Application Developer - Senior

Job Description

Job Description

Duties :

Manage complex projects through the design, development, testing and debugging phases of an application delivery cycle as well as designing and developing components of the service as an individual contributor

Use appropriate programming language and technology, writes code, completes programming and documentation, performs testing and debugging of applications for the enterprise.

Provide technical and analytical input / guidance to project team and assist developers regarding project architecture and application programming practices.

Manages individual projects and works as an individual contributor; is responsible for completing projects within allotted timeline.

Assists with definition of project scope and objectives, as well as provides technical architecture input and coordinates programming practices of a project team, and identifies resource needs.

Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates and status reports.

Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis.

Ensures adherences to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.

Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.

Qualifications :

Nice to Have : Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience

J2EE and ReatJS

8+ years related experience with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.

6+ years of progressive experience in one or more of the following areas : application delivery; subject matter expertise in building Java-based high-volume / high-transaction applications

6+ years of experience building web applications using Java, Spring and REST

4+ years of experience in architecture and design of systems using Microservices architecture

4+ years of experience in a leadership capacity - coaching and mentoring junior engineers

2+ years of experience in any cloud technologies : AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef or Terraform

2+ years of experience in build and CICD technologies : GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Sonar

4+ years of experience in Unit and Function testing using Junit, Spock, Mockito / JMock, Selenium, Cucumber, SoapUI or Postman

Proficiency in Unix / Linux command line

Expert knowledge and experience working with asynchronous message processing, stream processing and event driven computing.

Experience working within Agile / Scrum / Kanban development team

Familiarity with HTML5, JavaScript frameworks, and CSS3

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear manner to peers, developers, and senior leaders.

Kafka, K8S, Azure / Cloud

Benefits :

Healthcare Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan : The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus : Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.