ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge Technology company your coding expertise and drive for exceptional quality to take ownership of the Senior Java Developer role and develop functionality for a JEE (J2EE) based product. The backend is a service-oriented Spring based application. It provides a service layer for different user channels ranging from web clients, rich clients and batch users integrating via JMS and Web Services. The work contains a portion of support and refactoring of the existing code as well as new development to extend it for new functionality and add extra integration points. You will require a suitable IT/Computer Engineering tertiary qualification and/or 3 years experience in a similar role as part of a Software Dev team with 2-3 years Senior Back End development in a multi-tiered Java application dev environment. Your tech toolset must include strong Java, JEE (J2EE), SOAP, preferably Spring framework, JPA/Hibernate, Web/RESTful services, JAXB, XML Schema, Maven, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2), SoapUI/Postman, JavaScript, Angular & Python/Jython.DUTIES:
- Support existing and develop new functionality and components.
- Understand existing product and domain elements and work with Business Analysts to refine and implement new requirements.
- Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to new requirements.
- Evaluate and improve application performance, and high availability features.
- Create unit and integrated system tests to show that the developed functionality works as intended.
- Create technical documentation that explains how the various components of the system work and how to use them.
- Do root cause analysis on bugs to find and fix the cause of a problem in an integrated system.
- Build and deploy the system on an application server.
- Create and execute Functional Test scenarios (Dev Testing).
- Work effectively in a team environment, actively collaborating to improve software development processes and standards.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer/Engineering Sciences and/ or at least 3 years relevant experience as a Developer as part of a team in a Software Development environment.
- 2-3 Years relevant experience as a Senior Back-end Developer in a multi-tiered Java application development.
- A strong knowledge of Java is essential.
- JEE (J2EE) server-side technologies, SOAP and Services.
- Spring framework (preferable).
- JPA /Hibernate.
- Experience with an application server (IBM WebSphere – preferable).
- Integration experience (Web/RESTful services, JMS).
- JAXB and XML Schema.
- Maven.
- SQL and experience with a relational database (i.e., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2).
- SoapUI/Postman.
- Experience in scripting languages is preferred (e.g., JavaScript, Angular, Python/Jython).
- Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate on a common (UML) design model.
- Experience with team development tools: Use of source control applications (preferably GIT); Use of a UML tool for documentation.
- A thorough understanding of SDLC processes, tools and techniques.
- Ability to deliver production quality software by e.g., paying attention to detail, do extensive unit testing and support quality testing phases.
Knowledge and experience of the following would be a plus:
- Business process/workflow layers e.g., JBPM, BPEL (Activiti).
- Rules engines (i.e. Drools).
- Design patterns (Object Oriented, SOLID, GRASP).
- Continuous integration tools (i.e., Jenkins, Bamboo, Docker).
ATTRIBUTES:
- Self-starter, self-motivated, team player.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
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