Java Developer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info. Must include sections only when posting has real specific content. Must not emit placeholder sections like Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes Salary Range Information (Pay) and benefits description (What you can expect when you join...). Also schedule? Not explicit schedule except maybe "Friday afternoons off year-round" indicates schedule. That is a benefit? It's a work schedule detail. Could be considered Schedule section. The instruction: include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. The posting does state Salary Range (Pay). It also states benefits (health coverage, ESOP, 401k, PTO, etc). It also states schedule: "Friday afternoons off year-round". So we can include Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections. We need to use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide appropriate headings based on content. We have "What You Can Expect In This Role" (general description). Could be About the role. Then "What You'll Do In This Role" (Responsibilities). Then "What We're Looking For" (Requirements/Qualifications/Skills). Then "Other Requirements" (maybe part of Requirements). Then "Salary Range Information" (Pay). Then "What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group" (Benefits). Then schedule info inside benefits? Could separate Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Must not include duplicated lines. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, E-Verify, etc. Also remove "Work Authorization/Sponsorship", "Additional Information", "Policy for External Search Firms and Agencies". Also remove "Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values" maybe considered values but could be part of culture; but it's substantive? It's about values; maybe keep as part of Benefits or Culture? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The values statement is not boilerplate; it's part of company culture. Could keep under a section like "About the Company" but not listed as allowed headings. Allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could incorporate values into Benefits or maybe under About the role. Probably better to include under Benefits as part of culture? But it's not a benefit. Could create a section "About the role" that includes values? Might be okay. We must not invent sections not in allowed list. So we must stick to those headings. We can have multiple sections but only those headings. Thus we need to map content: - About the role: maybe the first paragraph "What You Can Expect In This Role" plus later description about role responsibilities? Actually that is more about role. Could be About the role. - Responsibilities: "What You'll Do In This Role" bullet list (many sentences). We'll convert each sentence into

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. - Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: "What We're Looking For" includes college degree, 8 years experience, communications, problem solving, multitasking, directing work, knowledge of programming languages. Also "Other Requirements" criminal background check. Could combine into Requirements. - Skills: maybe list technologies? Could be Skills section: list of technologies (Java 17+, Spring Boot, etc). Could also be under Requirements. But we have separate Skills heading allowed. We'll put technologies under Skills. - Benefits: the "What you can expect when you join..." paragraph plus maybe the values statement? We'll include benefits: health coverage, ESOP, 401k, Friday afternoons off, PTO, paid holidays, paid development time, tuition reimbursement, professional development, volunteer time off, nonprofit matching gift program, ownership culture. - Pay: Salary Range Information. - Schedule: maybe we extract "Friday afternoons off year-round" as schedule detail. Could also mention "may be required to work for extended periods at night and on weekends". That's schedule expectations. So we can include schedule details. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we don't repeat same info. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft. Structure:

About the role

Under general direction, formulates and defines system scope and objectives. Devises or modifies procedures to solve highly complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications to write programs. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, documents and maintains those programs. Competent to work on and responsible for nearly all phases of applications systems analysis and programming projects. Regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts/programmers. This role will be responsible for the design and development of critical applications supporting life insurance new business processing, underwriting, policy administration, and enterprise integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modernization of legacy Java applications to cloud-native architectures and microservices using Spring Boot, containerization, and modern integration patterns, while ensuring clean, efficient, secure, and well-documented code that adheres to established coding standards and development methodologies.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using Java and the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and related technologies)
• Design, document, version and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices following API-first design principles and OpenAPI standards.
• Design and develop event-driven integrations utilizing messaging technologies such as Kafka to enable scalable, loosely coupled enterprise applications
• Develop automated unit, integration, and API tests using frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber and related testing tools to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Apply object-oriented design principles, software design patterns, and modern Java frameworks, libraries, development tools, and engineering practices to produce maintainable, reusable, extensible, and high-performing applications while improving developer productivity.
• Utilize Git-based source control and code review processes while contributing to CI/CD pipeline design, deployment automation, infrastructure-as-code practices, and release management to support collaborative development and reliable, automated software delivery.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and integrate Java applications with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL using JPA/Hibernate or similar ORM technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application defects, performance bottlenecks, memory utilization issues, and production incidents using appropriate monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Utilize approved AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity in software design, coding, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting while adhering to enterprise security, governance, and responsible AI standards.
• Evaluate and recommend opportunities to incorporate AI-enabled capabilities into business applications and development processes to improve efficiency, automation, code quality delivering measurable business value, and user experience.
• Actively participate as a member of a cross-functional Scrum team within a SAFe Agile environment, contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, architects, developers, QAs, and business partners to refine requirements, estimate and prioritize work, identify dependencies, and deliver high-quality software incrementally in alignment with program objectives and commitments.
• Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline.
• Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.
• Design, run and monitor software functional and performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging; administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.
• Maintain currency of professional, technical and business skills.
• Utilize established status report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management.
• Exhibit expert understanding of application, data, and integration, plus deep understanding of security, operational, and systems management architectural and design domains.
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of systems.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Create and describe system design and models utilizing commonly used industry mechanisms like E-R Diagrams, UML models, flow charts, etc.
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analysis for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Direct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Liaise with company’s software and hardware suppliers for prompt rectification of any problems or emergencies.
• Take an active role in cross-departmental projects when needed.
• Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of application development best practices; Train, mentor, and provide guidance to junior software development staff.
• Oversee the quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution.

Requirements

• College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems
• Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent
• Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff
• Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems
• Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines
• Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them
• Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system
• Criminal background check required

Skills

• Java 17+
• Spring Boot/Spring Framework
• REST APIs
• Hibernate/JPA
• SQL
• Git
• Maven or Gradle
• JaCoCo
• JUnit/Mockito/Cucumber
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD practices
• Azure DevOps
• AWS
• Kafka
• SAFe Agile, Scrum, PI Planning
• AI-assisted development tools (ChatGPT, CoPilot, Claude)

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success
• 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Automatic enrollment in 401(k)
• Friday afternoons off year-round
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid