IS Technical Specialist (Backend Java Dev)

Key Responsibilities

Design and deliver high-quality software solutions in agile or waterfall environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technology that drives value for colleagues, customers, and the business.
Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Communicate effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
Serve as the primary technical owner for assigned projects and deliverables.

Duties

• Analyze, design, and develop systems based on user specifications.
  Provide technical support for resolving software or hardware issues.
  Maintain strong knowledge of development tools, frameworks, and industry trends.
  Mentor or support less experienced staff as needed.
  Serve as project leader for designated initiatives.
  Complete additional tasks as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
  5+ years of relevant experience developing business/technical solutions using:
  • Java, WebSphere, REST APIs, Spring Boot, Fuse, GCP, Kafka, JSON
• 5+ years of experience with:
  • DevOps, CI/CD, container-based development, and cloud deployment architectures

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
  Experience supporting cross-business initiatives
  Deep understanding of agile concepts (Scrum, Kanban)
  Strong communication skills for interacting with leadership and cross-functional teams
  Experience with fraud technology solutions
  Hands-on expertise in Java, OOP, J2EE, REST, Spring Boot, and full web development lifecycle
  Experience with SQL and RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL)
  Hands-on experience with Google NoSQL databases (Bigtable or MongoDB)
  Experience with with Cloud SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL) on GCP
  Proven ability to troubleshoot and debug complex applications
  Experience building microservices (Spring Boot), and working with Jenkins, Kubernetes
  Experience with JAX-RS, Swagger, and API documentation/testing tools
  Experience with Git/SVN/CSV repository strategies and code migrations
  Strong SQL skills (queries, stored procedures, triggers) with Oracle and DB2
  Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
  Experience with JWT for authentication/authorization
  Proficiency with Maven build automation
  Experience with GCP (Cloud Run, Terraform, Big Data, BigQuery)
  At least 3 years of experience leading development teams

Compensation Range

$70,000.00 - $140,000.00 USD Annual