Software Developer IV

Software Developer IV

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Your Opportunity

Schwab is recruiting to hire a driven, results-oriented software technical lead who shares our passion for technology, innovation and excellence. Our main goal here at Schwab is to transform people's lives by changing the way the world invests. The Software Developer IV will be a hands-on developer that excels in a dynamic, fast-moving, and Agile environment and is passionate about developing high quality, high performance, and scalable software. You will be part of the Online Security Technologies team that designs, develops and supports mission-critical Authentication platform. This role will require the successful candidate to be responsible for individual coding contributions. The candidate will work with a team of seasoned engineers whose main objective is to maintain all aspects of the overall Agile development lifecycle and ensure the on-time, quality delivery of software product releases.

What you are good at

• Work with the team in execution of development and delivery of the organization's software products to QA, and ultimately to Production
• Manage day-to-day activities and influence team members to leverage, follow and support Agile software development practices
• Interface with product owner and key stakeholders in Project Management, Business, QA and Technology Operations to ensure high quality delivery of software projects on time and budget
• Work with Scrum Master and product owner to provide development sizing & cost analysis estimates
• Work closely with product owner and team members to decompose stories, design features, and prioritize tasks
• Utilize automated software test tools and frameworks such as test driven development to achieve software quality standards
• Support SSO integration efforts to connect systems from various areas internal and external to Schwab
• Support release manager to assemble releases and drive improvements in the release process
• Assist Scrum Master in resolving needs and roadblocks identified by team members
• Ensure the coordination of individual team deliverables are synchronized as necessary to achieve product releases
• Provide hands-on development and mentoring as necessary for other members of the development team
• Identify technology risks early and establish mitigation plans
• Create artifacts for each project such as Software Architecture documentation, Technical Use Cases, and Code Review Packages
• Meet periodically with onshore and offshore developers to review and improve code quality, requirements specification and design methodologies
• Prototype, validate and create specific application solutions for the business

• BS/BA/MS in Computer Science or equivalent discipline
• Minimum 8+ years' of software development experience
• Experience with on-line security for user authentication
• Strong experience developing/managing REST and SOAP-based Web Service API(s) in a transaction processing environment
• Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Expert in object oriented analysis, SOA, design patterns, development, implementation and maintenance.
• Proficient building server-side applications utilizing Java (J2EE)
• Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
• Good understanding of latest Architecture and Development Standards and Guidelines
• Experience providing guidance, direction to the junior members of the team
• Hands-on experience with SAML and OAuth solutions is a plus