Application Engineer (Spring Boot)

Overview

To design, develop, implement, and maintain new IT solutions on a modern technology stack. This role will focus on building SpringBoot based microservices within our Azure cloud. The ideal candidate for this role has experience with Azure Dev Ops, Agile methodologies, and building services that are both scalable and secure. Daily work may include coding, working with horizontal teams, and ensuring documentation is up to date.

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Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive day-to-day oversight for assigned Navy Federal systems in compliance with NFCU standards, processes and procedures following the System Development Life-cycle (SDLC) or applicable Agile Methodology
• Identifies, analyzes, designs, develops and maintains cost-effective information technology solutions that align with business initiatives and corporate strategies
• Analyzes, defines, and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating systems environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external controls and output
• Develop system software code using commonly known best practices. Willing to adhere to NFCU standards and policies regarding software development
• Identifies and resolves conflicts between proposed solutions and existing systems to ensures compatibility
• Responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of all NFCU systems
• Responsible for ensuring the maximum performance and availability of designed system solutions
• Contributes to the preparation, execution and documentation of development tests and evaluations
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of all project documentation in accordance with the Systems Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) phases
• Ensures all revisions and refinements of software account for all changes in functional system requirements and equipment configurations that may occur during the product life-cycle
• Responsible for the implementation of systems/applications into test and production environments. Prepares implementation plans and change requests required for system migration
• Collaborate with peers at all levels of software engineers through the software development life-cycle
• Provide technical support to customers during software warranty period
• Responsible for consistent, concise, relevant, reliable and timely information to all appropriate internal and external stakeholders through a variety of communication channels
• Will be tasked with the Developer role of a project with the responsibility of full software life-cycle development from requirements analysis to project closeout
• Works independently, regularly communicating with project stakeholders on project progress and status
• Applies specific functional knowledge to analyze and resolve the highest-level of difficult project-related issues
• Capable of designing, coding, debugging and maintaining the highest level of difficult computer programs
• Able to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical personnel
• Communicates information in line with the target audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience
• Proactively accumulate and maintain knowledge of current and emerging/evolving technologies, concepts, and trends in the IT field. Build knowledge base in the products/systems
• Provides input on improving or enhancing existing organizational processes based on lessons learned and experiences from project work
• Performs root cause analysis to quickly identify and resolve issues causing recurring technical problems
• Ensures accuracy of information communicated to effectively support project leadership decision making
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Technology, Computer Science or relevant experience
• Eight (8) years of advanced experience and programming knowledge in Java 8+, Spring Boot
• Five (5) years of advanced experience in Microservices, Spring Cloud, Spring Security
• Five (5) years of advanced experience/knowledge in Web API and RESTful services API development
• Five (3) years of experience with Azure App Services, AKS, cloud deployment
• Three (3) to five (5) years of advanced experience/knowledge in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) concepts
• Experience with XML and JSON
• Expert experience/knowledge of the Systems Development Life-cycle (SDLC) or Agile Scrum methodology
• Advanced experience/knowledge in systems, workflow and procedural analysis
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, and organize tasks
• Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Effective research, analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective skills in resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirements
• Effective Skill in using Microsoft Office suite: MS Word; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS SharePoint, etc.

Desired Qualifications

• Graduate degree in software development/engineering
• Experience with the Finastra software platform, Encore
• Experience with Azure services like Azure Load Balancer, Key Vault, Event Hub, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Azure Monitor
• Experience using Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions
• Experience with IBM DataPower, IBM MQ and IBM WebSphere
• In-depth knowledge and experience of financial industry applications and systems
• IT Industry Certifications in good standing
• Experience/knowledge of software development best practices in accordance with the ITIL or CMMI capability models
• Knowledge of NFCU operations, processes, and procedures

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

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