Title: Senior Developer 
Duration: 6 Months (Possible Conversion to FTE)
Location: COlumbia, SC

Duties:

• Day to Day:
  • Operate in an agile Scrum environment with standard agile ceremonies.
  • A typical day in this role involves a combination of Agile collaboration, production support, and action request fulfillment. The developer starts the day by attending Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups.
  • Developers discuss ongoing production issues, action items, and coordinate with the team on priorities.
  • Daily, we implement action requests which may include enhancements or configuration changes which are accomplished by analyzing both front-end and back-end code.
  • Work with Spring MVC and JSP to understand UI behavior and use jQuery to troubleshoot or enhance client-side interactions.
  • On the server side, dive into Spring Data JPA and Hibernate to investigate data access logic and ensure smooth integration with the database.
  • In the context of production support, monitor logs, diagnose issues, and deploy fixes using tools like Jenkins, Git, and Splunk.
  • Ability to navigate the full stack allows us to quickly identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Document findings and collaborate with QA and DevOps to maintain system stability and improve future releases.
• Responsible for analysis, design, programming, and implementation of the most complex applications tasks and projects in the area.
• Devise feasible, logical procedures to resolve business problems through the use of computer resources.
• Formulate scope and objectives through research to develop or modify complex systems.
• Provide technical direction and support in the development and support of business systems software and procedures. Design, code, test and debug the most complex application programs.
• 20% Provide expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business. Conceive, design, and implement structures and programs to business systems software.
• 15% Act as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent providing expertise and technical guidance on complex projects.
• Work closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to determine business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization’s architectural standards.
• 15% Provide design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy.
• Make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
• Responsibilities may also include participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy versus build recommendations.
• 15% Perform analysis, design, programming, and implementation on systems and procedures to solve complex business or scientific problems.
• Develop enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions.
• Evaluate complex interrelationships in immediate programming area to determine how changes in one program will affect another related area.
• 15% Develop programming and development standards. Devise new sources of data and develop new approaches and techniques.
• Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget.
• 15% Provide guidance to lower level programmers/analysts. Lead, plan, organize, and/or coordinate complex projects or phases of large projects.
• Determine and resolve problems with other systems analysts, programmers, and systems users.
• 5% Test designed programs, verify logic, perform any necessary "debugging," and write the documentation.

Minimum Required Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced understanding of applications/development, quality assurance and integration methodologies, concepts and facilities in a mainframe, midrange, and/or PC/LAN environment.
• Demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency in the areas of programming languages, platform capabilities, and methods of systems analysis and program design.
• Advanced analysis, decision-making, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrates logical abstract thinking and assimilating/adhering to project goals and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team.
• Extensive knowledge of interpersonal skills/team building.
• Familiar with project management concepts.
• Ability to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projects.
• Pays attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors etc.
• In-depth understanding of organizational functions, behavior, and inter-relationships.

Required Technologies:

• Java, JavaScript, JSP, jQuery
• Spring MVC, Hibernate, Spring Data JPA, Spring Boot, Spring Security
• SOAP, REST Web Services
• GitHub

Nice To Have:

• MQ
• DevOps Gradle, Jenkins/GitHub Actions
• Splunk, AppDynamics

Minimum Required Software and Other Tools: Advanced knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and development tools and their usage in the company.

Work Environment: Customer-focused, project-oriented programming environment. Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. ?

The Team: The eServices portal group has three Scrum development teams of about 6 people each. We are currently working on Spring upgrades in addition to some user facing enhancements. The culture is collaborative, positive, and team oriented.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.

Degree Equivalency: 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree Minimum

Required Work Experience: 8 years-of application development, systems testing or other job related experience. 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 65.00/hr.