Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Java Developer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Tampa, FL.

Responsibilities:
Senior Java developer responsible for building out the firm's strategic reference data platforms used by the Institutional Clients Group in Firm. The successful applicant will take ownership of key projects and components and will be responsible for all phases of the SDLC including analysis and design, development, testing and deployment. As a senior developer, the candidate will be responsible for providing technical guidance to junior developers, including overseeing their deliverables, provide architectural guidance, enforce Firm best practices, and conduct code reviews. A potential candidate will need to understand system and enterprise architecture concepts and will be expected to understand how all components fit together and impact one another. They will work with a global and diverse team of peers as well as liaise closely with Business Analyst, Production Support, and Infrastructure teams.

• Deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule, quality, and scope expectations
• Participate in all stages of the SDLC within an agile Scrum environment
• Form partnership with technology vendors and gain deep understanding of products
• Interact with senior management to define and drive architectural direction
• Interact with PMO and translate reported problems/issues into JIRA items to implement
• Enhance/Re-architect existing components to satisfy new requirements in terms of performance and scalability
• Provide level 3 (escalation) support for the application

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of 8 years' application development experience
• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Java (Core, JDBC, MT, Collections, I/O), Spring Boot
  • Strong understanding of SQL/PL-SQL on Oracle DB
  • Tomcat or Weblogic application server, container platform based on Kubernetes
  • REST web services, Kafka, Redis
  • Unix commands and Korn shell scripting.
  • Familiarity with standard data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience using the following - JIRA, uDeploy, Sonarqube, TeamCity, Artifactory, Git (BitBucket)
• Logical thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented
• Effective time management skills to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with the Scrum methodology
• Experience working with a NoSQL database, preferably Mongodb
• Exposure to functional programming language like Scala.
• Experience designing and implementing microservices
• Financial services technology experience preferably in reference data domain
• Physical and logical data modeling

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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