Java Developer

Job Description: - Analyzes complex information, designs, develops and troubleshoots database applications - Reviews functional requirements and prepares and documents technical program, subsystem and system designs and solutions and their associated project task descriptions and effort estimates - Uses both industry-standards and company's existing systems architecture, design techniques and development standards and reviews new work with others to ensure it complies with industry and company standards - Documents technical requirements, program and subsystem designs, project task descriptions, effort estimates, and unit and integration tests - Performs new development, maintenance fixes and enhancements to meet business requirements - Assists other teams to troubleshoot application issues in production, quality assurance and other environments - Develops, reviews, refines, uses and documents plans for both automated and manual unit and integration tests and/or assures unit and integration tests are successfully completed prior to production - Tests programs for integration prior to production - Mentors other software developers and IT staff members - Documents resolutions to system problems - Documents designs for system requirements Minimum Requirements: - Bachelor's degree (pref. Computer Science or related degree) or equivalent experience - Minimum of 6 years' experience in: - Highly self-motivated, with the ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance, and to learn independently - Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities - Excellent English verbal and written communication skills - Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills in working in a cross-functional team comprised of Product Analysts, QA, UAT, Development and PMO members - Ability to juggle tasks and priorities to meet rapidly changing deadlines - Must work with System Architects to review/approve program and subsystem designs - Proficiency in UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Windows distributed computing - Basic skills with Excel spreadsheets and Word documents Preferred Experience and Skills - Background in Securities/Banking/Financial Services - Java IDE (preferably IntelliJ IDEA)? Unix/Linux - XML and/or Web Services - JDBC and JPA/Hibernate - Relational DB principles using Structured Query Language (SQL) - Agile/Scrum methodologies - Experience working in a desktop Linux environment (preferably CentOS) - Experience working with an issue management system - Experience working with a wiki