Lead Java Developer

Role: Lead Java Developer

Experience:10Y

Location:ChicagoIL(Onsite)

Position Description:
***Only qualified Lead Java Developer candidates located near the Chicago IL area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

The client is seeking a Lead Backend Java Developer. This role involves leading and coordinating a team of developers on data integration projects ensuring best practices in coding and architecture. The candidate must have strong experience in Java serverside development Spring modules SOA and data integration using technologies like SpringBatch and Kafka. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders including architects business analysts and project managers. Familiarity with the financial industry and strong communication skills are essential as well as the ability to work within multiple development methodologies (Agile Waterfall etc.).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Excellent Java server side design coding and code management
Experience with tuning and refactoring code and assessing the impact of architectural decisions on performance and scalability
Experience with Service Oriented Architecture concepts and patterns including: microservices service bus service gateway implementations
Experience with Spring modules: MVC Aspects Security Data Core Boot
Experience with Javascript and/or Node.js
Ability to navigate and manage JIRA tickets and Agile boards
Familiarity with data architectures data governance data management concepts
Ability to understand logical and physical data model concepts
Ability to write variety of database queries on a variety of database platforms (SQL SPARQL XQuery etc.)

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan and Lead development projects including estimating work effort understanding crossproject dependencies resource planning infrastructure planning
Plan and Lead development projects including those with strategic Architecture design and complex implementation
Strong communication skills to report status and translate technical concepts/issues to senior management
Monitoring of code quality project documentation enduser documentation and education
Coordinate with Testing leads to consult on the creation of Testing Strategies
Coordinate with Release Management to plan and prepare testing environments and data seeding on projectbyproject basis
Participate in team reviews of design artifacts and code make changes as required and recommend alternative solutions where appropriate
Use multiple software development methodologies and standards as defined by organization to effectively code and deliver systems
Follow established processes for configuration and release management to ensure that all project artifacts are managed integrated and versioned according to standards
Prepare presentations of design approaches and participate in architecture reviews

Spring modules,Javascript and/or Node.js,Lead Backend