Staff Engineer - Java Technology Expert - GTT, LLC

Chevy Chase, MD

Staff Engineer - Java Technology Expert

Duration: 3-month contract/ Right to hire
Contract hourly pay up to $90/hr
Direct Hire Salary after contract: $170K a year
Because this position has the option to go from contract to full-time, we can only accept candidates with the work authorization of a US Citizen or Green Card.

Job Summary:

Our client is currently seeking an experienced Staff Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications.
You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we redefine experiences for our customers.

Job Description:

Our Staff Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a frictionless experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability.
Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high-quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly.
The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

Job Responsibilities:
As a Staff Engineer, you will:

Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams
Own complete solution across its entire life cycle
Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
Utilize programming languages like JAVA .NET, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
Mentoring junior team members to help them achieve success in their goals and to be successful in their contributions to the projects effectively
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Job Qualifications:

Proficiency in Java - Fluency and Specialization with any other modern language such as C# or Python is a plus
Experience in building products using micro-services-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting
Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
Experience in application monitoring tools and performance assessments: Splunk or Application Insights
Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services
Experience in security protocols & products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc)
Experience in Genesis
In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
Strong problem-solving ability
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)

Required Experience:

6+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers, and Java)
4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
3+ years of experience with architecture and design
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
1+ years of people management experience
Exposure to identity management systems and secure coding practices is desired.

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Benefits:

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Source : GTT, LLC