Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Backend Integrations (Remote)

Ferguson is a Fortune 500 company that provides quality supplies for various industries. As a Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Backend Integrations, you will lead the design and development of backend integration solutions, focusing on enhancing APIs and resolving complex production issues.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting complex problems and providing solutions to overcome those problems using the newest technologies
• Collaborate internally and across departments with peers to deliver products/solutions that align with Ferguson’s strategic vision
• End-to-end ownership of solutions, ensure accuracy and completeness of solution by having recurring check points / audit loops with technical implementation teams
• Provide technical leadership on complex projects and as needed will be an escalation point on production outages
• Complete design and code reviews
• Review team practices to identify areas of improvement
• Work with vendors to resolve 3rd Level support issues

Requirements:

• 9+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with significant hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting backend integrations in an enterprise environment
• Expert level experience developing JAVA services in an enterprise environment
• Java
• Spring
• Expert level experience developing REST style services that deliver responses in both JSON and XML
• MongoDB/Relational DB
• Linux and bash scripting
• Agile exposure to SCRUM and Kanban, with a focus on JIRA for board management
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure components (hardware, software, network, operating systems, storage) and Cloud platforms components (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)
• Good knowledge of IT disciplines, e.g., software applications and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance, systems management, etc
• Strong knowledge of application development lifecycles, to include waterfall and agile methodologies and understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to details
• Must be collaborative in decision making and facilitate working to consensus to gain agreement when proposing solutions or taking ownership
• Ability to create technical design documents with presentations using Microsoft Visio and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Ability to architect or work with architects to redesign existing or create new backend integrations
• Demonstrable ability to mentor junior engineers
• Ability to perform reviews on programs, TDDs and other documents
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in a remote work setting
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Familiarity with IntelliJ, Eclipse, Maven, BitBucket & GIT/GitHub
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes service and hybrid cloud
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure