Principal Software Engineer

Management Level

E

Position: Principal Software Engineer​ (Java)

Location: Chennai, India

Reports to: Engineering Manager

PURPOSE OF POSITION

A national and international employee plans and transfer agent administrator is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with experience in development, deployment and operation of software solutions primarily based on Java. Undertakes complex business requirement and provide a business solution. Work with other application/platform developers and implement business requirements into concrete solutions. Review the solution and design with the architects and data base administrators as required. Work with application development team to produce the technical documentation of the projects. Provide technical expertise for the support team, for atypical issues that need detailed analysis or design. Specific experience and skills:

• Minimum 8 Years of software development and design experience
• Hands-on experience in developing, maintaining robust, maintainable software.
• Experience delivering large projects in technical lead capacity is a plus.
• Should possess Analytical, Design, Architectural and documentation skills and able to solve challenging problems across SDLC be they technical, process or interpersonal
• Hands-on experience writing software in Java and Web using HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, and ReactJS; experience with MVC patterns.
• Experience designing and maintaining applications using Spring/J2EE frameworks, Web Services/RESTful services/Microservices/APIs
• RDBMS Experience with exposure to writing Stored Procedures, SQL queries
• Experience working in both Linux and Windows host environments
• Experience working in Banking/Finance sector or related platforms/software is a plus
• Experience using tools like JIRA, Visio and MS Office tools for documentation and work tracking
• Uncanny ability to figure out existing Java applications
• Innovative and able to assess potential improvement opportunities and provide solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for software design, development, testing, automation and maintenance of applications across enterprise.
• Work with a team of resources in project delivery and work with Product, BA and QA teams to successfully deliver projects.
• Review tasks done by team members and ensure best practices are followed.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Scrum Leads and CIOs in creating project breakdown, technical delivery schedule and helping them meeting all identified milestones.
• Design and develop Software solutions that fit within the guidelines set forth by Security, Architecture and Solution Leads.
• Responsible for mentoring and guiding team development and support team members any complex or challenging situations that requires advanced knowledge
• Create documentation and test scripts supporting the development work. Also provide documentation to Release/implementation teams to help them successfully deploy changes to Production environment.
• Support complex business as usual activities (BAU) with Application support and Customer Operations team including but not limited to resolving production defects, performance issues and system outages.
• Identify and implement new and improved technologies & tools that would benefit supported systems and business.

Educational Requirement

 High school diploma, or equivalent experience

 College diploma or university degree, or equivalent experience

List the major area of study: Computer science, Information systems

 Graduate degree

List the major area of study: Computer science, Information systems

Technical skills

Computer software

List all software required and experience level (familiar with, proficient, beginner, intermediate, advanced)

• Java/J2EE
• Sql-server
• Scrum/Agile

List any position specific technical skills required

• System analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance
• Estimation, Trouble-shooting, data analysis
• Team Leadership

Adaptable: Flexibility and willingness to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks and projects and ability to prioritize

Business Acumen:  Demonstrated strategic, budgetary, technical, human resource and financial management acumen

Change Agent: Enables co-workers/subordinates to work effectively. Champions change and serves as a role model.

Client Service Orientation: develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external clients. Proven ability to understand clients’ needs and develop the appropriate solutions

Confidentiality: Show discretion and ability to handle confidential issues

Decision & Problem Solving: Strong decision making and problem-solving skills

Independent worker: High level of self-motivation and at ease working independently when necessary

Interpersonal skills: Pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with senior management, co-workers and the general public

Leadership: Excellent mentoring and coaching skills; effectively and efficiently guides group efforts

Negotiation: Strong negotiating skills and proven ability to influence without authority

Organization & Detail Oriented: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Relationship Building: Experience building successful internal/external relationships

Teamwork: Excels in a team environment, actively contributes to the success of the group

Working under pressure: Poised, works well under pressure and accomplishing short- and long-term deadlines with a heavy workload

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.