Lead Developer

** DUTIES:*
* + Leads and participates in assigned projects using Azure Dev Ops tools.

+ Writes and/or supplements work item instructions (PBIs) that provide technical direction.

+ Assign tasks to balance workload and capacity.

+ Updates assignments as priorities shift.

+ Provides regular assessment of team member code quality and proofing pull requests to prevent rework and schedule slippage.

+ Fulfills Java and/or Angular using IntelliJ IDEA and/or Visual Studio as capacity allows.

+ Develops normalized table structures, complex stored procedures, and views in SQL Server Management Studio and Oracle Developer.

+ Troubleshoots, monitors, and reports on application availability and performance using Splunk, Dynatrace, and Data Dog.

+ Responds quickly to application outages; collaborates with other technical teams to resolve downstream failures; proposes novel interim solutions to maintain business activities until outage is resolved.

+ Monitors application performance and availability.

+ Establishes and maintains automated alerts to identify performance concerns approaching minimum service agreements.

+ Communicates and coordinates resolution for breached service levels.

+ Identifies core failure and recommends solutions to prevent recurrence.

+ May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs within budget constraints, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities. Remains current with new technologies.

+ Stays informed about company standards, expectations, and supported frameworks, ensuring compliance with security and quality standards.

+ Maintains technical specification documentation and Standard Operating Procedures in Confluence.

+ Uses approved AI models in Github Copilot to drive efficiencies and consistency in coding practices.

+ Participate in cross-team technical planning and discussions.

+ Provides advice and assists in solving programming problems.

+ Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.

+ Ensures accurate and complete production deployments by writing detailed implementation instructions, justifications, and risk assessments in Service Now.

+ Schedules and communication releases with business and IT partners.

+ Requests regular status updates and participates in post-deployment validation.

+ Communicates go-live availability to end consumers.

** REQUIREMENTS:*
* + Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field.

+ Five (5) years of experience in any occupation with development or related experience.

+ Five (5) years of experience in any occupation with development or related experience must include:
Distributed Architectures, micro-services, OO background, Distributed Caching (Redis) and Messaging paradigms (MQ);

+ SQL Server Management Studio and Oracle Developer experience including stored procedures and best practices for optimal performance;

+ SCRUM oriented Agile methodologies and Project Management (Azure Dev Ops);

+ Experience writing clean, scalable code using architectural patterns;

+ Experience in performance optimization including concurrent programming, memory management, and JVM tuning;

+ Java programming language including the following technologies/frameworks:

+ Spring, Spring Boot, Spring DBC templates, Spring caching, Redis, JBoss application server, and Apache CXF;

+ Dev Ops and collaboration tools including Jenkins, Splunk, GIT, TFS, and Sonar; and command of web development architecture styles/APIs/protocols (REST, SOAP).

** SALARY** :  $145,642 per year