Software Engineering Advisor - Ampcus Incorporated

Software Engineering Advisor

The role involves new feature buildout and business as usual support for the "myPassport" web portal product, the "modernization" internal EDI messaging / data feed based product, and the client to internal systems EDI / data feed "APE" product.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple vendors to create estimates and delivery plans for projects or programs across an application family.
• Ensure quality of technology delivery of multiple vendors’ technology solutions for multiple concurrent projects or programs for an application family.
• Provide technology leadership and delivery accountability for solutions for multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead requirements gathering, design, and development in support of features for the Modernization effort.
• Function as team contributor for a large or complex unit with accountability for:
  • Setting direction to mature the technology associated with the team. Key aspect of this is “tech debt” removal when possible.
  • Identify and implement process enhancement opportunities associated with supporting the application area.
  • Implement actions to increase Client and vendor partner knowledge on team.
  • Serve as SME for components of the team.
  • Partner with architects to set direction for maturing use of/retiring/adding technology components in the Client environment.
  • Provide technical guidance to projects/programs for complex components of a multiple technology suites.
  • Lead efforts to develop standard practices, components, guidelines for use of complex technology components.
  • Lead teams to resolve urgent and high production incidents.
  • Lead actions to determine root cause of problems and drive resolution.
  • Work on special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years (flexible, intent is more “senior” level experience for Advisor and Sr Advisor) of Software Engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Java Spring Boot, React, database development (PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL) in support of modern RESTful web application portals and services.
• Familiar with modern development practices including distributed source control (e.g. Git), static code analysis (e.g. SonarQube), CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins), and unit testing.
• Experience with Kafka, Attunity and/or RabbitMQ is a plus.
• Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in the field.
• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Solutions are innovative, thorough, practical and consistent with organizational objectives.
• Strong customer and client service focus.

Skills:

• Java, ReactJS (preferred, if not some frontend experience desired), database development (PostgreSQL, MSSQL or equivalent RDBMS)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience.

Since 1995, iTech Solutions Inc., has been providing IT Consulting and Direct Hire Services to the Insurance, Financial, Communications, Manufacturing and Government sectors with local offices in Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Jersey / Pennsylvania area.

Our recruiting strategy is simple, if you want to find qualified IT professionals then use IT professionals to find them. So at iTech Solutions, our personnel are all career IT professionals with a wide range of IT experience. We can honestly say our staff understands the technologies, the complexities of finding and selecting the appropriate personnel and the pressures of running successful IT projects.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.

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