SOAP services, ORM tools, and implementing caching strategies; Experience with Oracle DBMS, specializing in writing optimized SQL queries for large datasets; Experience in production support leveraging tools Splunk and SQL Developer; DevOps tools including Jenkins and Git; Experience designing event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or AWS S3; Experience in messaging systems, multi-threading, and core Java frameworks; Agile SCRUM and Waterfall methodologies including SDLC; and Technical leadership, change management and application development.

Responsibilities

Analyze complex system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between impacted components and sub systems.
Make recommendations towards the development of new code or to reuse of existing code.
Lead or participate in assigned projects, including assigning tasks, coordinating efforts, and monitoring performance.
May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities.
Remain current with new technologies.
Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
Participate in software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation.
Provide technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
Write and/or review system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
Assist in preparing project plans using project management tools.
Review test results; document test activities, and record remedial actions.
Ensure proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Adhere to industry best practices, including design patterns, coding standards, and modular development principles.
Build modular, enterprise-scale applications with integrated reporting solutions such as Jasper Reports.
Perform enterprise implementations, including change management and process governance.