Software Develop Consultant

Voya Financial • New York, SC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Position Summary: We are seeking a hands‑on Application Maintenance IT Consultant to support and enhance a portfolio of Java‑based applications built on a Java / Spring Boot / Angular / SQL stack. This role is responsible for ongoing application stability, small‑to‑medium enhancements, defect remediation, and technical leadership across a set of critical digital systems. You will work closely with Application Development, QA, Release Management, Infrastructure and Architecture teams to ensure reliable operations, timely delivery of fixes and improvements, and adherence to enterprise engineering standards. This position requires strong technical depth, ownership mentality, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, enterprise‑scale environment. You will be responsible for ensuring proper coordination of software application design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, and installation to ensure smooth, stable and timely implementation of work requests and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands‑on development experience with: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
• Angular or similar front‑end frameworks
• SQL (Oracle, SQL Server, or similar)
• Strong experience supporting and maintaining production applications in an enterprise environment
• Proven ability to write clean, testable, efficient code
• Experience troubleshooting high‑volume, low‑latency, mission‑critical systems
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows environments and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Understanding of application security tools and practices (e.g., Veracode, Snyk, Qualys)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple technologies and platforms

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Digital or Customer‑Facing application portfolio
• Exposure to middleware, messaging systems, and web/application servers
• Experience with incident, problem, and change management processes (ITIL or similar)
• Leadership experience or ability to lead small technical workstreams
• Experience evaluating alternative technologies and contributing to architectural discussions

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enhancements, bug fixes, and maintenance updates across a suite of Java/Spring Boot/Angular applications
• Lead technical delivery for assigned applications, ensuring quality, stability, and timely execution
• Manage day‑to‑day KTLO (Keep The Lights On) operations, including incident triage, root‑cause analysis, and problem resolution
• Partner with architects and shared services teams to ensure compliance with enterprise development standards, security requirements, and SDLC processes
• Drive continuous improvement efforts, including automation, performance optimization, and cost‑reduction opportunities
• Review performance metrics and testing results to identify and address system bottlenecks
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to knowledge‑sharing across the team
• Support change management, release readiness, and production deployment activities
• Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees