Senior Java Developer

At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

The Senior Java Developer will work with technical and business partners to design and maintain optimal programming and environment solutions. Job activities will involve researching, developing solutions and supporting the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements, architecting/developing a solution, and driving strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders. 

• Research and development of (functional and technical specifications documents) production and test environments, architecture/design/develop solutions
• Develop plans for proof of concept and validation of technology/solutions
• Develop and support the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements
• Participate in strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders
• Identify gaps in processes and services across environments
• Review programming and environment changes and raise awareness for potential impacts
• Effective and efficient utilization of programming tools
• Architect and develop effective solutions that are in line with the organization's vision
• Actively participate in product design and development sessions
• Provide direction to less experienced Programmer/Analysts
• Identify gaps in processes and services across production and test environments
• Develop architectural diagrams/documents, develop software codes and automated test scripts
• Write efficient, easy to follow technical documentation
• Act as liaison between technical and non-technical counterparts

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience with the following: Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services (REST, SOAP) supporting high volume transactions in a highly available environment
• 2-3 years of Python experience.
• 2+ years experience with ETL jobs or data pipeline frameworks.
• 2+ year of experience working with modernized batch solutions (Spring Batch, Spring cloud data flow)
• 3+ year Prior experience with modern databases like Aerospike, Yugabyte, PostgreSQL or relational databases that are cloud compatible.
• 1+ years of experience in cloud deployment in a continuous integration and continuous delivery model (CI/CD)
• 1+ years of experience with continuous build process using Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git, or similar tools
• 1+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), or AWS or GCP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment
• Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA et alia)
• Experience with Drools engine is ideal.
• Experience in RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Experience in Financial Services industry
• Experience in Test Driven Development
• Ability to analyze and solve problems creatively
• Ability to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including offshore teams and manage offshore development activities
• Ability to effectively engage subject matter experts and understand technical topics
• Ability to work effectively with technical and business experts
• Willingness and ability to learn all aspects of test data management and associated tools
• Ability to research and document production and test environments along with architecture and design work
• Proficient in developing Visio diagrams, architectural and design documentations, functional and technical specifications, automated test process