Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long term contract engagements.

Position: Developer, IT Applications
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Term: 9 months

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
6 - 8 years of proven experience delivering enterprise software solutions as part of a team.
Ability to influence others through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaboration, and negotiation skills.
Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust message based on the audience, including non-technical groups.
Self-starter, motivates others to do the same.
Proficiency in coordinating across multiple teams to accomplish goals.
6 years of Java development in a service-oriented architecture.
3 years Application Programming Interface (API) framework / REST development.
3 years in web services (mid-range) development.

Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
Experience delivering software to cloud environments - Azure, IBM Cloud, AWS, Google.
Working knowledge of stream processing - Kafka, Spark
Deep knowledge of DevOps concepts
Experience with enterprise software security - PCI, PII.
Web UI technologies - React, Javascript frameworks.
Mobile application development - Java/Android, React Native, iOS.
2 years technical leadership of IT personnel.
Airline experience a plus.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

Experience in Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Nexus, TDD, Automated regression testing).
Experience with hw/sw resource management, cloud framework implementation, micro-services, and Apache frameworks.
Experience in service optimizations for performance.
Ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, to be delivered in a successful and timely manner.
Demonstrated experience leading large scale initiatives, and well-rounded technical background in current data management technologies.
Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies:
Java / JVM based technologies
Spring/J2EE
Data storage - SQL and/or NoSQL databases, ORM, caches
Messaging - pub/sub, p2p
Server-side web technologies - HTTP based services (SOAP/REST)
Automated build/test/deployment tools
Working Knowledge in the following areas:
Full stack development
HTML5, JavaScript, React
Terraform scripting
Infrastructure technologies - firewalls, NAT, load balancing
Cloud design/architecture - microservices, SPA, BFF
GitHub

Language & Communication Skills

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization.
Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust messaging based on the audience, including non-technical groups.

Responsibilities:

Works with product management, developers and architectural teams to define strategy and requirements.
Develops and drives high-level strategic initiatives and secures commitment from external and internal teams for new initiatives.
Drives consensus on technical approach, sets timelines, and leads cross-functional application teams from design through delivery.
Applies software engineering best industry practices to web applications and services.
Provides technical guidance, direction, and decisions to team developing custom and off-the-shelf web applications and services.
Works with Application/Enterprise Architects to establish development and deployment standards, and ensures adherence to technology platform decisions.
Mentors and grows junior members of the team.