; Sr. Programmer Analyst ;

Saxon Global•Columbus, OH

21h

About The Position

The Programmer Analyst Senior provides technical and consultative support on complex technical matters and leads code development for the Credit Card Servicing product. The role designs, codes, tests, deploys, and supports Java-based solutions within the payments ecosystem, including RESTful APIs built with Java and Spring Boot, full-stack development, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-enabled container services both on premises and in the cloud. The position contributes to system and business analysis, software and data design, software delivery, and architectural decisions. This includes considerations such as server layout, availability, disaster recovery, database and storage design, data mapping and efficiency, NoSQL and relational data approaches, API design, resilience, logging, and supportability. The role also assists with Kafka adoption and transitions from physical or virtual machines to cloud-run environments and containers, and delivers solutions using DevSecOps tool chains and processes. Working in an agile product model with two-week sprints, the Programmer Analyst Senior collaborates with engineers, architects, vendor partners, and business owners to create a common API layer across data sources and applications. The role implements enterprise services and APIs, develops automated tests, maintains and evolves integration assets, and helps mature development and operational processes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field; an additional four years of related work experience may be considered in lieu of the degree.
At least five years of related experience, or the stated degree substitution of an additional four years of related work experience.
At least five years of related software development experience, including creating and maintaining application interfaces between data sources and applications.
At least five years of strong Java development experience, including experience with the Spring Framework, Eclipse, Maven, and Gradle.
At least five years of experience developing application interfaces (APIs) with Java or similar object-oriented languages.
At least one year of DevOps experience.
At least five years of coding or scripting experience.
Knowledge of technical tools used for systems development and support.

Nice To Haves

Experience with GCP, AWS, and/or Azure.
Self-motivated problem solver.
Strong experience with the SDLC process.
Strong analytical skills and excellent communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, customer-service focus, and ability to work well with IT teams, vendors, and business groups.
Experience in agile delivery, Azure DevOps Services, CI/CD pipelines, and Git.
Excellent collaboration skills, a positive attitude, high energy, motivation, flexibility, and a strong team-player approach.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment and deliver successfully.

Responsibilities

Design, code, test, deploy, and support Java-based solutions within the payments ecosystem.
Develop RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot, and work across full-stack development, DevOps, CI/CD, and containerized cloud-enabled services.
Assist with system design and business analysis, including server layout, availability, disaster recovery planning, and production deployments.
Assist with software and data design, including database schemas, storage, data mapping and efficiency, NoSQL considerations, and API design.
Contribute hands-on or in an advisory or architectural capacity to software delivery, server architecture, table layouts, highly available and recoverable data resources, and performant data sources.
Assist with the transition to Kafka by analyzing use cases and environment setup, enrichment, and transformation considerations.
Assist with transitioning from physical or virtual machine environments to cloud-run environments and containers.
Analyze, design, and develop systems based on user specifications, and provide technical assistance with hardware or software problems.
Collaborate with engineers and architects to create a common API layer between data sources and applications in an agile product model using two-week sprints.
Develop software in an agile environment using DevOps for environment setup, automated builds, continuous deployment, continuous integration, and automated testing.
Implement enterprise services and APIs under the guidance of the architectural team and engineering leadership.
Deliver rapid, scalable, quality solutions that meet business needs.
Develop unit-test code and automated test scripts as a routine part of development.
Work with engineers, vendor partners, and business owners to ensure solutions meet business and customer needs.
Follow industry-standard agile software design methodologies and embrace new technologies and methods.
Maintain and evolve existing integration assets and systems.
Help identify training needs or train less experienced staff.
Introduce and evolve processes and methods for maturing integration development, implementation, and operation of key platforms.
Maintain knowledge of technical industry trends, particularly as they apply to Huntington.
Perform other duties as assigned.