Position Title: Back-End Java Developer – Senior
- Analysis and Design Support:
o Participate in client discussions to support technical analysis on business requirements and priorities.
o Perform the analysis, design, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of large/complex IT solutions projects related to passenger rail transportation systems
o Conduct detailed business analysis to architect & design IT solutions that meet functional and technical requirements.
o Document and deliver sizing, external design, detail design, and other documents as required by the project.
- Application Development:
- Design, develop, test, and implement business-critical, cloud-native, enterprise-level services focusing on high availability and high performance.
- Develop and integrate Kafka streams for real-time data processing and event-driven architectures using Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK).
o Develop and maintain technical documentation.
- Production and Testing Support:
- Provide ongoing support, perform problem analysis and resolution.
- Employ Test Driven Development methodologies to create use-case scenarios and unit test cases.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Technical Expertise:
- Strong back-end development experience with Java v17+, including extensive use of the Spring and Spring Boot 3.x ecosystems.
- Experienced in REST and SOAP-based API development.
- Proficient in developing Data Access Layers (DAO) using Spring Data JPA, SQL, and Hibernate.
- Skilled in using build process automation tools like Gradle and Maven.
- Experienced in implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git, Atlassian BitBucket, and JIRA.
- Testing and Methodology:
- Solid experience with Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development, using tools such as Junit, Mockito, PowerMock, Cucumber, and Cypress.
- Understanding of the Twelve-Factor Application Methodology.
- Cloud and Security:
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native design, development, and delivery using AWS technologies like EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, and others.
- Knowledge of application security vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques.
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical thinker with the capability to troubleshoot and resolve intricate issues.
- Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and 7+ years of relevant work experience.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Knowledge of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems and processes.
- Familiarity with AWS Step Functions and other advanced AWS services.
Ability to work effectively under deadlines in an agile delivery environment, including experience with SAFe 6.x.