Senior Software Engineer - Java/AWS

Diversified Services Network, Inc.•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior Software Engineer—Java/AWS to join our team in Peoria, IL OR Chicago, IL! We offer full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your technical career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 500 company - let's talk! JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Work as part of Agile team and participate in Scrum activities Competent to perform all programming, development, integration and system administration assignments without close supervision. Designs, codes, tests, and debugs programs of high complexity. Configuration or customization of purchased software solutions with high complexity Provides project management, programming, systems, and/or system administration leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members Works on more complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls Works independently on complex processes and modules that may be used by one or more programs, systems or in support of infrastructure component change management Develops major system modules, programs or infrastructure released based on requirements gathered from system customers Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of system components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results Fully knowledgeable of programming languages appropriate to the platform supported, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, system analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, storage and internal systems; Performs integration tasks for in-house developed systems and/or purchased hardware and software solutions. Assists customers with documentation, training and usability efforts

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field AND 8+ years experience OR Master’s Degree AND 6+ years experience
8+ years of software development experience, or at least 6 years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
8+ years of experience designing and developing software applications in Java, or at least 6 years of Java experience with a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
At least three years of experience developing in AWS, including CloudFormation templates, deploying ECS clusters, Lambda, Fargate, Amazon Elasticsearch, and S3, along with a strong understanding of IAM roles and policies
Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining software at scale
At least three years of experience building and developing cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases
Strong knowledge of application architectural patterns such as MVC, microservices, and event-driven architecture
Experience deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps
Experience deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
Experience working within an Agile framework, ideally Scrum
Strong understanding and/or experience with batch or stream processing systems such as AWS SQS, AWS SNS, and Kinesis
Experience designing well-defined RESTful APIs
Hands-on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman, and Assertible
Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD)
Hands-on experience with testing tools such as Selenium and Cucumber and their integration into CI/CD pipelines. Experience working with datastores such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and Oracle
Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

Responsibilities

Work as part of Agile team and participate in Scrum activities
Competent to perform all programming, development, integration and system administration assignments without close supervision.
Designs, codes, tests, and debugs programs of high complexity.
Configuration or customization of purchased software solutions with high complexity
Provides project management, programming, systems, and/or system administration leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members
Works on more complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
Works independently on complex processes and modules that may be used by one or more programs, systems or in support of infrastructure component change management
Develops major system modules, programs or infrastructure released based on requirements gathered from system customers
Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of system components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
Fully knowledgeable of programming languages appropriate to the platform supported, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, system analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, storage and internal systems
Performs integration tasks for in-house developed systems and/or purchased hardware and software solutions. Assists customers with documentation, training and usability efforts