Senior Application Developer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Application Developer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY.

We are looking for a Senior developer, preferably with exposure to Cloud Architectures & Public Cloud offerings, to join our team building a resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-based settlement platform. You will be participating in the requirements refinement sessions, working on architecture, design, and implementation - writing code and automated tests, creating CI/CD pipelines following the best software development and DevOps standards.
In our agile environment, you will have to interact directly with the users, product owners, business analysts, and other technologists across the firm. If you have a track record of building large-scale distributed applications, preferably on Azure/Cloud, we'd like to meet you.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the refinement sessions to ensure the requirements are clearly defined.
• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code and build automated tests.
• Guide more junior developers helping them to follow the best software development practices.
• Follow the best DevOps practices - create CI/CD pipelines, enable capturing telemetry, etc.
• Contribute to enhancing team standards and improving processes.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or in a related field.
• Hands-on with 7+ years experience in building distributed event-based systems applying agile practices.
• Sound understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.
• Strong working knowledge of core Java, Spring-boot, and other Spring framework features.
• Experience with designing and implementing high volume messaging- and rest- based middleware.
• Experience with defining scalable database models (relational or others).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with cloud-based development principles.
• Fast learner and desire to constantly learn and improve.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Experience with Angular.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Mongo DB.
• Prior experience in FinTech application development.
• Experience with working in a global delivery team.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.

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