Software Engineer I

Drexel•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The University’s Enterprise Systems consists of over 150 products supported by the Core Enterprise Systems (CES) group of Drexel University Information Technology. The Software Dev Engineer supports Drexel University’s efforts to maintain and enhance the core enterprise functions in both efficiency and effectiveness by applying sound technological and business practice solutions. They provide demonstrated expertise and leadership to the departments and users of the University’s Enterprise Systems, and are able to explain and demonstrate functionality to users. The Software Dev Engineer is the technical expert in the IT systems used to support the business processes for one or more functional units within the University. The Software Dev Engineer documents, analyzes, designs and/or maintains, and tests system software to meet the needs of the enterprise. The Software Dev Engineer will support technical project management on specific projects.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Minimum of one to two years
At least 3 years hands-on experience in Java development
At least 3 years experience developing web applications using Spring MVC web framework.
Web front-end development skills such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, JSON, and JQuery are required
Experience using Application servers such as Tomcat or jboss is required
Experience with build and deployment technologies Maven and Jenkins
Knowledge of Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
Experience using any source control software, desirable in GIT. Understanding of branching, merging
Experience with Java RESTful web service
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Detailed, organized approach to troubleshooting and testing
Motivated, curious, and willing to explore new technologies
Excellent time management skills
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Strong leadership skills
Strong client management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Grails, JSF, ASP.NET a plus
Experience with Spring Framework (String Security, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Rest, Spring JPA, etc.) is preferred
Knowledge of Java and JaveEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Multi-threading, Transaction management, connection pool, etc) is a plus
Knowledge of Relational Databases, Oracle PL/SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate), MS SQLServer (TSQL) a plus
Experience building highly performing and scalable backend components is a plus

Responsibilities

Participate in installing purchased systems, programming in-house applications, integrating and testing applications, and if required, diagnosing production problems.
Undertake custom application development using various languages & tools to support and enhance campus systems.
Contributes to projects to ensure goals and objectives are completed on time.
Must have the ability to work in a team environment.
Works closely with database administrators and other technical units to maintain systems, facilitate upgrades, and ensure optimal deployment with respect to security and performance.
Assist with module security planning and management, testing, software defect management and high-level module functional support, process oversight and scheduling
Works collaboratively with technical and functional leads and administrative offices to develop specifications and timelines for projects, and provide technical and functional documentation.
Supports users in the creation of reports from transactional databases and data marts.
Develop and modify technical documentation to support operations and trainings.
Develop and modify technical documentation to support operations and trainings.