Senior Java Developer

Introduction
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Software Developer you'll participate in many aspects of the software development lifecycle, such as design, code implementation, testing, and support. You will create software that enables your clients' hybrid-cloud and AI journeys.
You'll have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies, ensuring the applications delivered are high performing, highly available, responsive, and maintainable.
Your primary responsibilities include:

• Analytical Problem-Solving and Solution Enhancement: Analyze, validate and propose improvements to existing failures, with the support of the architect and technical leader.
• Comprehensive Engagement Across Process Phases: Involvement in every step of the process, from design, development, testing release changes and troubleshoot where necessary, providing a great customer service.
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement and Innovative Coding Solutions: Drive key discussions with your stakeholders and analyze the current landscape for opportunities to operate and code creative solutions.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ideally 6-8 years' experience, but we value diverse paths to gaining skills and knowledge
• Willingness to work in US shift - Monday to Friday, from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Technical Expertise
Core Java Skills

• Java Programming: Proficiency in Java EE (Enterprise Edition), or Java SE and understanding of its core concepts like OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), data structures, and algorithms.
• Multithreading and Concurrency: Ability to write efficient, thread-safe code and manage concurrent processes.

Frameworks and Libraries

• Spring Framework: In-depth knowledge of Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Spring Data.
• Hibernate/JPA: Experience with ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) frameworks for database interactions.

Web Technologies

• RESTful Web Services: Creating and consuming REST APIs.
• SOAP Web Services: Understanding of SOAP and WSDL for web services.

Database Management

• SQL and NoSQL Databases: Proficiency in SQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).

Development Tools

• Version Control Systems: Experience with Git and platforms like GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Build Tools: Familiarity with Maven or Gradle for project build and dependency management.
• IDEs: Proficiency in using IDEs like Eclipse.

Additional Skills

• Troubleshooting and Debugging: Excellent skills in identifying and resolving issues in code, using debugging tools and techniques
• Microservices Architecture: Understanding of microservices and experience with tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Security: Knowledge of application security practices and tools.
• Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, great communication, and teamworking skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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