Senior Java Software Engineer

EDZ Systems is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer with advanced-level skills in Java, Python, and AWS Cloud. The role focuses on full-stack development, mentoring junior developers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Apply software engineering principles to design, implement, configure, and optimize solutions for applications, databases, test automation tools, and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products
• Partner with product owners and customers to develop innovative solutions that meet business goals
• Review and analyze business and technical requirements and implement technical solutions to fulfill those requirements
• Strong problem solving, oral and written communication skills, including experience with executive presentations
• In-depth knowledge of current technology, industry standards and frameworks, information management & emerging technology trends and industry developments
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of full-stack developers
• Create unit tests as part of Continuous Development practices
• Conduct peer code reviews, provide recommendations, and collaborate with peers to enhance software coding practices
• Fix bugs and support QA, UAT, and Production phases of releases
• Foster and apply an agile mindset enabling high-performing teams
• Provide coaching, education, and advocate for development best practices
• Offer support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident management, and service request management for supported products and environments
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree specializing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or a closely related field from an accredited institution, or equivalent combination of directly related education and experience
• Senior understanding of subject matter with in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in the discipline
• Proficiency with Git (merging, conflicts, cherry picking), Java, AWS, Python, and SQL
• Subject matter expertise with Cloud and Java coding
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, coach, delegate, and review work of less experienced staff, and serve as a knowledge resource and mentor
• Work efficiently under tight deadlines and adapt quickly to change
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Experience creating modern CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tooling (i.e., Gitlab)
• Knowledge of AWS services and security best practices
• Experience with cloud networking across numerous accounts, environments, and vendors, and zero trust principles
• Proficiency with Terraform and CDK for deploying AWS cloud services and infrastructure
• Understanding of API infrastructure and development, and associated tools and best practices
• Advanced experience with multiple programming languages including Java, JavaScript, and Python
• Advanced knowledge of cloud-based platforms like AWS and the ability to learn new platforms
• Strong experience with Apache Spark for large-scale data processing
• Familiarity with optimizing AWS Glue jobs for performance and cost-efficiency
• Proficiency with PySpark including DataFrames, Spark SQL, and Spark Streaming
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow
• Ability to quickly become proficient in any new languages and/or development related tools
• Experience with application observability and monitoring across disparate tools and services