Senior Software Engineer - Java EE

Location: Maynila, Philippines

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales has been present in the Philippines since 2002, and continues to support the country’s big ambitions in the aerospace, defence and digital security sectors. As a committed partner to the country, Thales works closely with key Filipino partners in the areas of digital identity and security, air traffic management and defence, where its technologies and services supplied Digital Identity & Security business lie at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. Thales employs a workforce of close to 200 employees in the Philippines, across two facilities in Manila and Laguna.

As a Senior Software Engineer – Java EE for the Identity & Biometric Solutions (IBS) Delivery Center (DC) team located in Makati City, Philippines, you will contribute to various projects in many countries in the scope of Government Programs (i.e. electronic passport, national ID, driver’s license, healthcare, electronic gates etc.).

Main Responsibilities:

• You will be involved in the gathering and analysis of customer requirements, performing feasibility study, providing technical proposal, developing high-level design, and creating project specification.
• You will be responsible for the design, implementation and integration of software and hardware components.
• You will be responsible for project documentation.
• You will be involved in the solution deployment at customer premises worldwide.
• You will be involved in the pre-sales activities (enforce the sales team with technical assistance, provide technical workshop to customer and develop Proof-of-Concept software).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• To succeed at this job, you must have proficiency in Java EE, good knowledge of web technologies fundamentals (HTTP, HTML, XML, JSP/Servlet, JavaScript, web services, etc.) and applications servers (Jboss, GlassFish, WebSphere, etc.)
• Good knowledge of database fundamentals – SQL (MS SQL, MySQL), Oracle (PL/SQL)
• Knowledge in Angular, C/C++ is a plus.
• It would be preferred if you have experience in second programming language (i.e. C#/.NET) and basic knowledge of cryptography (symmetric, asymmetric, PKI, protocols, etc.).
• We would like someone who is motivated by technical topics, autonomous, rigorous, pragmatic, a team player in a diverse environment, a strong communicator, able to propose solutions, proactive, innovative, able to work under pressure, passionate on problem solving, strong analytical skills with customer and service-oriented mindset.
• You must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering/Informatics Engineering/Computer Science.
• We are looking for someone with at least 3 years of experience in software development.
• You must be able to travel internationally up to 30% of the time for customer briefings (occasionally, short/medium duration).

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