Sr Software Engineer - R&D

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a SrSoftware Engineer for a Contract to Hire assignment with one of our premier Information Technology Services clients in Alpharetta, GA. Also open to Remote for the right candidate. This is a senior level position to be part of the team. In this specific job it is anticipated that you will work with all of the R&D groups within the team to keep track of, facilitate and participate (where appropriate) in Proof Of Concept (POC) projects. This will include working with Developers (from Software Engineers - Sr Architects), Users and Management. Responsibilities :

• Monitor and facilitate POC's for all R&D groups on our team.
• Fix issues where applicable in the various tools, working with the specific team for integration using coding best practices and appropriate development processes. This could also include you being assigned your own coding tasks or writing starter code for the various teams.
• Assist in quality assurance activities as needed.
• Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
• Help to train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments
• Mentor less-senior software developers on development methodologies and optimization techniques

• 12+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred
• Very fluent in Java.
• Proficiency of data modeling principles.
• Strongly prefer experience with Azure Cloud
• Kafka MQ,Web APIs, Spring Boot experience
• Experience withDatabase integration andqueuing technology
• Ability to learn and use new programming languages quickly.
• Aptitude for mathematical aspects of computer science.
• Basic knowledge of automated test development.
• Ability and desire to learn new processes and technologies.
• Not just good, but exceptional oral and written communication skills.