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Position Summary: The Senior Software Developer Analyst (Sr. SDA) is responsible for researching and fact-finding to develop or modify information systems and system integrations. Assisting in defining best practices, defining standards, developing code libraries and Proof of Concepts. Preparing Detailed Specifications or Design from which programs will be written. Essential Job Functions:
Assist in Estimating, Planning and Tracking Development Tasks.
Research, Design and Prepare Detailed Functional Specifications.
Responsible to Code/Configure and unit test functionality as per detailed functional specifications as per established Standards. Develop Reusable Code Libraries, Develop Proof of Concepts.
Review Code for Quality and Adherence to Standards.
Debug Reported Production Issues and Implement identified Fixes.
Other functions that may be assigned
Education:
4-year College Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related fields with specific emphasis on database design, object oriented programming concepts, software design and development; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum Experience:
A minimum of 5 years Experience related to Software Development.
Must have at least 3 year experience in one or more technologies and methodologies used at Mercury
Must have at least 2 year experience in designing software and preparing detailed Functional Specifications
Must have at least 1 year experience in Estimating, Planning and Tracking Development Tasks.
Must have some experience in providing Production Support.
Knowledge and Skills required:
At least 5 years in J2EE Server side development (JDBC, JAXB, JMX)
At least 3 years of experience in Open Source Frameworks (Spring, Jersey, CXF, Netflix APIs)
At least 3 years working with SQL/No SQL related technologies (SQL Server, DB2, Cassandra)
At least 3 years of building SOAP and REST based Web Services
At least 2 years working with monitoring tools (App Dynamics, Splunk)
Knowledge of database design concepts, programming
Knowledge of object oriented programming
Understanding of software development life cycle
Knowledge of researching and preparing detailed functional specifications
Basic knowledge of estimating, planning and tracking development tasks
Knowledge of how application systems interact with each other, databases and the Infrastructure
Experience with debugging production issues and resolving them
Experience with identifying application performance bottlenecks and resolving them
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to thrive in cross functional matrix environment
Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
Proficient in writing configurable, maintainable and testable code in a highly collaborative environment
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