Software Engineer - Java / AWS (Contract)

Early Warning Services • San Francisco, CA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications. It participates in the design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and applications. The role contributes to the development lifecycle, including requirements analysis and design, and writes technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. The position supports and documents software functionality, identifies and evaluates new technologies for implementation, and analyzes code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed. It provides critical input in software design meetings, analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements, and consults with end-users to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs. The role complies with all security policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability is maintained.

Requirements

• Ability to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.
• Able to analyze results of automated deployment scripts and makes modifications.
• Able to prepare detail design documents from requirements.
• General understanding of software environments and network topologies.
• Able to demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.
• Working knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocols
• A solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threading
• Demonstrable technical design skills (UML experience a plus)
• Familiar with TDD/BDD.
• Familiar with SOA framework, web services, etc.
• Competent (2+ years) Java, Spring Boot
• Competent with SQL or PL/SQL and relational database concepts.
• Experience with source code control systems.
• Experience with secure programming techniques is highly desirable
• Able to perform code reviews to ensure the code meets the acceptance criteria.
• Able to maintain test scripts as needed.
• Prepares test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.
• Experience with automated functional software testing frameworks, such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.
• Performs unit, functional, load, user interface, performance, regression and system integration testing on new code or modified code prior to production releases.
• Produce and report project test metrics.
• Possess advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; certifications preferred
• Assists new staff on testing techniques and test methodologies
• Ability to respond to situations in a timely manner, and meet predetermined deadlines
• Ability to support/maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.
• Provide support to UAT/production applications as needed
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Agile/Lean methodologies experience
• Solid understanding of an iterative software development process
• Able to estimate all project activities and tasks.
• Able to elicit user and functional requirements.
• Mentor and monitor Software Engineers in the technical aspects of their assignments.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and/or 2 or more years of related industry experience.
• Recent Java, SpringBoot, REST, API experience
• AWS Certification or recent AWS experience

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with Reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.
• Demonstrable understanding of distributed, component based architecture
• Certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Participates in designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing software systems and applications.
• Contributes in development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Support, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Provide critical input in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Complies with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.

Benefits

• Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level