Lead Engineer, Java Full Stack Applications

Lead Engineer, Java Full Stack Applications - 2301990

Description

This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 2-3 days a week at one of the following office locations: St. Petersburg, FL, Memphis, TN, Southfield, MI.

Job Summary
As a Lead Java Engineer, you will take a lead role in the detailed technical design, development, and implementation of critical Trading Applications using existing and emerging technology platforms (Java, Oracle/SQL Server, Mongo, and more). You will serve as a technical lead, helping guide architectural design decisions, developing and reviewing model and application code, and ensuring high availability and performance of our applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyzes complex system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between impacted components and sub systems.
• Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or to reuse of existing code.
• Leads or participates in assigned projects, including assigning tasks, coordinating efforts, and monitoring performance.
• May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities. Remains current with new technologies.
• Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
• Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation.
• Provides technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
• Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
• Assists in preparing project plans using project management tools.
• Reviews test results; documents test activities, and records remedial actions.
• Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business or related degree and five (5) years of relevant experience or a combination of education, training and experience approved by HR.
• Financial Services experience is a big plus.

Required Skills:

• Experience in Distributed Architectures, microservices, strong OO background, Distributed Caching and Messaging paradigms.
• Experienced working with databases: Oracle/SQL Server/Mongo.
• Experience working with SCRUM oriented Agile methodologies and Project Management.
• Experience in writing clean, scalable code using good architectural patterns, experience in performance optimization – concurrent programming, memory management, JVM tuning etc.
• Strong knowledge of Java programming language and knowledge of following technologies/frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, AspectJ, Spring JDBC templates, Spring caching, EHCache, Quartz, JAX-RS, JMS, JBoss application server, Apache CXF.
• Good knowledge of DevOps & collaboration tools: Jenkins, Splunk, GIT, TFS, Sonar.
• Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs/Protocols (REST, SOAP).

Nice to have:

• Experience with Angular.
• Experience with JavaScript.
• Experience with TFS.
• Experience with IBM MQ.

Travel Required: Yes, 5 -10% of the Time

Raymond James Guiding Behaviors

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same.
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes.
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind.
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm.

At Raymond James – we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

Job : Technology
Primary Location : US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg
Other Locations : US-FL-Clearwater-Clearwater, US-FL-Tampa-Tampa, US-MI-Southfield-Southfield, US-TN-Memphis-Memphis
Organization : Technology
Schedule : Full-time
Shift : Day Job
Travel : Yes, 5 % of the Time
Eligible for Discretionary Bonus : Yes

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