Apptad Inc. Looking for Java Developer at Chicago, IL Full Time

Job Location: Chicago, IL, United States (On-site) (Local candidate only)

Job Duration: Long-Term

Job Description

• We are seeking a senior Java Developer responsible for designing, developing, testing and deploying software on cloud-based applications.

Contractor’s Role

• You should be comfortable with back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries with an emphasis on JAVA, Spring Boot and Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
• Contractor will be a key member of a cross functional team following Agile development methodologies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in application development experience using Java, Cloud.
• Experience of working on Cloud based Java applications
• Prior experience of modernizing legacy applications to a strategic cloud-based micro service application
• Experience in development of Java J2EE applications
• Application integration using API, REST and SOAP web services
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture and cloud-based services, preferably PCF
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of OAuth 2.0, Ping Federate, ZScaler
• Database/Stored Procedure experience preferably with DB2, Oracle >= 11g versions
• Knowledge of code version control tools Github, Bitbucket, GitLab, etc
• Desired experience with Spring, Web services, APIs such as JDBC, Hibernate, Eclipse IDE
• Experience in messaging gateways Kafka, Solace, MQ
• Cloud Computing concepts and deployment; PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry), AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure etc.
• Experience working in onsite/offshore model
• Experience with production code migrations
• Experience working in Agile methodologies
• Experience working with production support and business teams

Nice To Have

• Understanding of Appian low code applications
• Working on SaaS products
• Knowledge of monitoring/log aggregation APM tools like App Dynamics, Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK, etc.
• Familiar with Linux environment and scripting
• Understanding of Test Driven (TDD) and Behavior Driven (BDD) development
• Understanding of Business Object or reporting tools
• Understanding of Mainframe files, SFTP setup and Control-M
• Understanding of Unix Shell Scripting and legacy platforms

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical lead, but work independently under minimal supervision to complete assigned tasks; develop code, unit test and support system and UAT testing.
• Document the technical/business functionality of the software developed.
• Prepare production readiness checklists.
• Immediately raise any questions or concerns with Northern Trust technical lead to avoid any impact to the project deliverables and timelines.
• Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when developing solutions.