Java Developer

The Java Developer/Contractor contributes to design, development and deployment of Systems Integration components of the state-of-the-art digital platform and advances goals of Systems Integration and Platform Adoption team. This team helps building a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications. Candidates should be local to Chicago, IL areaTypical Day

• Provide technical delivery of software as per the specifications and design guidelines
• Apply and integrate technologies such as Java, J2EE, AJAX, Web Services to conceptualize, design, and develop and unit test web-based (or) desktop applications
• Analyze the requirements and its impact to existing application
• Communicate and collaborate with the team
• Work with the Leads to create scope estimates and feature technical specifications
• Perform integrated testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results Education Requirements:

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline (required)
• At least 5+ years of focused experience in JAVA and J2EE technologies with Cloud based environment
• Highly proficient in standard Java development tools (Eclipse, IntelliJ, etc.)
• Expert knowledge in JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, Spring Boot, JUnit and JSON, REST/JSON web services.
• Knowledge in Java Design Patterns a big plus.
• Experience in AWS cloud (PaaS) with Java
• Strong debugging skills
• Experience developing applications with Agile team methodologies
• Strong Object-Oriented design skills and understanding of MVC
• Sufficient experience with Git to participate in a large software project with multiple developers to include branching, tagging and merging

• Experience with testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber
• A strong interest in building security and reliability into applications from the initial design
• Experience at creating technical project Documentation and task time estimates
• Experience with Azure Devops