Job#: 2029683

Job Description:
Senior Consultant (Java Engineer)
The Position:
Apex is seeking a seasoned Senior Consultant with strong consultative skills to act as a full stack Java software engineer in the US & Canada Practice within Apex Systems Solutions Delivery Organization. This role will join hybrid teams of internal and external product managers, analysts, and engineers to design, develop, and deliver continuous integration. This role will also provide technical subject matter expertise. Also, this role will be responsible for client deliverables and internal leadership of technical consulting professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong internal and external customer relationships.
• Demonstrate expert-level technical knowledge and implementation skills. Serve as a subject matter expert. Build trust and respect among internal and external stakeholders and model collaborative teamwork.
• Display a drive to evolve industry-standard architectures, patterns, and frameworks into custom solutions that maximize client value.
• Work with non-technical stakeholders to translate functional requirements to detailed technical tasks for the development team to implement.
• Demonstrate a passion for quality and process improvement. Work with the development team to succeed.
• Demonstrate professional-level consulting skills, leadership skills, and communication/presentation skills. Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to acquire skills to meet business needs.
• Participate in supporting sales pursuits by providing technical guidance, estimates, scoping and other pre-sales activities. Continually innovate, seek creative solutions, and find new ways of adding value. Listen and seek to understand the client and meet their needs, providing consultative guidance. Stay attuned to the future needs of the client and work with internal resources to identify opportunities. Proactively offer solutions and approach adversity with a solution-focused mindset.
• Identify and evaluate new team members through professional networking and technical screening.

Experience:

• 4 years of experience in software development and engineering.
• Solid experience working in agile software development with non-technical professionals such as product owners in backlog grooming, backlog refinement and story pointing.
• Positive relationship builder, able to navigate through complex situations to ensure the most robust and pragmatic solution.
• Strong analytical skills and the aptitude to quickly identify gaps and risks.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including presenting complex concepts to engineering, business partners.
• BA/BS required, preferably in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields (applicable education and experience may be substituted).

Technical Requirements:

• 4 years of core Java development experience and practical development with version 17 .
• 3 years of experience using Spring 4.5 and Spring Boot 2.5 .
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and experience developing and consuming them.
• Experience with persistence frameworks such as Hibernate, Spring Data, etc.
• Very strong experience with Oracle queries and stored procedures demonstrating excel skills in design, creation and performance.
• Familiarity with building tools such as Maven, Gradle, etc.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins.
• Experience working with Git and Gitflow workflow.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Nice to Have Requirements:

• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript ES6. Knowledge of UI frameworks such as React, Angular.
• Cloud experience in one or more of the major providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform or PCF
• Proficiency with Test-Driven Development and testing frameworks such as Junit, Mockito, Jasmine, etc.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

EEO Employer
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.