IT Software Engineer (Java and AWS)

Role: IT Software Engineer 3 and 4

Location: Chicago, IL Hybrid; will need to go into office 2x a week

Duration: 12 Months++

Job Description:

Technical Skills (Required)

• 5+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining software at scale.
• Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.
• Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
• Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc.
• Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
• Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum).
• Strong understanding and/or experience in Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.
• Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman, and Assertible.
• Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.
• Hands-on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle.
• Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc.
• Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms.

Soft Skills(Required)

• Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints.
• Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities.